Personally, I consider myself fairly open minded when it comes to age difference in a relationship. I’m not going to reprint what was publicly released from this investigation, but in short, 1) no criminal charges were filed, and 2) I’m confident that most reasonable adults who read the details of what happened walked away thinking “wow, that’s some really inappropriate behavior.” As it turns out, some of the women were young enough that following the publishing of this New York Times article, the FBI became involved. These women claimed that Adams “offered to jumpstart their music careers, then pursued them sexually and in some cases retaliated when they spurned him.” It may have been possible for Adams to have helped jumpstart these ladies’ careers because after two successful decades in the music industry Adams had some pull, and also because several of these women were young enough that their careers were still in the fledgling stage. But the failing New York Times published a story in February of 2019 that laid out several accusations of women against Adams. Luckily, I’m not a professional journalist, so I can introduce him thusly: David Ryan Adams is an American singer-songwriter and record producer who has released 17 albums, who has also gained a reputation along the way of being a misogynist asshole. Now, if I was any kind of professional journalist, I would be faced with the task of somehow introducing Ryan Adams to you, in a succinct, unbiased manner. The majority of people reading this blog (yes, I’m looking at both of you) have quite possibly never heard of Ryan Adams. Here’s where it gets a little sticky from my end. Warren Beatty is so vain he probably thinks the song is about him, but it is not. But the song’s purpose and its strength lie in its raw honesty, and the central theme is “this is really painful.” On the contrary, there’s definitely some spite in the lyrics, and things get personal, and also humorous. This is not to say “Motion Sickness” is devoid of personal attacks. The only way a true diss track is going to bring me to tears is if I’m laughing too hard. “Motion Sickness” has brought me to tears on occasion. The song’s primary purpose is to share an all-too-common human experience, the feeling of being betrayed by someone you deeply care about. The primary purpose of “Motion Sickness” is not, in fact, to attack someone else. Phoebe Bridgers’ song “Motion Sickness” has been described by various publications as a diss track. The comprehensive and authoritative source Wikepedia defines a diss track as “a song who’s primary purpose is to attack someone else, usually another artist.” In recent decades, a certain type of song known as a “diss track” has become more and more popular, especially in hip hop. There are even songs that have become vehicles for revenge. In the musical realm, there is a long history of songs documenting revenge. That said, it’s simply human nature to want to strike back at someone who has caused you harm, and letting things go and moving on is almost always easier said than done. Phrases that have lasted four hundred years should probably be given some credence. The phrase’s meaning is open to some interpretation, but I believe the most sensible gist is that in the face of some personal tragedy caused by the hand of another, it is probably better to move on with one’s own life and let the miserable sod deal with their own shortcomings. I think the living well is the best revenge motto would work almost as nicely for Jesus of Nazareth as for Larry Flynt. I like the fact that Herbert was a priest as well as a poet. The phrase’s earliest known appearance is found in a collection called Outlandish Proverbs, edited by George Herbert (3 April 1593 – 1 March 1633) and posthumously published in 1640. The phrase dates back at least four hundred years or so. I always thought this would have been the perfect motto for Larry Flynt.
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