RYAN: ‘A LOT TO SAY’

‘Time people know’

Rocker Ryan Adams broke five months of silence over the weekend after being accused of serial sexual misconduct — telling fans to “believe women” while promising to confront the “madness and misunderstanding.”

“I have a lot to say. I am going to. Soon,” the “New York, New York” singer, 44, promised Saturday in his first social-media post since damning allegations against him broke in February.

“Because the truth matters. It’s what matters most,” he wrote on Instagram, admitting it was “past time” he came forward.

“I know who I am. What I am. It’s time people know.”

Adams (inset) was accused of emotional or sexual abuse by seven women — including his ex-wife, singer-actress Mandy Moore — in an exposé by The New York Times that saw him drop out of the spotlight after admitting “mistakes.”

He scrapped an album and a tour, and made no public statements until his lengthy Instagram post, which accompanied an undated photo of Adams in concert.

“Believe Women. Believe Truth. But never give up on being part of solutions, and healing,” he added, and hinted that he was releasing new music that would help the #MeToo movement.

“I want to be a part of that healing. To go play have some great shows and put out these badass records,” he wrote.

Calling his music “a map for the lost,” Adams said the only “billboard” suitable for him would be one “for being flawed . . . “I’ve always wanted to help. I’m trying.

“So, soon... because it’s time to get back to what I do best. I’m here for the music, for the love and for making things better.”

Without directly confronting his accusers, he suggested the claims against him were too nuanced for sweeping statements.

“All the beauty in a life cannot be reduced to rubble for confusion, ignoring truths that destroy all the good in us. This madness and misunderstanding,” he wrote. “There’s enough of that in this world.”

Saying he didn’t have an “easy life” and referring to losing a brother — Adams’ brother, Robert, died at 46 in 2017 of an undisclosed cause — Adams also said he “had lost friends who have passed away in this time of self reflection and silence.”

“I can’t be like that,” he vowed, saying he needed his time away to “decide how I could be a part of a better tomorrow for everybody.”

“Sometimes that peace comes from opening yourself up. That’s who I want to be,” Adams wrote.

He ended his post “with love and with faith- In all of us and our best and our faults. RA.”