‘I am inclined to think you can’t make art without being flawed’

Mandy Moore for six years, from 2009 to 2015, and Moore asserts in The New York Times that he hampered her career opportunities throughout their marriage.

In January 2002, Adams’s then-girlfriend Carrie Hamilton died of cancer, inspiring his Love Is Hell album. Adams described it at the time as a suicide diary.

“It’s very victimised; full of ghosts; and there’s a narcotic theme; and a lot of anger and resentment,” he said. “To make that record, I had to write about the things I think but don’t wanna say. Things that maybe shock yourself even more than other people. And that’s hard to do, but worthwhile. I really thought it was my masterpiece.’”

I tend to agree. And I am not inclined to change my opinion if the writer turned out to be a deeply flawed human being. I am more inclined