Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger

Ryan Adams happens to be one of my favorite artists. I can listen to his album Easy Tiger over and over and over and he’s in a lot more movie soundtracks than you might realize. Songs for the movies Elizabethtown, The Rookie, Must Love Dogs, Sweet Home Alabama, Behind Enemy Lines and shows like Roswell, Smallville, Bones, Scrubs, The West Wing and ER are all on his resume.

And so I wasn’t completely surprised when I read yesterday that he has a secret to his success. This secret of his was highlighted recently on Lifehacker. I find it interesting enough to post here, let’s talk about this a little bit. Read the Lifehacker article:

Ryan Adams is one of the most prolific musicians in modern music. In the last eight years he averaged a release of one full studio album per year. In one year alone, he released three albums! Since 2000, he has contributed to dozens of other albums and movie soundtracks. One night I stumbled on one of his televised performances, which involved a question and answer session with the audience afterwards. One fan asked how he could write and release so many songs. His answer summed up his work philosophy, one we should all adopt if we want to be successful with our personal goals.

Read the rest of the article on Lifehacker.com.

So what do you think? Is it true that if you don’t take the simple action, then you cease to be. Does a song writer who doesn’t write songs cease to be a song writer? An author who doesn’t write cease to be an author? Is consistency the biggest factor in determining levels of success?

Side-note: I love Ryan Adams’ music.