Ryan Adams is apologizing to Josh Tillman, aka Father John Misty, after he posted a series of insults to Twitter over the weekend.
Responding to Austin City Limits announcement of a Father John Misty appearance, Adams went off, in a string of now-deleted Tweets on the Pure Comedy singer. “It’s so wonderful you booked the most self-important asshole on earth to ‘break it all down for us’ while he does his Nick Cave impression,” he said. Later on he referred to Tillman as “Elton Josh” and “Sir Fuckhead,” then saying, “He sounds like shit Elton John but if he was just sitting in a corner staring at his hands on LSD.”
Tillman later responded, posting a short clip to Facebook unabashedly referencing one of Adams tweets:
Early this morning Adams took to twitter again and responded to his previous outburst, saying it was “wrong, hypocritical & thoughtless”.
It was wrong, hypocritical & thoughtless.
I apologize to him, his fans & musicians & music fans.
A bad day is no excuse.
My lesson to learn https://t.co/V22F4OrEfY— Ryan Adams (@TheRyanAdams) August 21, 2017
Like FJM your band are amazing. We play for hope & excitement & love.
I was wrong & it was beyond hypocritical.
A lesson to keep learning. https://t.co/p3VUANon21— Ryan Adams (@TheRyanAdams) August 21, 2017
For the record he is ridiculously brilliant talented human being. An amazing drummer & songwriter.
& bad mornings aren't license to be mean https://t.co/1WPNpfExAF— Ryan Adams (@TheRyanAdams) August 21, 2017
I wasn't. It was wrong.
I was a dickbag to you once too.
Which is bullshit.
You've been nothing but kind to me. https://t.co/feb6SkLL0q— Ryan Adams (@TheRyanAdams) August 21, 2017
What I learned is I am not better than anyone, too sensitive and capable of being a jerk.
But also I have more work to do on my own bullshit https://t.co/p3VUANon21— Ryan Adams (@TheRyanAdams) August 21, 2017
I regret that. I don't want to be that person.
By saying that I was being the "self important asshole"
We are all here together, learning. https://t.co/p3VUANon21— Ryan Adams (@TheRyanAdams) August 21, 2017