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- ↑ Menconi, David (2012). Ryan Adams: Losering, A Story of Whiskeytown. University of Texas Press. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-292-72584-3.
- ↑ Hyden, Steve (2014). "The Ryan Adams Conundrum: How Many Incredible Unreleased Albums Does He Have, and Does That Hurt the Ones That Do Come Out?". Grantland . Retrieved 2015-08-28.
