ryan Adams, OC, OBC (born Bryan Guy Adams on November 5, 1959) is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter and photographer. Rolling Stone magazine describes Adams as having an unerring gift for radio-friendly pop hooks" and in 1992, Adams won the 34th Grammy Awards, for "Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media" for his work on the Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves soundtrack. He has been nominated for several Grammy Awards; and was first nominated at the 28th Grammy Awards for Reckless and "It's Only Love". He has been awarded the Order of Canada and the Order of British Columbia for contributions to popular music and philanthropic work via his own foundation, which helps improve education for people around the world. Adams was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in 1998 and in April 2006, he was inducted into the Music Hall of Fame at Canada's Juno Awards. He was nominated for his fifth Golden Globe in 2007 for songwriting on the film Bobby and has been nominated three times for Academy Awards for his music in film.
During his career, as of 2008, he had sold an estimated sixty-five million records. "18 til I Die" is a rock.