Ryan Adams

Along with smoking and reading The New York Times in his dressing room, singer Ryan Adams requires a liquid vial of Panax ginseng (which his 2008 rider misspells as "Pantax"). But it must be free of royal jelly, of course. And after a show, Adams's tour bus must be stocked with athletic socks, Listerine mouthwash, and Aleve pain reliever (insert joke here about his audiences not being the only ones left with headaches). (2 pages)