Though alt-country heartbreaker Ryan Adams is best known for writing sprawling Americana epics—most recently on his 16th solo record, Prisoner, a breakup album chronicling his divorce from Mandy Moore—it’s time to address the fact that two years ago, without warning, he logged onto Twitter to unleash fear and loathing on the planet Jupiter.
On April 14, 2015, Adams fired the first shot: “Jupiter is terrifying,” he tweeted at 4:53 pm. “What the fuck is it. I lost sleep thinking about it last night & I’m officially OVER that planet. #JustSayNoToJupiter.” This hashtag campaign was wildly unsuccessful. Adams remained a solitary fighter in his war against the largest planet in our solar system. It’s worth noting that Jupiter is basically Earth’s big brother: Sometimes it protects us from giant flaming comets, and sometimes it hurls them straight at us.