
Today I'm just going to address one of the most common reasons we see for this problem. And it's simple, although it isn't always simple to solve. In fact, often, it might not even get resolved.
And yes, deleting the email account you used to sign up for AdSense with will cause you not to be able to login to Adsense. It's the way you get into your account.

To try and recover or change your login for AdSense AFTER you've already deleted your email address, you'll need to use the login troubleshooter:
Go here: Login Issues and Recovery Troubleshooter
The deleted email address is only one of the reasons a person might not be able to login to Adsense, but since the reasons vary from publisher to publisher, and the situations may be different, the troubleshooter might not resolve those issues.
I referenced this (above) link for one reason: the deleted email account.
At various times in the past, I've written about login issues, but the other big one is related to deleting, or having a disabled Google Account. See this related post: Disabled or Deleted Google Accounts