Adam Schlesinger, Songwriter for Rock, Film and the Stage, Dies at 52

[Withywindle]

Source: New York Times

Adam Schlesinger, a singer-songwriter for the bands Fountains of Wayne and Ivy who had an award-winning second career writing songs for film, theater and television, died on Wednesday. He was 52.

The cause was complications of the coronavirus, said Josh Grier, his lawyer.

In Fountains of Wayne, which was started in 1995, Mr. Schlesinger and Chris Collingwood perfected a novelistic form of hummable pop-rock in a style derived equally from the Kinks and 1970s groups like Big Star and the Cars. They chose northern New Jersey and the outer boroughs of New York City as their territory, chronicling the lives of suburban mall shoppers, Generation X slackers and down-market cover bands in songs like “Hackensack” and “Red Dragon Tattoo.”

The band was named after a lawn ornament store in Wayne, N.J., near Mr. Schlesinger’s hometown, Montclair.




Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/01/arts/music/adam-schlesinger-dead-coronavirus.html

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[Botany]

1. "The cause was complications of the coronavirus"

n/t

[Docreed2003]

2. Damn

[turbinetree]

3. Damn it..........

[Initech]

4. No!!!!!

Fuck this virus!

[GeorgiaPeanut]

5. Rest in peace

My condolences

[TeamPooka]

6. RIP

[Drunken Irishman]

7. Man. Stacy's Mom was my jam back in high school.

This is awful news.

[ProfessorGAC]

10. Great Song

Beautifully crafted.
Really a shame he died.

[Dr Vegas]

8. "That Thing That You Do"

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[ProfessorGAC]

11. Geez, How Did I Not Know He Wrote It

Love the movie, love the song, and loved more than a few Fountains' songs.
Until now, wasn't aware he wrote it.

[Danmel]

9. I'm so sad

When "welcome interstate managers" was released, my son Danny was 9. He became obsessed. His favorite song was "Hey Julie".
He sang it at our daughter's bat mitzvah.

The following summer, we saw Fountains of Wayne perform at Battery Park City. By that time, we owned the full Fountains catalog and Danny knew every song. We were close to the stage and Danny was singing along with a girl who also knew every song. At the end of the concert, one of the roadies came over and gave Danny a few picks. He said the band was watching him and got a kick out of the little kid who knew all the words to the obscure songs.

https://m.

[marble falls]

12. They're starting to fall pretty quickly. Just think if somebody wasn't so busy campaigning ...

this may well have not happened.

[Demovictory9]

13. C19 is taking out so many in the entertainment industry

[Beacool]

14. Great loss!!!

May Adam rest in peace.