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'''Adam Fredric Duritz''' (born August 1, 1964)<ref>https://www.upi.com | '''Adam Fredric Duritz''' (born August 1, 1964)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Famous birthdays for August 1: Sam Mendes, Adam Duritz - UPI.com |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2024/08/01/Famous-birthdays-for-August-1-Sam-Mendes-Adam-Duritz/5361722479853/ |access-date=2025-06-30 |publisher=UPI |language=en}}</ref> is an American singer, best known as the frontman for the rock band [[Counting Crows]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/counting-crows-adam-duritz-interview-august-everything-after-784198/|title=Counting Crows Finally Record Title Track to 'August and Everything After'|first1=Andy|last1=Greene|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=January 25, 2019}}</ref> for which he serves as a founding member and principal composer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/celebrity/adam-duritz-of-counting-crows-readies-for-bands-25th-anniversary-tour/|title=Adam Duritz of Counting Crows readies for band's 25th anniversary tour|date=July 7, 2018|work=Las Vegas Review Journal}}</ref> Since its founding in 1991, Counting Crows has sold over 20 million records,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/counting-crows-sign-capitol-records-705665|title=Counting Crows Sign With Capitol Records for New Album|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=May 19, 2014}}</ref> released seven studio albums that have been certified gold or platinum, and been nominated for two [[Grammy Awards]] and an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/arts/story.html?id=b07f6047-2282-4666-ac87-23c861628e42 |title=Counting Crows following a logical path in recordings |publisher=Canada.com |access-date=October 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909073922/http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/arts/story.html?id=b07f6047-2282-4666-ac87-23c861628e42 |archive-date=September 9, 2014 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="Officialsite1">{{cite web |url=http://www.countingcrows.com/?content=bio |title=Bio|year=2008 |work=Official Counting Crows website |publisher=Live Grey Bird Foundation |access-date=January 14, 2009}}</ref> | ||
Duritz has recorded solo material of his own and has collaborated with other musical acts. He has also founded two record labels, ''E Pluribus Unum'' and ''Tyrannosaurus Records''. His work [[Film score|scoring]] music for film earned an award from [[Broadcast Music Incorporated|BMI]] for co-writing the song "[[Accidentally in Love (song)|Accidentally in Love]]" for the movie ''[[Shrek 2]]''. | Duritz has recorded solo material of his own and has collaborated with other musical acts. He has also founded two record labels, ''E Pluribus Unum'' and ''Tyrannosaurus Records''. His work [[Film score|scoring]] music for film earned an award from [[Broadcast Music Incorporated|BMI]] for co-writing the song "[[Accidentally in Love (song)|Accidentally in Love]]" for the movie ''[[Shrek 2]]''. | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Duritz and producer/guitarist [[David Bryson]] formed Counting Crows in [[San Francisco]] in 1991.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/01/arts/when-fame-glows-bright-it-s-hard-to-be-tortured.html|title=When Fame Glows Bright, It's Hard to Be Tortured|work=The New York Times| date=December 1, 1996}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=I0tPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qgMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5930,125804|title=Toledo Blade – Google News Archive Search|access-date=October 5, 2014}}</ref> When [[Gary Gersh]] of [[Geffen Records]] heard the band's demo tape, he was "blown away". A bidding war between nine different record labels broke out in February 1992. In April, the band—which, by that time, included other members—"signed a deal with Gersh and Geffen believed to be so lucrative that industry wags dubbed them Accounting Crows".<ref name="auto3">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1994/05/14/crows-fly-high/333c5f9b-490e-42df-9df1-7f4061a2994c/|title=CROWS FLY HIGH|first=Julian|last=Rubinstein|date=May 14, 1994|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> | Duritz and producer/guitarist [[David Bryson]] formed Counting Crows in [[San Francisco]] in 1991.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/01/arts/when-fame-glows-bright-it-s-hard-to-be-tortured.html|title=When Fame Glows Bright, It's Hard to Be Tortured|work=The New York Times |date=December 1, 1996}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=I0tPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qgMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5930,125804|title=Toledo Blade – Google News Archive Search|access-date=October 5, 2014}}</ref> When [[Gary Gersh]] of [[Geffen Records]] heard the band's demo tape, he was "blown away". A bidding war between nine different record labels broke out in February 1992. In April, the band—which, by that time, included other members—"signed a deal with Gersh and Geffen believed to be so lucrative that industry wags dubbed them Accounting Crows".<ref name="auto3">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1994/05/14/crows-fly-high/333c5f9b-490e-42df-9df1-7f4061a2994c/|title=CROWS FLY HIGH|first=Julian|last=Rubinstein|date=May 14, 1994|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> | ||
The band's first album, ''[[August and Everything After]]'', charted within the top five of the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]],<ref name="billboard.com">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/counting-crows|title=Counting Crows Chart History|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> and the single "[[Mr. Jones (Counting Crows song)|Mr. Jones]]" (1993) was a number-one hit in Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.2414.pdf |title=Data |website= | The band's first album, ''[[August and Everything After]]'', charted within the top five of the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]],<ref name="billboard.com">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/counting-crows|title=Counting Crows Chart History|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> and the single "[[Mr. Jones (Counting Crows song)|Mr. Jones]]" (1993) was a number-one hit in Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.2414.pdf |title=Data |website=Collections Canada}}</ref><ref name="auto2">{{cite web|url=https://powerpop.blog/2018/08/31/counting-crows-mr-jones/|title=Counting Crows – Mr. Jones|website=Powerpop.blog|date=August 31, 2018}}</ref> After the band performed as the music guest on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', "Mr. Jones" jumped 40 spots in the charts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-07-10-9407100234-story.html|title=Counting Crows Concert is short, sweet, bewildering|author=Dan Kening |website=Chicago Tribune|date=July 10, 1994 }}</ref> The album has been certified 7× Platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]].<ref name="riaa.com">{{cite web |title=Gold & Platinum |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/ |publisher=RIAA}}</ref> Six of the band's albums have charted on the ''Billboard'' 200<ref name="billboard.com"/> and four have been certified gold or platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]].<ref name="riaa.com"/> Counting Crows was nominated for two Grammy Awards in 1994.<ref name="grammy.com">{{cite web |date=February 15, 2019 |title=Counting Crows |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/counting-crows |publisher=Grammys}}</ref> The band also received a 2004 [[Academy Award]] nomination for the song "[[Accidentally in Love (song)|Accidentally in Love]]", which was included in the film ''[[Shrek 2]]''.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="Officialsite1"/><ref>Kaufman, Gil. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110622111648/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1496197/aviator-leads-oscar-nominees.jhtml Jamie Foxx Gets Two Oscar Nods, 'Aviator' Leads Pack]. ''MTV.com''. January 5, 2005.</ref> | ||
Duritz has collaborated with [[The Wallflowers]] (led by [[Jakob Dylan]]) on the album ''[[Bringing Down the Horse]]'' on the track "6th Avenue Heartache"; with [[Ryan Adams]] on ''[[Gold (Ryan Adams album)|Gold]]'' and the song "Butterfly in Reverse" from ''[[Hard Candy (Counting Crows album)|Hard Candy]]''; with [[Peter Stuart]] on ''[[Propeller (Peter Stuart album)|Propeller]]'' and ''[[Daisy (Dog's Eye View album)|Daisy]]''; with [[Live (band)|Live]] on ''[[V (Live album)|V]]'';,<ref name=Live>{{cite news |last=vanHorn |first=Teri |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1445123/20010712/live.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010715123402/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1445123/20010712/live.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 15, 2001 |title=Tricky, Adam Duritz Guest on Fifth Live Album, V |publisher=MTV | Duritz has collaborated with [[The Wallflowers]] (led by [[Jakob Dylan]]) on the album ''[[Bringing Down the Horse]]'' on the track "6th Avenue Heartache"; with [[Ryan Adams]] on ''[[Gold (Ryan Adams album)|Gold]]'' and the song "Butterfly in Reverse" from ''[[Hard Candy (Counting Crows album)|Hard Candy]]''; with [[Peter Stuart]] on ''[[Propeller (Peter Stuart album)|Propeller]]'' and ''[[Daisy (Dog's Eye View album)|Daisy]]''; with [[Live (band)|Live]] on ''[[V (Live album)|V]]'';,<ref name=Live>{{cite news |last=vanHorn |first=Teri |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1445123/20010712/live.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010715123402/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1445123/20010712/live.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 15, 2001 |title=Tricky, Adam Duritz Guest on Fifth Live Album, V |publisher=MTV|date=July 12, 2001 |access-date=2007-04-23}}</ref> with [[Dashboard Confessional]] on the track "So Long, So Long" from ''[[Dusk and Summer]]'',<ref name=Dashboard>{{cite news |last=Moss |first=Corey |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1520484/20060110/dashboard_confessional.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070103223704/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1520484/20060110/dashboard_confessional.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 3, 2007 |title=Dashboard Confessional Singer Records Duet With Adam Duritz |publisher=MTV |date=January 19, 2006 |access-date=2007-04-23}}</ref> with [[Maria Taylor (musician)|Maria Taylor]] on the song "Waiting In Line",<ref>{{cite web|author=Dean Brandt |url=http://floodmagazine.com/70565/premiere-maria-taylor-enlists-counting-crows-adam-duritz-for-waiting-in-line/ |title=FLOOD | PREMIERE: Maria Taylor Enlists Counting Crows' Adam Duritz for "Waiting in Line" |website=Flood Magazine |date=2019-10-24 |access-date=2020-04-12}}</ref> and with [[Nanci Griffith]] on the song "Going Back to Georgia" on her album [[Flyer (album)|Flyer]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Morse |first1=Steve |title=Nanci Griffith: Lots of Friends and Some Fun |url=https://www.u2songs.com/news/nanci_griffith_lots_of_friends_and_some_fun |website=U2Songs (originally published by The Boston Globe |publisher=U2Songs |access-date=14 January 2024}}</ref> | ||
Duritz also contributed the songs "Spin Around", "You Don't See Me", and "You're a Star" to the ''[[Josie and the Pussycats (film)|Josie and the Pussycats]]'' soundtrack that was performed by the film's fictional title band. Along with bandmates Dan Vickrey, Bryson, and Immerglück, Duritz co-wrote the song "[[Accidentally in Love (song)|Accidentally in Love]]" for the soundtrack of the movie ''[[Shrek 2]]'', winning them each an award from [[Broadcast Music Incorporated|BMI]] in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-05-18 |title=2005 BMI Film/TV Awards |url=https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/2005_bmi_film_tv_awards |access-date=2025-05-10 | | Duritz also contributed the songs "Spin Around", "You Don't See Me", and "You're a Star" to the ''[[Josie and the Pussycats (film)|Josie and the Pussycats]]'' soundtrack that was performed by the film's fictional title band. Along with bandmates Dan Vickrey, Bryson, and Immerglück, Duritz co-wrote the song "[[Accidentally in Love (song)|Accidentally in Love]]" for the soundtrack of the movie ''[[Shrek 2]]'', winning them each an award from [[Broadcast Music Incorporated|BMI]] in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-05-18 |title=2005 BMI Film/TV Awards |url=https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/2005_bmi_film_tv_awards |access-date=2025-05-10 |publisher=BMI |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2005-05-19 |title=BMI Honors Graeme Revell At Film/TV Awards |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/bmi-honors-graeme-revell-at-filmtv-awards-1412145/ |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
Duritz's lyrics have been described as "morose" and "tortured"<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite news|last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/counting_crows/bio.jhtml |title=Counting Crows biography |publisher=VH1 | Duritz's lyrics have been described as "morose" and "tortured"<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite news|last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/counting_crows/bio.jhtml |title=Counting Crows biography |publisher=VH1 |year=2005 |access-date=2007-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070215085302/http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/counting_crows/bio.jhtml |archive-date=February 15, 2007 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref> and as "wordy introspection",<ref name=RollingStone>{{cite news |last=Kot |first=Greg |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/countingcrows/biography |title=Counting Crows: Biography |work=Rolling Stone |year=2004 |access-date=2007-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001063232/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/countingcrows/biography |archive-date=October 1, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> while his vocals have been called "expressive".<ref name="autogenerated1" /> | ||
In October 2018, Duritz co-founded the Underwater Sunshine Music Festival.<ref name="noise11.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/adam-duritzs-indie-music-underwater-sunshine-festival-reveals-2019-line-up-20190404|title=Adam Duritz's Indie Music Underwater Sunshine Festival Reveals 2019 Line-up|date=April 4, 2019|website=Noise11}}</ref> | In October 2018, Duritz co-founded the Underwater Sunshine Music Festival.<ref name="noise11.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/adam-duritzs-indie-music-underwater-sunshine-festival-reveals-2019-line-up-20190404|title=Adam Duritz's Indie Music Underwater Sunshine Festival Reveals 2019 Line-up|date=April 4, 2019|website=Noise11}}</ref> | ||
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Duritz co-founded the record label ''E Pluribus Unum'' in 1997.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=https://www.theoaklandpress.com/news/counting-crows-spread-their-wings/article_85612607-890d-5d6d-8a36-26886d384cb8.html|title=Counting Crows spread their wings|first=Gary|last=Graff|website=The Oakland Press|date=July 5, 2009|access-date=February 14, 2019|archive-date=February 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214174418/https://www.theoaklandpress.com/news/counting-crows-spread-their-wings/article_85612607-890d-5d6d-8a36-26886d384cb8.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="uncut.co.uk">{{cite web |date=February 19, 2007 |title=Counting Crows' Duritz Sets Up New Record Label |url=https://www.uncut.co.uk/news/counting-crows-duritz-sets-up-new-record-label-63504 |website=Uncut}}</ref> Before the label was purchased by new ownership,<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="uncut.co.uk"/> Duritz had signed [[Joe 90 (band)|Joe 90]], [[Gigolo Aunts]], and [[Neilson Hubbard]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.downtownmagazinenyc.com/adam-duritz-talks-counting-crows-tour-with-rob-thomas-jul-31-show-in-new-york-alex-chilton-and-more/|title=Adam Duritz talks Counting Crows tour with Rob Thomas, Jul. 31 show in New York, Alex Chilton and more|first=Downtown|last=Magazine|date=June 30, 2016}}</ref> In 2007, Duritz launched a record label called ''Tyrannosaurus Records''.<ref name="uncut.co.uk" /> Debut artists on the label included Notar and Blacktop Mourning.<ref name="uncut.co.uk" /> {{as of|2015}}, the label was defunct.<ref name="nuvo">{{cite web |url=http://www.nuvo.net/indianapolis/counting-crows-adam-duritz-on-bootlegs-failed-labels-nana-grizol/Content?oid=2991005 |title=Counting Crows' Adam Duritz on Bootlegs, Failed Labels, Nana Grizol |last=Coplen |first=Katherine |date=December 12, 2014 |work=[[NUVO (newspaper)|NUVO]]}}</ref> | Duritz co-founded the record label ''E Pluribus Unum'' in 1997.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=https://www.theoaklandpress.com/news/counting-crows-spread-their-wings/article_85612607-890d-5d6d-8a36-26886d384cb8.html|title=Counting Crows spread their wings|first=Gary|last=Graff|website=The Oakland Press|date=July 5, 2009|access-date=February 14, 2019|archive-date=February 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214174418/https://www.theoaklandpress.com/news/counting-crows-spread-their-wings/article_85612607-890d-5d6d-8a36-26886d384cb8.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="uncut.co.uk">{{cite web |date=February 19, 2007 |title=Counting Crows' Duritz Sets Up New Record Label |url=https://www.uncut.co.uk/news/counting-crows-duritz-sets-up-new-record-label-63504 |website=Uncut}}</ref> Before the label was purchased by new ownership,<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="uncut.co.uk"/> Duritz had signed [[Joe 90 (band)|Joe 90]], [[Gigolo Aunts]], and [[Neilson Hubbard]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.downtownmagazinenyc.com/adam-duritz-talks-counting-crows-tour-with-rob-thomas-jul-31-show-in-new-york-alex-chilton-and-more/|title=Adam Duritz talks Counting Crows tour with Rob Thomas, Jul. 31 show in New York, Alex Chilton and more|first=Downtown|last=Magazine|date=June 30, 2016}}</ref> In 2007, Duritz launched a record label called ''Tyrannosaurus Records''.<ref name="uncut.co.uk" /> Debut artists on the label included Notar and Blacktop Mourning.<ref name="uncut.co.uk" /> {{as of|2015}}, the label was defunct.<ref name="nuvo">{{cite web |url=http://www.nuvo.net/indianapolis/counting-crows-adam-duritz-on-bootlegs-failed-labels-nana-grizol/Content?oid=2991005 |title=Counting Crows' Adam Duritz on Bootlegs, Failed Labels, Nana Grizol |last=Coplen |first=Katherine |date=December 12, 2014 |work=[[NUVO (newspaper)|NUVO]]}}</ref> | ||
Duritz was executive producer for the film ''[[The Locusts (film)|The Locusts]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=The Locusts (1997)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119557/|publisher=IMDb|access-date=March 26, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Rooney|first1=David|title=Review: 'The Locusts'|url=https://variety.com/1997/film/reviews/the-locusts-1117340101/|website=Variety|date=September 16, 1997 |access-date=October 2, 2015}}</ref> and produced the ensemble comedy film ''[[Freeloaders (film)|Freeloaders]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://variety.com/2008/film/markets-festivals/adam-duritz-broken-lizard-making-film-1117995689/| title = Adam Duritz, Broken Lizard making film | publisher = Variety | first = Tatiana | last = Siegle | date = November 11, 2008 | access-date = 2008-11-11| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081226020459/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117995689.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2568| archive-date= December 26, 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref> He appeared in the 2007 mockumentary film ''[[Farce of the Penguins]]''.<ref name="Penguins">{{cite news |url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/movie/298301/castcrew.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021200554/http://www.mtv.com/movies/movie/298301/castcrew.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 21, 2007 |title=Farce of the Penguins – Cast & Crew |publisher=MTV | Duritz was executive producer for the film ''[[The Locusts (film)|The Locusts]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=The Locusts (1997)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119557/|publisher=IMDb|access-date=March 26, 2012}}{{RS|date=June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Rooney|first1=David|title=Review: 'The Locusts'|url=https://variety.com/1997/film/reviews/the-locusts-1117340101/|website=Variety|date=September 16, 1997 |access-date=October 2, 2015}}</ref> and produced the ensemble comedy film ''[[Freeloaders (film)|Freeloaders]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2008/film/markets-festivals/adam-duritz-broken-lizard-making-film-1117995689/ |title=Adam Duritz, Broken Lizard making film |publisher=Variety |first=Tatiana |last=Siegle |date=November 11, 2008 |access-date=2008-11-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226020459/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117995689.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2568 |archive-date=December 26, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> He appeared in the 2007 mockumentary film ''[[Farce of the Penguins]]''.<ref name="Penguins">{{cite news |url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/movie/298301/castcrew.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021200554/http://www.mtv.com/movies/movie/298301/castcrew.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 21, 2007 |title=Farce of the Penguins – Cast & Crew |publisher=MTV |year=2007 |access-date=2007-04-23}}</ref> | ||
Duritz features prominently in Brian T. Atkinson's ''Love at the Five and Dime: The Songwriting Legacy of Nanci Griffith'' (Texas A&M University Press, 2024). | Duritz features prominently in Brian T. Atkinson's ''Love at the Five and Dime: The Songwriting Legacy of Nanci Griffith'' (Texas A&M University Press, 2024). | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
Duritz was born in 1964 in [[Baltimore, Maryland]] to Gilbert and Linda Duritz, both physicians. <ref>https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/artsentertainment/adam-duritz-talks-counting-crows-black-eyed-susan-concert/</ref>He has a younger sister, Nicole.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.monmouth.com/~jkochel/crows/articles/rolling.html |title=Rolling Stone Article -June 30, 1994 |publisher=monmouth.com |date=June 30, 1994 |access-date=February 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080224174259/http://www.monmouth.com/~jkochel/crows/articles/rolling.html |archive-date=February 24, 2008 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref> Duritz is Jewish.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brinn |first1=David |title=Counting Crows coming to the Holy Land |url=https://www.jpost.com/israeli-news/culture/article-711824 |website=The Jerusalem Post |date=July 11, 2022 |access-date=16 February 2024}}</ref> His family lived near [[Pimlico, Baltimore|Pimlico]]. They moved to California when he was a child. He graduated from [[Head-Royce School]] in [[Oakland, California]] and attended the [[University of California, Berkeley]], majoring in English, although he later dropped out. He credited his college experience to learning about writing and [[epistemology]].<ref>https://patch.com/california/berkeley/catching-up-with-adam-duritz-of-counting-crows | Duritz was born in 1964 in [[Baltimore, Maryland]] to Gilbert and Linda Duritz, both physicians. <ref>{{Cite web |date=May 15, 2014 |title=Adam Duritz Talks Counting Crows, Black-Eyed Susan Concert |url=https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/artsentertainment/adam-duritz-talks-counting-crows-black-eyed-susan-concert/ |access-date=2025-06-30 |website=[[Baltimore (magazine)|Baltimore]] |language=en-US}}</ref>He has a younger sister, Nicole.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.monmouth.com/~jkochel/crows/articles/rolling.html |title=Rolling Stone Article -June 30, 1994 |publisher=monmouth.com |date=June 30, 1994 |access-date=February 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080224174259/http://www.monmouth.com/~jkochel/crows/articles/rolling.html |archive-date=February 24, 2008 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref> Duritz is Jewish.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brinn |first1=David |title=Counting Crows coming to the Holy Land |url=https://www.jpost.com/israeli-news/culture/article-711824 |website=The Jerusalem Post |date=July 11, 2022 |access-date=16 February 2024}}</ref> His family lived near [[Pimlico, Baltimore|Pimlico]]. They moved to California when he was a child. He graduated from [[Head-Royce School]] in [[Oakland, California]] and attended the [[University of California, Berkeley]], majoring in English, although he later dropped out. He credited his college experience to learning about writing and [[epistemology]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-06-07 |title=Catching Up With Adam Duritz of Counting Crows |url=https://patch.com/california/berkeley/catching-up-with-adam-duritz-of-counting-crows |access-date=2025-06-30 |website=Berkeley, Calif., Patch |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-13 |title=The Cal 100: No. 87 -- Adam Duritz |url=https://www.si.com/college/cal/other-sports/number-87-adam-duritz |access-date=2025-06-30 |website=California Golden Bears On SI |language=en-US}}</ref> He is a fan of the [[California Golden Bears]].<ref>https://www.gq.com/story/adam-duritz-is-just-happy-to-be-anywhere</ref> | ||
Duritz has [[Dissociative disorder|dissociative]] mental health issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/counting-crows-adam-duritz-discusses-mental-health-and-metaphors-7781223|title=Counting Crows' Adam Duritz Discusses Mental Health and Metaphors|first=Dyllan|last=Furness|date=July 28, 2015|website=Miami New Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2011/06/28/counting-crows-adam-duritz-mental-illness/|title=Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz struggling with 'severe mental illness' and weaning himself off medication, he says|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=June 28, 2011}}</ref> He disclosed this mental health issue publicly in 2008 and has noted his struggles with his relationships due to his issues.<ref name="auto4">{{cite web|url=https://www.menshealth.com/health/a19542157/mental-illness/|title=The Lonely Disease|first1=Adam|last1=Duritz|date=April 17, 2008|website=Men's Health}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2009/09/02/counting-crows/|title=The Disconnected Ringleader: Adam Duritz & Counting Crows|first=Christopher|last=Porter|date=September 2, 2009|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> | Duritz has [[Dissociative disorder|dissociative]] mental health issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/counting-crows-adam-duritz-discusses-mental-health-and-metaphors-7781223|title=Counting Crows' Adam Duritz Discusses Mental Health and Metaphors|first=Dyllan|last=Furness|date=July 28, 2015|website=Miami New Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2011/06/28/counting-crows-adam-duritz-mental-illness/|title=Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz struggling with 'severe mental illness' and weaning himself off medication, he says|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=June 28, 2011}}</ref> He disclosed this mental health issue publicly in 2008 and has noted his struggles with his relationships due to his issues.<ref name="auto4">{{cite web|url=https://www.menshealth.com/health/a19542157/mental-illness/|title=The Lonely Disease|first1=Adam|last1=Duritz|date=April 17, 2008|website=Men's Health}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2009/09/02/counting-crows/|title=The Disconnected Ringleader: Adam Duritz & Counting Crows|first=Christopher|last=Porter|date=September 2, 2009|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> | ||
Duritz briefly dated actress [[Jennifer Aniston]] in 1995 after mutual friends got them together at [[The Viper Room]]. He has also been linked to [[Courteney Cox]] and [[Mary Louise Parker]].<ref>[https://people.com/music/counting-crows-adam-duritz-on-how-he-started-dating-jennifer-aniston/ Aniston]</ref> Duritz worked as a bartender at the venue for a period of time after the [[suicide of Kurt Cobain]] to help keep his head clear.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/adam-duritz-the-viper-room-counting-crows.html/|title=Adam Duritz Went Back to Tending Bar at the Viper Room After Counting Crows Hit It Big|last=Topel|first=Fred|date=July 22, 2021|publisher=Showbiz Cheat Sheet|access-date=September 27, 2021}}</ref><ref>https://www.menshealth.com/trending-news/a19518814/adam-duritz-interview/</ref> | Duritz briefly dated actress [[Jennifer Aniston]] in 1995 after mutual friends got them together at [[The Viper Room]]. He has also been linked to [[Courteney Cox]] and [[Mary Louise Parker]].<ref>[https://people.com/music/counting-crows-adam-duritz-on-how-he-started-dating-jennifer-aniston/ Aniston]</ref> Duritz worked as a bartender at the venue for a period of time after the [[suicide of Kurt Cobain]] to help keep his head clear.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/adam-duritz-the-viper-room-counting-crows.html/|title=Adam Duritz Went Back to Tending Bar at the Viper Room After Counting Crows Hit It Big|last=Topel|first=Fred|date=July 22, 2021|publisher=Showbiz Cheat Sheet|access-date=September 27, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-09-30 |title=A Lesson in Humility from Adam Duritz |url=https://www.menshealth.com/trending-news/a19518814/adam-duritz-interview/ |access-date=2025-06-30 |website=Men's Health |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
In the summer of 2009, he started dating [[Emmy Rossum]]. The pair broke up in 2010.<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/emmy-rossum-and-adam-duritz-call-it-quits/</ref> | In the summer of 2009, he started dating [[Emmy Rossum]]. The pair broke up in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Joyce |date=2010-11-24 |title=Emmy Rossum and Adam Duritz Call it Quits - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/emmy-rossum-and-adam-duritz-call-it-quits/ |access-date=2025-06-30 |publisher=CBS News |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
In August 2019, Duritz—who had "rocked voluminous [[dreadlocks]]" since Counting Crows was formed—traveled to London to shave them.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Counting Crows Singer Adam Duritz Shaves Off His Signature Dreadlocks |url=https://people.com/style/counting-crows-adam-duritz-shaves-off-dreadlocks/ |access-date=2023-08-24 |website= | In August 2019, Duritz—who had "rocked voluminous [[dreadlocks]]" since Counting Crows was formed—traveled to London to shave them.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Counting Crows Singer Adam Duritz Shaves Off His Signature Dreadlocks |url=https://people.com/style/counting-crows-adam-duritz-shaves-off-dreadlocks/ |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=People |language=en}}</ref> He had previously revealed that the dreadlocks were [[Artificial hair integrations|extensions]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-04-30 |title=Q&A: Counting crows frontman adam duritz |url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/qanda-counting-crows-frontman-adam-duritz/26532726.html |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=Irish Independent |language=en}}</ref> | ||
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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherTemplate:Main otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Main other Adam Fredric Duritz (born August 1, 1964)[1] is an American singer, best known as the frontman for the rock band Counting Crows,[2] for which he serves as a founding member and principal composer.[3] Since its founding in 1991, Counting Crows has sold over 20 million records,[4] released seven studio albums that have been certified gold or platinum, and been nominated for two Grammy Awards and an Academy Award.[5][6]
Duritz has recorded solo material of his own and has collaborated with other musical acts. He has also founded two record labels, E Pluribus Unum and Tyrannosaurus Records. His work scoring music for film earned an award from BMI for co-writing the song "Accidentally in Love" for the movie Shrek 2.
Career
Duritz and producer/guitarist David Bryson formed Counting Crows in San Francisco in 1991.[7][8] When Gary Gersh of Geffen Records heard the band's demo tape, he was "blown away". A bidding war between nine different record labels broke out in February 1992. In April, the band—which, by that time, included other members—"signed a deal with Gersh and Geffen believed to be so lucrative that industry wags dubbed them Accounting Crows".[9]
The band's first album, August and Everything After, charted within the top five of the Billboard 200,[10] and the single "Mr. Jones" (1993) was a number-one hit in Canada.[11][12] After the band performed as the music guest on Saturday Night Live, "Mr. Jones" jumped 40 spots in the charts.[13] The album has been certified 7× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.[14] Six of the band's albums have charted on the Billboard 200[10] and four have been certified gold or platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.[14] Counting Crows was nominated for two Grammy Awards in 1994.[15] The band also received a 2004 Academy Award nomination for the song "Accidentally in Love", which was included in the film Shrek 2.[5][6][16]
Duritz has collaborated with The Wallflowers (led by Jakob Dylan) on the album Bringing Down the Horse on the track "6th Avenue Heartache"; with Ryan Adams on Gold and the song "Butterfly in Reverse" from Hard Candy; with Peter Stuart on Propeller and Daisy; with Live on V;,[17] with Dashboard Confessional on the track "So Long, So Long" from Dusk and Summer,[18] with Maria Taylor on the song "Waiting In Line",[19] and with Nanci Griffith on the song "Going Back to Georgia" on her album Flyer.[20]
Duritz also contributed the songs "Spin Around", "You Don't See Me", and "You're a Star" to the Josie and the Pussycats soundtrack that was performed by the film's fictional title band. Along with bandmates Dan Vickrey, Bryson, and Immerglück, Duritz co-wrote the song "Accidentally in Love" for the soundtrack of the movie Shrek 2, winning them each an award from BMI in 2005.[21][22]
Duritz's lyrics have been described as "morose" and "tortured"[23] and as "wordy introspection",[24] while his vocals have been called "expressive".[23]
In October 2018, Duritz co-founded the Underwater Sunshine Music Festival.[25]
Duritz co-founded the record label E Pluribus Unum in 1997.[26][27] Before the label was purchased by new ownership,[26][27] Duritz had signed Joe 90, Gigolo Aunts, and Neilson Hubbard.[28] In 2007, Duritz launched a record label called Tyrannosaurus Records.[27] Debut artists on the label included Notar and Blacktop Mourning.[27] Template:As of, the label was defunct.[29]
Duritz was executive producer for the film The Locusts[30][31] and produced the ensemble comedy film Freeloaders.[32] He appeared in the 2007 mockumentary film Farce of the Penguins.[33]
Duritz features prominently in Brian T. Atkinson's Love at the Five and Dime: The Songwriting Legacy of Nanci Griffith (Texas A&M University Press, 2024).
Personal life
Duritz was born in 1964 in Baltimore, Maryland to Gilbert and Linda Duritz, both physicians. [34]He has a younger sister, Nicole.[35] Duritz is Jewish.[36] His family lived near Pimlico. They moved to California when he was a child. He graduated from Head-Royce School in Oakland, California and attended the University of California, Berkeley, majoring in English, although he later dropped out. He credited his college experience to learning about writing and epistemology.[37][38] He is a fan of the California Golden Bears.[39]
Duritz has dissociative mental health issues.[40][41] He disclosed this mental health issue publicly in 2008 and has noted his struggles with his relationships due to his issues.[42][43]
Duritz briefly dated actress Jennifer Aniston in 1995 after mutual friends got them together at The Viper Room. He has also been linked to Courteney Cox and Mary Louise Parker.[44] Duritz worked as a bartender at the venue for a period of time after the suicide of Kurt Cobain to help keep his head clear.[45][46]
In the summer of 2009, he started dating Emmy Rossum. The pair broke up in 2010.[47]
In August 2019, Duritz—who had "rocked voluminous dreadlocks" since Counting Crows was formed—traveled to London to shave them.[48] He had previously revealed that the dreadlocks were extensions.[49]
References
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