Adam Frederic Duritz Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Adam Fredric Duritz (born August 1, 1964) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and film producer. He is best known for his role as frontman and vocalist for the rock band Counting Crows, in which he is a founding member and principal composer of their catalogue of songs.Duritz has recorded solo material of his own and collaborated with other musical acts, leading him to branch out as the owner of at least two record labels, acting as his own A&R man. His work scoring music for film has been recognized by the music industry, notably with an award for co-writing the song "Accidentally in Love" for the movie Shrek 2 from BMI.Duritz's lyrics have been described as "morose" and "tortured" and as "wordy introspection" and his vocals "expressive".
University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Davis, Accidentally in Love, Mr. Jones, Round Here
Nationality
American
Parents
Linda Dee, Gilbert Duritz, Accidentally in Love, Mr. Jones, Round Here
Siblings
Nicole Duritz
Music Groups
Counting Crows, The Himalayans, Sordid Humor, Accidentally in Love, Mr. Jones, Round Here
Nominations
Academy Award for Best Original Song
Movies
Farce of the Penguins
Star Sign
Leo
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Trademark
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His dreadlocks
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Quote
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[on his hair style] I spent my life looking in the mirror and thinking, I don't get it - that's not me. The first time I got dreads, I caught my reflection in a window. and it was the first time that I saw me. It was like the first time I wrote a song.
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Maria is the only one who's not completely real. She's just an idea of someone I came up with when I was writing "Round Here." I mean, she's me. It's through the eyes of a girl, but it's someone very much like me struggling at the edge, not sure if she's going to fall off on one side or the other. It's a theme that's stuck through songs. So she keeps popping up.
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Fact
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Had a brief relationship with actress Emmy Rossum.
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Has a sister named Nicole. She is mentioned in his song "Children in Bloom".
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After the overnight multi-platinum success of the Counting Crows debut album ("August and Everything After"). Adam decided to find a real job for a "reality check" between albums. So he bartended at the The Viper Room in Hollywood, which at the time was still owned by Johnny Depp.
$8 Million
