Fountains of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger Dead at 52 From Coronavirus

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Adam Schlesinger, co-founder of Fountains of Wayne and Emmy-winning composer for 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,' has died at 52 from complications related to the coronavirus

, was also well received by critics, though it ultimately struggled commercially and Atlantic dropped the band.Welcome Interstate Managers

would be the most successful of their career. “Stacy’s Mom” was a ubiquitous power-pop cut reminiscent of the Cars and Rick Springfield, while doubling as a “Mrs.

— before disbanding in 2013. For most of his stint in Fountains of Wayne, Schlesinger was also regularly recording and touring with his other group, Ivy, which released six LPs between 1996 and 2011. He also teamed with Smashing Pumpkins’ James Iha, Hanson’s Taylor Hanson, and Cheap Trick’s Bun E. Carlos to form the supergroup Tinted Windows, which released a self-titled LP in 2009.

Schlesinger continued to write extensively for film, television, and theater. He wrote original songs for the 2001 remake of; he wrote eight songs for Stephen Colbert’s 2008; he earned a Tony nomination for co-writing the score for the 2008 Broadway musical, based on the John Waters film of the same name; and he earned back-to-back Emmys in 2012 and 2013 for original songs he wrote for the Tonys,

 

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Tom Hanks huh?

Huge loss. An outstanding musician and just an incredible song writer. The music world is a less interesting place without his genius.

Another one for the list MsPatriotPlaner

RIP Adam 😥❤️🎼

Nooooo

Awwwww😭😭😭

He’ll be missed !

😞💔🦋

💔

KaiRossBests That’s sad :(

Underated band all out of time was a great song. Sad news.

Awful news, I have been a huge fan for years. Saw them at the Ambassador Theatre Dublin in May 2007 on their Traffic & Weather tour - amazing show. RIP Adam.

So so sad to hear about this. So many incredible songs from CXG that I'll be listening to today

RIP ❤️

R.I.P 😔

raulpoche 😔

😢

This is heartbreaking 💔 brilliant songwriter, edgy , romantic and so many funny lyrics . RIP Adam 🎸

Listening to Fountains of Wayne right now. RIP Adam

First joe diffie now him he was amazing person and great singer with a great band he will truly be missed stay home stay safe people

Sad to hear this. I loved fountains of Wayne. Thoughts are with his family and friends. 😟

52 is no age☹️ Loved the stuff he did with Ivy.

Such a loss...

johugrix 😭😭

wezzer78 😢

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🥺🥺🥺

Best Tiny Desk ever. Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger. No more hopes for another chance to see them live. 💔 Awful news. —- npr Tiny Desk Concert 2011 Fountains of Wayne “Troubled Times”

TedInASuit

Holy hell. And so young.

Damnit.

Valley winter song is majestic ❄️🌨🔥

If you never got to hear Adam’s super group Tinted Windows you missed out on a Power Pop masterpiece. Formed by guitarist James Iha of The Smashing Pumpkins, singer Taylor Hanson of Hanson, bassist AdamSchlesinger of Fountains of Wayne and Ivy, and Bun E. Carlos of Cheap Trick.

RIP

DrakeBell Like

Chanelle_Otv Oh when they’re close to my age....🙏🏽 RIP🕊

RIP

This is tragic and so very sad

He was pop when I was looking for loud. I seized on loud but overlooked pop at the time. (I have regrets). Only later did I realize pop and loud can coexist. RIP Dude.

R. I. P

Stacy's mum on repeat today...

Called upon to Rest May he be remembered for all of his Bests Peaceful Rest

😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔

Radiation Vibe is one of my all time favorites. What a loss.

I’m so devastated by this

😭 breaks my heart to hear that. 🎶 Radiation Vibe 🎶 was one of my songs back in the day.

That blows.

So sad.

Shit, I'm gutted. 'Hey Julie' was my song. 😔

Utterly heartbroken. The greatest pop songwriter, storyteller and witty social observer of his generation. And he was just getting better and better at it. Fountains of Wayne meant, and mean, a huge amount to me. So, so cruel.

DrakeBell Fuck

Damn

May AdamSchlesinger Rest In Peace. 🙏🏻 Praying for his friends and family to find peace. fountainsofwayne

Sad news. RIP

I'm so sorry to hear of the passing of your friend Adam. May he rest in peace.

Rest In Peace Adam Schlesinger!

Can we finally make Troubled Times the massive hit it should have been?

I know many people r dying from this pandemic. I LOVE Fountains of Wayne. My daughter & I play mahjong & EVERY time one of us lays down a red dragon title, we sing and/or play 'Red Dragon Tattoo' EVERYTIME! It's the perfect power pop tune. This one hurts...

And RIP to Adam😔

Awful. 😥

:((((((

Sorry for his loss I’l I have the family in prayers😪😪😪😪

😢😢

Stacy’s mom is in mourning. I hope this fucking virus gets crushed soon! 🤬🤬🤬

🖤💔💜💜💜😔😞 I’ve been writing ... I’m sorry for your loss ... so many days and times a day ... 💔💔💔🖤🖤🖤 it’s not right... it hurts ... may he Rest In Peace 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽😔😞 🖤🖤🖤 VanityFair MSNBC latimes latimesent StephenAtHome TheDailyShow

RIP

Omg :(

💔

Stacy’s Mom will always be a part of my childhood, R.I.P. king 🙏🏽

RIP Adam Schlesinger....so many catchy tunes. Everyone knows “That Thing You Do!” and his work with Fountains of Wayne but he was brilliant in “Tinted Windows” as well.....

I’m so sad 😭

zachbraff

This would be the cruelest AprilFools joke ever but I really wish AdamSchlesinger didn't die. 💔😭

This makes me so sad 😭 💔

RCdeWinter 'Stacy's Mom' The Fountains of Wayne

😢🙏

Did stacys mom not win an emmy?

OMG antonetttte!! Stacy’s mom has got it going on!!

Rommelled

MrJohnnyRainman

💔 my Fountains Of Wayne CDs were in my 2000 Jeep Cherokee XJ when stolen last week because they were the ones I bought on road trips because they brought me dashboard pounding sing along joy. Adam was a massive talent, a great loss and leaves us bittersweetly unfinished 😭😭😭

You and your gifts will be missed, Adam. You brought joy to many with both. Baruch dayan ha'emet.

A wonderful band, criminally underappreciated

RIP 😢

This virus fucking sucks. Rip.

one of my top 10 bands of all time and one of the greatest songwriters. This is truly tragic. 😔

Wtf

soledadobrien 😢 Condolences to his family. Another talent gone. Thank you for the music.

Damn..

💔😢😭💔 RIP 🌹 TheDayTheMusicDied ⬛️

Loved FoW, especially Amity Gardens :(

😢😩

RIP

It was quite the radiation vibe we had grooved on 💙

Horrific Loss.. R.I.P.

stlresist1 So sad. 😥💔

I was literally singing “Fire Island“ an hour ago. Dammit.

Rip 💔

So sad. Such a brilliant songwriter, musician and singer. 52 years old. This one really hurts.

Rest in Peace 🙏🏻

So much winning. Trumpvirus

LesBowen Stacy’s Mom is dressed in black. RIP!

I’m wrecked....wow! We lost an excellent talent. PopGoesMyHeart 😢💔

sassiscjo This is so sad! He’s amazing.

beels This sucks

Gutted

hammersavage Am I the only one that thought he literally founded the fountains of wayne..... in wayne.

soledadobrien That is so heartbreaking. We are losing so many people. Too young.

Bruh no fucking way

He wasn't over 60. Sucks.

🙏🏾✌🏾

This one hits home :(

Maaaaan. RIP

butchwalker 😭

familygrowing1 Shit.

who?

soledadobrien CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY !

So sad, such an important band to me and so many others...lots of great songs by FOW...RIPAdamSchlesinger And the sun still shines in the summer time...

soledadobrien The news is just bleak! Sad news for the family, fans and the industry. TrumpOwnsTheseDeaths

🙏🌠🙏

My wife & I met Adam many years ago after a show on LI. He was very cool & kind to us. His music was very inspiring to me and my bandmates. A huge loss. Rest in peace.

this sucks

I have no words.

Oh no. 😔

Radiation Vibe was an absolute banger. RIP

soledadobrien Aw man... Austin Edwards introduced me to Fountains of Wayne and their first self titled album when we were about 15 and I wore that album out, along with their subsequent albums. RIP

nahhhh this has gone too far

RIP

💔

omg nooo... 😭💔

We basically covered the whole Interstate managers record one night live.... sad news fir sure

IndieAlpaca This virus has gone too far. This is getting out of hand. Guess I know what I’m listening to all day tomorrow.

That’s terrible. I love Fountains of Wayne.

stacys mom has forever got it going on. rip

The fucking Fountains of Wayne?!

Not gonna lie, THIS is the death that got me. Fountains of Wayne had a handful of my favorite songs, and less than a year ago I realized he was a lyricist for another handful. I’ll miss this talented man

'Utopia Parkway' is still one of my favorites when I need a mood boost. This is sad. So young with so much more greatness in him.

I always loved “That Thing You Do” and all the music in the film “Music & Lyrics” He was such a talent! RIPAdamSchlesinger 😢🙏🏻

Oh, no. 😞

Complications ? What else was wrong with him? I think that matters too...

LesBowen 🙏🙏

This sucks.

Fountains of Wayne self titled album was a staple for me in the late 90s. RIP

Welcome Interstate Managers is a masterpiece

Stacey's Mom is left all alone... he was a very cool guy. RIP Adam.

This one really hurt. I spent most of my 15-18 year old life listening to FOW. He was my favorite because he interacted with me at my first two concert experiences and seemed so nice and genuine in his audience interactions. Rest In Peace ✨

Valley Winter Song is such a great tune. He wrote so many.

💔💔💔💔💔💔💔😢😢😢

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Nooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Oh no

Really underrated song

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klingensmith_j 😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞

I love when he did tinted windows he was amazing talent RIP

ArlanWasHere Very sad to see this. 🙏

Sink to the bottom with you

oh my god 💔

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Main_Event_Wx This one. This one really hurts.

😢 💔

viperrob 😢

RIP Legend. Hackensack was THAT song. Gone too soon...

Such a loss. Valley Winter Song. One of my favorites.

Wow. What a loss.

😢

Such an underrated American band. Like the beatles but From 2000’s Rest In Peace ☮️

what the fuck

rest in peace

rip

RIP AdamSchlesinger

And I was playing Logic All I Do and this happens

Sad, I loved his work on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.

Dang…I was listening to them yesterday…

Whoa.

Bummer. RIP

RIP.

neontaster Shit

Oh man, this one hurts.

So sorry to hear this.

😥

if he had AIDS you can just say he had AIDS

LeBatard_Reddit Damn. Just damn.

Rest In Peace Adam!😢

Fuck.

Jesus christ

Devastating

Fuck 😔

😔

Please, people, learn a bit about our immune systems...

Fuck sake!

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