Adam Duritz

Adam Frederic Duritz (August 1, 1964 – ) is a musician and media producer.

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August 1 - 1964 - Musician - Producer

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He was born in Baltimore, Maryland, USA and grew up in Boston, Massachusetts, El Paso, Texas, and, since he was a teen-ager, in Berkeley, California. Duritz has lived in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and, most recently, New York City. He attended the University of California at Berkeley but dropped out before earning a degree.

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Baltimore, Maryland - USA - Boston, Massachusetts - El Paso, Texas - Berkeley, California - San Francisco - Los Angeles - New York City - University of California at Berkeley

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Adam is lead singer and founding member of the rock band Counting Crows. Before forming Counting Crows, Adam was lead singer for Bay Area band The Himalayans. He was also involved in another San Francisco-based band, Sordid Humor.

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Counting Crows - Bay Area - The Himalayans - Sordid Humor

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He has collaborated with The Wallflowers (led by Bob Dylan's son Jakob Dylan) on album Bringing down the horse (1996), with Ryan Adams on album Gold (2001), and with Live on V (2001).

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The Wallflowers - Bob Dylan - Jakob Dylan - Ryan Adams - Gold - Live - V

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In addition to his musical pursuits, Adam has had a hand in producing the movies The Locusts (1997) and Burn (1998).

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1997 - 1998

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In 1997, he began his own record label, E Pluribus Unum. He signed bands Joe 90, Gigolo Aunts and Neilson Hubbard, all of which he took on the road to open for Counting Crows. In 2000, E Pluribus was put to rest when bought out by Interscope who had no interest in the indie bands that Adam had signed.

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Joe 90 - Gigolo Aunts - Neilson Hubbard - 2000 - Interscope - Indie

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Duritz dated actresses Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston and Monica Potter.

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Courteney Cox - Jennifer Aniston - Monica Potter

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His blog-style musings can be found at Adam's Personal Web Site

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