He’s on a ventilator and has been sedated to facilitate his recovery. Collingwood, in particular, had a difficult time coping with the band being dropped by their label. The show was cancelled and Collingwood was taken to an emergency department,[13] followed by recovery in a mental hospital after returning to the US. We wanted to get back out on tour and did it stripped-down. In 2003, the band released Welcome Interstate Managers, a successful album that spawned the Grammy-nominated RIAA gold-certified hit single "Stacy's Mom", which Adam Schlesinger says was a tribute to the band, The Cars; initially, the single stalled at commercial alternative radio in the US, but MTV President Judy McGrath championed the single's music video, a Fast Times at Ridgemont High homage featuring Rachel Hunter. [7] Previous band names included Woolly Mammoth, Are You My Mother? I think that came from the fact that we started last year doing acoustic-based tours because we didn’t have a record out. Adam Schlesinger, the co-frontman of band Fountains of Wayne, has been put on a ventilator after contracting coronavirus. The band consisted of Chris Collingwood, Adam Schlesinger, Jody Porter, and Brian Young. Fountains of Wayne co-frontman Adam Schlesinger has died following a battle with coronavirus. Chris Collingwood (born October 3, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, and artist. The band was named after a … He was 52. I got back home and I had nothing. The band toured Sky Full of Holes into 2012. Adam Schlesinger attends the 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' Live Event at the Feinstein's/54 Below on November 3, 2016 in New York City. In the mid-1990s, they came together to form Fountains of Wayne, named after a lawn ornament store in Wayne, New Jersey that closed in 2009. He is best known as the former lead vocalist and founding member of the power pop band Fountains of Wayne . The group once again toured extensively behind the album, but frustrations grew between the band and the label. Fountains of Wayne was an American rock band that formed in New York City in 1995. Adam Schlesinger, the co-founder of pop-rock band Fountains of Wayne and an Oscar-nominated songwriter, has died from complications related to coronavirus. Adam Schlesinger, lead singer of Fountains of Wayne, has passed away from COVID-19. Schlesinger and Collingwood, meanwhile, remained distant. 1/2 about Adam pic.twitter.com/x2LMIvZ9qf, — Aline Brosh McKenna (@alinebmckenna) April 1, 2020, There would be no Playtone without Adam Schlesinger, without his That Thing You Do! In addition to his work with Fountains of Wayne, Schlesinger earned an Oscar nomination for writing the title track to the 1996 film “That Thing That You Do”, directed by Tom Hanks. Overall it’s not as brash or guitar-heavy. Chris Collingwood (born October 3, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, and artist. 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