Adam Duritz is an American songwriter, record producer and film producer.
Duritz is known for being the co-founder, frontman, and principal composer for the rock band Counting Crows which he established with producer and guitarist David Bryson in 1991.
Counting Crows’ first album, August and Everything After, charted within the top five of the Billboard 200, and the single “Mr. Jones” (1993) was a number-one hit in Canada.
The band has sold over 20 million records, released seven studio albums that have been certified gold, and been nominated for two Grammy Awards and an Academy Award since its founding.
Duritz has recorded solo material of his own and has collaborated with several musical acts.
He launched Tyrannosaurus Records in 2007 and signed Notar and Blacktop Mourning. The label was defunct in 2015.
Adam Duritz wig: Why does Adam Duritz wear a wig?
In a 2004 interview with Pagesix.com, Duritz discussed the peculiar hairstyle and its real owner, by saying: “My father, who’s a Jewish doctor, went bald so he wore this and he gave it to me to wear.”