Adam Fredric Duritz is an American singer.
He is best known as the founding member, frontman, and principal composer for the rock band Counting Crows.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Duritz graduated from Head-Royce School in Oakland, California. He then proceed to the University of California, Berkeley, but left college two credits short of a degree.
Duritz formed Counting Crows in San Francisco in 1991 alongside producer/guitarist David Bryson. The band signed a deal with Gersh of Geffen records in 1992.
Since its founding, Counting Crows 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.
Duritz was the executive producer for the film The Locusts and produced the ensemble comedy film, Freeloaders. He also appeared in the 2007 mockumentary film Farce of the Penguins.
In 2007, Duritz launched Tyrannosaurus Records which he signed Notar and Blacktop Mourning. The label was defunct in 2015.
Adam Duritz dreads: Why did Adam Duritz cut his dreads?
Adam Duritz cut his dreads in August 2019.
The frontman of Counting Crows in an interview said, “I was getting tired of it,” he explains. “I’m getting used to it. It’s weird because I have accomplished a lot in my life, and every single bit of it was done with those on my head,”.