Adam Schlesinger, the prolific songwriter and member of Fountains of Wayne and Ivy, is said to be desperately ill after being infected with the novel coronavirus. “Sad news friends,” reads a post from an Ivy fan account, which reports Schlesinger has been on a ventilator for two weeks and is in a medically-induced coma with COVID-19 symptoms. “We send our prayers to him, his family and doctors,” the statement continues.

Sad news friends, Adam Schlesinger who is 52 year old from Ivy and the Fountains of Wayne has been on a ventilator for 2 weeks (and is in a medical induced coma) because of COVID-19.

We send our prayers to him, his family and doctors. pic.twitter.com/j1zImgzWKk — IVY (@IvyFanPage) March 31, 2020 The 52-year-old pop savant

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