There’s no greater sign of a life well lived than a eulogy that takes a thousand forms. Adam Schlesinger, a founding member of New Jersey pop band Fountains of Wayne and one half of the band’s songwriting force, died yesterday at the age of 52 of complications from COVID-19, and no two people on the internet (where else can you mourn right now?) have remembered him in the same way.
Some people highlighted his work for film, TV, and theatre, which included Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for the title track on 1996’s That Thing You Do!
and a lasting legacy for his contributions to Josie and the Pussycats. Someone messaged me about his unlikely collaboration with Taylor Hanson, James Iha, and Bun E.