Adam Duritz

Adam Duritz ( born August 1, 1964 in Baltimore, Maryland) is the lead singer of the U.S. band Counting Crows.

Duritz, who also writes the band's songs, processed in the lyrics own experiences. He describes himself in " 1492 " itself as a "Russian Jew American ".

"Maria", a character who appears in many of the songs, he referred to himself as his alter ego, his " feminine side ". The first and most successful album of the band entitled " August and everything after" was published in 1993 and contains such the world-famous song " Round Here", "Mr. Jones ," " Anna Begins" and " Perfect blue buildings". In addition, the album was certified platinum seven times and referred to by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the best rock albums of 1993. This was followed by albums like " Recovering the Satellites ", "This Desert Life" and " Hard Candy ". The current album called "Saturday nights, sunday mornings " was released in 2007. The songs that Duritz writes are usually marked by a melancholy mood, the genre are in the field of " folk-rock " to settle, but Duritz also wrote songs that rock and pop with each other, such as "American Girls". The Counting Crows are mainly in the United States, a famous group that already played as the opening act for Bob Dylan. In Europe, the Counting Crows acquired as yet no great notoriety.