Counting Crows Lyrics

Counting Crows Info:

From:
Berkeley, California, U.S.

Genres:
Rock, alternative rock, pop rock

Years active:
1991-present

Associated acts:
Sordid Humor, The Himalayans

Name Origin:
The name was taken from One for Sorrow, a British divination nursery rhyme about the superstitious counting of magpies, a member of the crow family. Duritz heard the rhyme in the 1989 film "Signs of Life", which starred his close friend, actress Mary-Louise Parker.

The rhyme is featured in the third verse of the song A Murder Of One.

Members:
Adam Duritz - lead vocals, piano
(1991-present)

Jim Bogios - drums, backing vocals
(2002-present)

David Bryson - guitar, backing vocals
(1991-present)

Charlie Gillingham - accordion, clarinet, keyboards, piano
(1992-present)

David Immergluck - guitar, pedal steel guitar, banjo, mandolin, vocals
(1999-present)

Millard Powers - bass guitar, piano, backing vocals
(2005-present)

Dan Vickrey - lead guitar, backing vocals, banjo
(1994-present)

Past Members:
Steve Bowman - drums
(1991-1994)

Matt Malley - bass guitar, vocals
(1992-2005)

Ben Mize - drums, vocals
(1994-2002)

Did You Know:
• Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz dated both Jennifer Aniston and Courtney Cox in the 90's

• You can hear their songs in countless Hollywood movies including Clueless (1995) (Ghost In You), Mr. Deeds (2002) (Goin' Down To New York Town), and Shrek 2 (2004) ( Accidentally in Love).

Counting Crows Quotes:
Art is just an expression, it's something you do because you need to express yourself. You take what's going on on the inside and put it on the outside, that's just who you are. I just write songs because I feel a certain way. When you've got a bunch of them, that's an album. They're all different.

But what you realise after you've been in the business for a while is that people develop opinions about you that don't have anything to do with your music, they like or dislike you for a million reasons, they like or dislike you for your last record.

For me, songwriting is something like breathing: I just do it. But that doesn't mean you're fantastic.

In LA, and also on tour, I've been isolated for too long. On stage you're the man, but other than that, there's nothing I like about being on tour. Thousands of people that worship you are nothing, compared to one evening with your friends. But it's my job: I'm a grown-up man, and I go to work.

My life isn't necessarily more important than anyone else's: I'm just better in talking about it.

There just is exponentially more money in the movie business than in the music business. As a result there are more people involved in the creative process.

Truth is, you make albums, and some of those songs are hits, and some of the greatest hits albums have songs that weren't hits. You have a career, the reason why we're still around 10 years is that we do have successful songs.

When so much money is involved in these movies, someone somewhere is going to try to screw you.

Counting Crows Awards:
1994
MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist (Mr. Jones).

1995
American Music Award for Favorite Alternative Band

2004
APRA Award for Most Performed Foreign Work Big Yellow Taxi
Received a 2004 Academy Award nomination for their song Accidentally in Love

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