On April 1, Fountain of Wayne’s frontman Adam Schlesinger passed away due to COVID-19. He was 52.

Colleagues and friends of Schlesinger took to social media to share their memories of the Emmy, Grammy and Oscar-nominated songwriter.

In an Instagram post, comedian Sarah Silverman shared that she and Schlesinger were working on a musical together up until his death. She wrote this post from the chair he sat in just weeks before.

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My friend Adam Schlesinger died yesterday from this pandemic. I feel like I’m supposed to say something but I’m in shock. I’m just kind of numb, and I can’t seem to convince myself it’s true. My body won’t believe it. I’m in nyc where I came to work with him to finally mount a musical we had been working on together for almost 7 years. I write this from an Airbnb he found for me, sitting in a chair he was in just under 3 weeks ago, the last time we worked together before he started feeling sick. Adam was an astonishing songwriter and composer and one of the funniest people you could know. His songs are funny and poignant, and often- despite himself- stunningly heartfelt. Adam was hilarious and generous and kind. We’ve worked together for years, both of us able to fight hard like siblings, always ALWAYS knowing that we loved each other like siblings. He was my brother. I live for the time this is over, when we can squeeze our loved ones. And when our gang will be back working together, bringing his music to life. My heart is broken.

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“My friend Adam Schlesinger died yesterday from this pandemic. I feel like I’m supposed to say something but I’m in shock. I’m just kind of numb, and I can’t seem to convince myself it’s true.
My body won’t believe it.
I’m in nyc where I came to work with him to finally mount a musical we had been working on together for almost 7 years. I write this from an Airbnb he found for me, sitting in a chair he was in just under 3 weeks ago, the last time we worked together before he started feeling sick.
Adam was an astonishing songwriter and composer and one of the funniest people you could know. His songs are funny and poignant, and often- despite himself- stunningly heartfelt. Adam was hilarious and generous and kind. We’ve worked together for years, both of us able to fight hard like siblings, always ALWAYS knowing that we loved each other like siblings. He was my brother.
I live for the time this is over, when we can squeeze our loved ones. And when our gang will be back working together, bringing his music to life.
My heart is broken.”

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