The pandemic had taken one of the most influential but less-known figures in pop music in the past 20 years. “I tried to talk [Schlesinger] out of Stacy’s Mom,” Collingwood told Rolling Stone magazine. In Fountains of Wayne, Schlesinger and Collingwood wrote songs separately, yet chose to share credits and royalties in time-honoured Lennon/McCartney fashion. Shortly afterwards, the differences between Schlesinger and Collingwood became more pronounced and they went their separate ways. You’ve left a body of work that ensures you a place in the annals of pop music.

Source: The Irish Times March 30, 2021 22:52 UTC