Word: duritz
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Jeff Duritz, a Pearl Street resident and substance-abuse counselor at a Cambridge homeless shelter, has lived in Central Square for two years. He said he did not mind the presence of the four Starbucks stores in Harvard Square, but when a new Starbucks opened at the corner of Mass. Ave. and Prospect Street, he decided to take matters into his own hands...
...Duritz started the "Local Flavor League," enlisted 50 volunteers into his cause and braved the cold weather on Saturday morning to hand out leaflets encouraging consumers to "Boycott Starbucks" outside the front door of the new shop...
...Duritz, the events of his life clearly influence and affect his music most. "I just write about what happened yesterday," he says. "Your life today is the result of what happened yesterday, and tomorrow is the result of today." This philosophy shines through in Counting Crows' latest album Recovering the Satellites. "[The album] is indicative of what that year was like," comments Duritz as he describes the time during which the album was written. "The whole album," he continues, "is about sort of coming to grips with things that happened to you--that changed you in your life...
That is what the last year-and-a-half have been about for Counting Crows, but it certainly has not been easy. For starters, Duritz was plagued again with vocal problems. Nodes on his vocal chords caused last year's show in New Haven to end early, and then resulted in the cancellation of four concerts with the Wallflowers this summer--including two nights at Great Woods. The length of the tour has also been difficult. "A year and a half is a lot of your life," says Duritz, who indicates that the band's next tour might have...
...what's next for Counting Crows after the band finishes up next month with a set of shows in Europe? "I'm going to the movies," says Duritz with a laugh. "I want to catch a matinee." Then after hanging out with some friends back home and working on a failed relationship, Duritz says that he will eventually sit down and write some more music. Undoubtedly, he will have plenty to write about...