Doug Fieger, the lead singer or front man for The Knack, has passed away at the age of 57. This took place in his home in Woodlands Hills. California according to The Detroit News. He was reportedly fighting lung and brain cancer at the time.
Best known for the 1979 #1 smash hit, My Sharona, and my favorite tune that I played with Allen Scott a lot was Good Girl don’t. Sharona was an obsessively catchy track about one of Fieger’s real-life girlfriends, and the bouncy cut off the band’s debut album, Get the Knack, scored another jolt of fame in the mid ’90s when it appeared on the Reality Bites soundtrack.
“Everybody knows they’re going sooner or later. I don’t know any better than anyone else when I’m going. I’ve had 10 great lives. And I expect to have some more. I don’t feel cheated in any way, shape or form.” Doug Fieger
Thanx for the memories Doug Fieger!
My Sharona was a great song… Very sad
The singer and the band will truly be missed.
RIP Doug Fieger