{"id":2328,"date":"2010-02-15T17:02:52","date_gmt":"2010-02-15T22:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/guitar\/?p=2328"},"modified":"2013-10-16T03:17:11","modified_gmt":"2013-10-16T07:17:11","slug":"the-knack-loses-doug-fieger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/guitar\/2010\/02\/15\/the-knack-loses-doug-fieger\/","title":{"rendered":"The Knack loses Doug Fieger"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p>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. 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I don&#8217;t know any better than anyone else when I&#8217;m going. I&#8217;ve had 10 great lives. And I expect to have some more. 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