“I don’t want to start something new. I’m not interested in that. I’m really happy to nurture the legacy and continue to remind people how special they were.' bradfischetti on keeping the legacy of his LFO bandmates alive
Photo: Fryderyk Gabowicz/picture alliance via Getty Image Twentyish years ago, in a mall on Long Island, Brad Fischetti was riding down an escalator with his LFO bandmates Rich Cronin and Devin Lima. Fresh from the release of their single “Summer Girls,” they were at the mall to do an autograph signing but were unsure if fans would turn out.
Unlike others in the boy-band universe, LFO’s style was laidback; less hard-driving pop and more hip-hop accented, including Cronin’s cooing rap verses, delivered with his signature hunky squint, and Lima’s soulful vocals. LFO even wrote some of their own music, with Cronin penning several of their hit tracks, including “Summer Girls” and “Girl on TV,” his ode to actress and then-girlfriend Jennifer Love Hewitt.
Cronin spent much of the time fatigued, resting in the back of the tour bus between gigs. Gradually, his condition worsened, his mobility became more limited, and in the fall of 2010, Cronin died as a result of his illness. Two years ago, Fischetti performed on the Pop 2000 tour alongside other Y2K-era bands. This was his first time performing on stage without his former bandmates. It was emotional, Fischetti told me, but he had the support of other people around him, performing a 12-minute-long LFO medley with the members of O-Town, another Lou Pearlman-created boy band who knew Cronin and Lima well.
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