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THE INTERVIEW
Maroon 5
dam Levine is one of this century’s leading musical frontman who
continuously generates No. 1 hits. Described in 2012, by Whitney
Spaner, in Voice Male, as a “…SoCal dude crossed with an over-the-
Atop diva,” the Los Angeles-born musician started playing guitar at
the age of ten.
He formed his first band, Kara’s Flowers, at Brentwood High where he met the
four original members. Their rise to fame began when Octone Records signed
Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo them. Octone Records insisted they change their name from Kara’s Flowers and
hire a guitarist so that Levine could shine as frontman. James Valentine became
the fifth member and the final ingredient necessary for the band’s future success.
Maroon 5’s debut album reached No. 1 on Australian and UK Music charts. The
single "This Love", reached No. 5 in the U.S. and the legend began.
World tours followed and included Maroon 5 at Live 8, in Philadelphia in
2005 where Levine sang with Stevie Wonder, one of his musical heroes. With
the addition of successful collaborations with professional songwriters and
musicians, such as 50 Cent, Eminem, Big Boi and Kanye West, to mention a
few, Maroon 5 and Adam Levine have risen to the level of superstardom.
Maroon 5
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