Maroon 5

Years active: 1994 - today
Foundation: Los Angeles, California, United States
Members: Adam Levine (Voice-Guitar), James Valentine (Guitar), Jesse Carmichael (Keyboards), Matt Flynn (Drums), Mickey Madden (Bass)
Genre: Rock , Pop

Adam and Jesse and I started playing music together in junior high, under the sway of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and their ilk. We generally played in Jesse’s garage in Malibu or David Richman’s basement in Brentwood. A few players came and went, most notably Adam Salzman, Amy Wood, and Jesse Nicita, until finally we scored Ryan Dusick as our drummer in 1994 and the unfortunately-monikered Kara’s...  [read more]