Meet the other members of Maroon 5 – from the drummer to the guitarist
MAROON 5 is one of the biggest bands in the world.
We all know hunky lead singer Adam Levine but what about his band members? Let's meet them.
Adam Levine
As the lead singer Adam is the most recognised of the lot.
Plus his multiple high-profile romances with supermodels haven't hurt his profile either.
The singer was born on March 18, 1979, in California.
As well as fronting the band he is a judge on the US version of The Voice.
He married Victoria's Secret stunner Behati Prinsloo in 2014 and shares two daughters with her.
Jesse Carmichael
Born on April 2, 1979, in Colorado, Jesse plays keyboards for the band.
His photographer father, Bob Carmichael, often snaps the band while they're on tour.
Adam and Jesse, along with Mickey Madden and Ryan Dusick, formed a band called Kara's Flowers while at school, but their album and debut single flopped.
The foursome along with guitarist James Valentine reformed as Maroon 5 and have never looked back.
In 2012 he announced that he would be taking a break from the band to focus on his studies of "music and the healing arts".
But two years later he returned to the band in time for their fifth studio album - V.
Jesse is married with a son.
Mickey Madden
Mickey is the bass guitarist of the band.
He was born on May 13 in Austin, Texas and has been jamming with pals Jesse and Adam since high school.
After their band Kara's Flowers broke up he studied at UCLA.
The bassist has been a vegan for many years.
He also supports Farm Sanctuary.
James Valentine
James is the lead guitarist of the band and is recognised by his trademark long locks.
He was born in Nebraska on October 5, 1978, and raised in a Mormon family.
His mother is former beauty queen and his sister Amanda Valentine has appeared on Project Runway twice - in seasons 11 and 13.
She also went on to star in Project Runway All Stars.
James was a talented child and became Eagle Scout - the highest honour in the Boy Scouts - and president of his school's student council.
He graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as well as Berklee College.
James is also pals with fellow guitarist John Mayer.
Before joining Maroon 5, he was a member of the band JJAMZ.
Matt Flynn
Drummer Matt was born on May 23, 1970, in Woodstock, New York.
He studied at Gunn High School before briefly attending San Diego State University.
After being the band's road drummer for two years he became their official drummer in 2006, replacing original drummer Ryan Dusick.
He is married to Jenny Ford with whom he shares a son and daughter.
PJ Morton
PJ was born Paul Morton Jr on March 29, 1981, in New Orleans.
His father is Canadian gospel singer Bishop Paul S. Morton while his mother, Dr Debra Brown Morton, is a pastor.
PJ attended St Augustine High School and went on to major in marketing at Morehouse College.
He initially filled in for Jesse Carmichael while he was on his two-year hiatus.
In 2012 he joined the band as a full time member, contributing to vocal and keyboard parts on the band's fourth album onwards.
He opened a record label called Morton Records and released a solo album called Gumbo.
He's won Grammy Awards for his songwriting on India Arie's album Interested.
PJ is married to Kortni Morton.
Sam Farrar
Sam is the keyboardist of the band but also plays various other instruments including guitars, percussion and backing vocals.
He was born in LA on June 29, 1978, to father John Farrar who was a member of The Shadows and wrote many of Olivia Newton-John's big hits.
His mother Pat Carroll is also an Australian pop singer who was successful in the 1960s.
He attended The Buckley School and graduated from Pitzer College.
Prior to joining Maroon 5 in 2012 he was the bass guitarist for Phantom Planet - who had the huge hit with California - the soundtrack to teen drama The O.C.
Sam is married to Stephanie Eital with whom he shares daughter Vesper Pearl and son Flynn Roscoe.
What is Maroon 5?
Maroon 5 is a pop rock band from California.
The band evolved from the band Kara's Flowers which featured original members - Adam, Jesse, Mickey and drummer Ryan Dusick.
Kara's Flowers was formed when they were all in high school in 1994 and went on to release two albums before reemerging as Maroon 5.
The newly spruced band released their hugely successful debut album Songs About Jane in 2002 which peaked at number 6 on the Billboard 200 chart and later went to platinum in 2004.
The band is widely considered one of the best-selling artists of all time and have gone on to sell more than 109 million records and 27 million albums.
In 2018, their track Girls Like You featuring Nicki Minaj gained the band their fourth number one single in the US.
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They've had one UK No1 single, with Payphone, and two top spot albums with Songs About Jane and It Won't Be Soon Before Long.
Maroon 5 have won three Grammy Awards, three American Music Awards, three People's Choice Awards and four Billboard Music Awards to mention a few.
In 2006, original drummer Ryan was replaced by Matt Flynn after injuring his arm.