List of Maroon 5 band members
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Member list of Maroon 5, an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. The group originally formed in 1994 as Kara's Flowers with a line-up of Adam Levine, Jesse Carmichael, Mickey Madden and Ryan Dusick.
In 2001, guitarist James Valentine joined and the band changed the name to Maroon 5.[1]
In 2006, Dusick departed the band and was replaced by Matt Flynn, originally a touring member from 2004 to 2006.
In 2010, PJ Morton auditioned to be a touring keyboardist and backing vocalist of Maroon 5 and joined the band. Morton became an official member when he filled-in for Jesse Carmichael (who took a temporary break from performing with the group to focus on his studies) from 2012 to 2014 and as Carmichael returned to the band in 2014. In 2016, multi-instrumentalist Sam Farrar, who had been touring with the band since 2012, was announced as an official member. Since then, Maroon 5 was formally a seven-piece band until the departure of bassist Mickey Madden.
Members
Current
Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
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Adam Levine | 1994–present | lead vocals, rhythm guitar | All Maroon 5 releases and Kara's Flowers releases | |
Jesse Carmichael | 1994–2012, 2014–present (from 2012 to 2014, Carmichael had a break from performing with the band - he returned in time to record for their fifth studio album, V) | keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals | All Maroon 5 releases (except Overexposed) and Kara’s Flowers releases | |
James Valentine | 2001–present | lead guitar, backing vocals | All Maroon 5 releases | |
Matt Flynn | 2006–present (a touring member from 2004 to 2006; replaced Ryan Dusick in 2006) | drums, percussion | As a touring member
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PJ Morton | PJ Morton | 2012–present (a touring member from 2010 to 2012; filled-in for Jesse Carmichael from 2012 to 2014) | keyboards, backing vocals | All Maroon 5 releases since 2012 |
Sam Farrar | 2016–present (a touring member from 2012 to 2016) | rhythm and lead guitar, bass (occasionally), percussion, additional keyboards, backing vocals, turntables, samples and other special effects (MPC) |
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Former
Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
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First on the left on the covers for "She Will Be Loved" and "Sunday Morning" | Ryan Dusick | 1994–2006 | drums, percussion, backing vocals |
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Mickey Madden | 1994–2020 | bass | All Maroon 5 releases and Kara’s Flowers releases since 1994 to 2020 |
Touring musicians
Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
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Tommy "Boom-Boom" King | The Back to School Tour in 2009 | keyboards, backing vocals | Hands All Over (2010) – writer ("The Air That I Breathe") | |
Adrian Young (from No Doubt) | A few shows of the Back to School Tour in 2009 (filling-in for Matt Flynn) | drums, percussion | ||
Ryland Steen (from Reel Big Fish) | A few shows of the Songs About Jane Tour (filling-in for Ryan Dusick before Matt Flynn) | drums, percussion | ||
Josh Day | A few shows of the Songs About Jane Tour | drums, percussion | ||
Andy Blair | 2020 and 2021 Tours in 2021 (after Mickey Madden) | bass |
Line-up history
- 1994–2001 as Kara's Flowers
- Adam Levine – lead vocals, lead guitar
- Jesse Carmichael – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals, lead guitar
- Mickey Madden – bass guitar
- Ryan Dusick – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- 2001–2006 as Maroon 5
- Adam Levine – lead vocals, occasional rhythm and lead guitar
- Jesse Carmichael – keyboards, rhythm and lead guitar, backing vocals
- Mickey Madden – bass guitar
- Ryan Dusick – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- James Valentine – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- 2006–2012 as Maroon 5
- Adam Levine – lead vocals, occasional rhythm and lead guitar
- Jesse Carmichael – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Mickey Madden – bass guitar
- James Valentine – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Matt Flynn – drums, percussion (replaced Ryan Dusick; a touring member from 2004 to 2006)
- 2012–2014 as Maroon 5
- Adam Levine – lead vocals, occasional rhythm and lead guitar
- Mickey Madden – bass guitar
- James Valentine – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Matt Flynn – drums, percussion
- PJ Morton – keyboards, backing vocals (a touring member from 2010 to 2012; filled-in for Jesse Carmichael during his hiatus)
- 2014–2016 as Maroon 5
- Adam Levine – lead vocals, occasional rhythm and lead guitar
- Jesse Carmichael – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Mickey Madden – bass guitar
- James Valentine – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Matt Flynn – drums, percussion
- PJ Morton – keyboards, backing vocals
- 2016–2020 as Maroon 5
- Adam Levine – lead vocals, occasional rhythm and lead guitar
- Jesse Carmichael – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Mickey Madden – bass guitar
- James Valentine – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Matt Flynn – drums, percussion
- PJ Morton – keyboards, backing vocals
- Sam Farrar – keyboards, synthesizers, MPC, guitar, percussion, backing vocals, occasional bass guitar (a touring member from 2012 to 2016)
- 2020–present as Maroon 5
- Adam Levine – lead vocals, occasional rhythm and lead guitar
- Jesse Carmichael – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- James Valentine – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Matt Flynn – drums, percussion
- PJ Morton – keyboards, backing vocals
- Sam Farrar – keyboards, synthesizers, MPC, guitar, percussion, backing vocals, occasional bass guitar
Timeline
References
- ^ Leahey, Andrew. "Kara's Flowers". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 31, 2012.