List of Maroon 5 band members

Maroon 5 is 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 (vocals, guitar), Jesse Carmichael (guitar, keyboards), Mickey Madden (bass) and Ryan Dusick (drums).[1] The band currently consists of Levine (a constant member) and Carmichael (who took a hiatus between 2012 and 2014), alongside lead guitarist James Valentine (since 2001), drummer Matt Flynn (since 2006), keyboardist PJ Morton (since 2012) and bassist Sam Farrar (since 2016).

## History

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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.[2]

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)[3] from 2012 to 2014 and as Carmichael returned to the band in 2014.[4] In 2017, multi-instrumentalist Sam Farrar, who had been touring with the band since 2012,[5] was announced as an official member.[6] Since then, Maroon 5 was formally a seven-piece band until the departure of bassist Mickey Madden in 2020.[7]

## Members

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### Current

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Image  | Name  | Years active  | Instruments  | Release contributions

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| Adam Levine | 1994–present  |

* lead vocals
* rhythm and lead guitar
* occasional drums, bass and keyboards

| All Maroon 5 releases and Kara's Flowers releases

| Jesse Carmichael |

* 1994–2012
* 2014–present

(hiatus 2012–2014)  |

* rhythm and lead guitar
* keyboards
* backing vocals

| All Maroon 5 releases (except Overexposed) and Kara’s Flowers releases

| James Valentine | 2001–present  |

* lead and rhythm guitar
* backing vocals
* occasional keyboards

| All Maroon 5 releases

| Matt Flynn | 2006–present (touring 2004–2006) |

* drums
* percussion

| As a touring member

* Live – Friday the 13th (2006)

As an official member

* All Maroon 5 releases since 2006

| PJ Morton | 2012–present (touring 2010–2012) |

* keyboards
* backing vocals

| All Maroon 5 releases since 2012

| Sam Farrar | 2016–present (touring 2001, 2012–2016) (studio 2001-2016) |

* bass
* programming
* percussion
* backing vocals
* production
* keyboards
* samples
* SFX
* guitar
* turntables

As an outside collaborator

* Songs About Jane (2002) – programming ("She Will Be Loved")
* It Won't Be Soon Before Long (2007) – producer
* Call and Response: The Remix Album (2008) – remixed a song, "Woman"
* Hands All Over (2010) – writer ("Misery", "Stutter", "Don't Know Nothing", "I Can't Lie", "Hands All Over" and "How")
* Songs About Jane: 10th Anniversary Edition (2012) – producer

As a touring member

* One off appearance (2001) - bass
* Overexposed (2012) – producer and writer ("Ladykiller", "Fortune Teller" and "Tickets"), backing vocals, programming
* V (2014) – backing vocals ("Unkiss Me" and "This Summer" – the latter song is from the 2015 re-release of V), programming

As an official member

* All Maroon 5 releases since 2016

### Former

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Image  | Name  | Years active  | Instruments  | Release contributions

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| Mickey Madden | 1994–2020  |

* bass

| All Maroon 5 releases and Kara’s Flowers until Jordi

| Ryan Dusick  | 1994–2006  |

* drums
* percussion
* backing vocals

As an official member

* All Maroon 5 and Kara’s Flowers releases until 2006

As an outside collaborator

* It Won't Be Soon Before Long (2007) – musical director, writer ("The Way I Was")
* Overexposed (2012) – writer ("Wasted Years")

As an author and narrator

* Harder to Breathe: A Memoir of Making Maroon 5, Losing It All, and Finding Recovery (2022)

### Touring musicians

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Image  | Name  | Years active  | Instruments  | Notes

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| Ryland Steen | 2004  |

* drums
* percussion

| Steen and Day filled in for Dusick before Flynn joined.[8][9]
| Josh Day
| Tommy "Boom-Boom" King  | 2009  |

* keyboards
* backing vocals

| King played with the band in 2009,[10] and contributed to Hands All Over (2010) – writer ("The Air That I Breathe")

| Adrian Young |

* drums
* percussion

| Young played with the band in 2009.[11]

## Timeline

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## Line-up history

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Period  | Members  | Studio releases

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1994–2001

(as Kara's Flowers)

* Adam Levine – lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitar
* Jesse Carmichael – lead and rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
* Mickey Madden – bass
* Ryan Dusick – drums, percussion, backing vocals

* We Like Digging? (1994)
* The Fourth World (1997)

2001–2006

(as Maroon 5)

* Adam Levine – lead vocals, rhythm and lead guitar
* Jesse Carmichael – keyboards, backing vocals, occasional rhythm guitar
* Mickey Madden – bass
* Ryan Dusick – drums, percussion, backing vocals
* James Valentine – lead and rhythm guitar

* Songs About Jane (2002)

2006–2012  |

* Adam Levine – lead vocals, rhythm and lead guitar, occasional drums / percussion
* Jesse Carmichael – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
* Mickey Madden – bass
* James Valentine – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
* Matt Flynn – drums, percussion (replaced Ryan Dusick; a touring member from 2004 to 2006)

* It Won't Be Soon Before Long (2007)
* Hands All Over (2010)

2012–2014  |

* Adam Levine – lead vocals, rhythm and lead guitar
* Mickey Madden – bass
* James Valentine – lead and rhythm guitar, keyboards, 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)

* Overexposed (2012)

2014–2016  |

* Adam Levine – lead vocals, rhythm and lead guitar
* Jesse Carmichael – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
* Mickey Madden – bass
* James Valentine – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
* Matt Flynn – drums, percussion
* PJ Morton – keyboards, backing vocals

* V (2014)

2016–2020  |

* Adam Levine – lead vocals, rhythm and lead guitar
* Jesse Carmichael – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
* Mickey Madden – bass
* James Valentine – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
* Matt Flynn – drums, percussion
* PJ Morton – keyboards, backing vocals
* Sam Farrar – rhythm guitar, synthesizers, MPC, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals, occasional bass (a touring member from 2012 to 2016)

* Red Pill Blues (2017)

2020–present  |

* Adam Levine – lead vocals, rhythm and lead guitar, occasional bass
* Jesse Carmichael – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
* James Valentine – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
* Matt Flynn – drums, percussion
* PJ Morton – keyboards, backing vocals
* Sam Farrar – bass, keyboards, synthesizers, percussion, occasional rhythm guitar, backing vocals

* Jordi (2021)

## References

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1. ^ a b Leahey, Andrew. "Kara's Flowers". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
2. ^ Moss, Corey (March 6, 2007). "Maroon 5 Back With 'Harder' Album After Adam Levine Gets Sick Of Partying". MTV. Archived from the original on November 21, 2009. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
3. ^ "Band Announcement — Jesse Carmichael". Maroon 5. March 9, 2012. Archived from the original on April 14, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
4. ^ Jesse Carmichael (April 15, 2014). "Just back in the studio today for the new M5 record". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-23. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
5. ^ "Maroon 5 line up change". Voice21. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
6. ^ Quinn, Dave (October 5, 2017). "Maroon 5 Debuted Their 'Snap-Inspired Cover' for Their New Album on (Where Else) Snapchat". People. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
7. ^ "Maroon 5's Mickey Madden Taking 'Leave of Absence' After Arrest: 'I Do Not Want to Be a Distraction'". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
8. ^ Maroon 5: Midnight Miles. Simon and Schuster. 18 Jul 2006. pp. 86–97. ISBN 9781416524199.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
9. ^ Vineyard, Jennifer (July 19, 2006). "Maroon 5 Book Goes Backstage At 'Jane' Tours, Addresses Drummer's Health Struggles". MTV. Archived from the original on March 26, 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
10. ^ "Tommy King on Facebook". www.facebook.com. October 17, 2009. Retrieved 2024-01-21. "Hey guys, sorry for the delay. I'll be joining Maroon 5 on keys during their upcoming college tour!"
11. ^ "Maroon 5 on Facebook". www.facebook.com. November 9, 2009. Retrieved 2024-01-21. "Thank You to Adrian Young!"

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Maroon 5

* Adam Levine
* Jesse Carmichael
* James Valentine
* Matt Flynn
* PJ Morton
* Sam Farrar

* Ryan Dusick
* Mickey Madden

Studio albums|

* The Fourth World (1997)
* Songs About Jane (2002)
* It Won't Be Soon Before Long (2007)
* Hands All Over (2010)
* Overexposed (2012)
* V (2014)
* Red Pill Blues (2017)
* Jordi (2021)

Live albums|

* 1.22.03.Acoustic (2004)
* Live – Friday the 13th (2005)

Compilation albums|

* The B-Side Collection (2007)
* Singles (2015)

Remix albums|

* Call and Response: The Remix Album (2008)

Singles|

* "Harder to Breathe"
* "This Love"
* "She Will Be Loved"
* "Sunday Morning"
* "Must Get Out"
* "Makes Me Wonder"
* "Wake Up Call"
* "Won't Go Home Without You"
* "If I Never See Your Face Again"
* "Misery"
* "Give a Little More"
* "Never Gonna Leave This Bed"
* "Moves like Jagger"
* "Payphone"
* "One More Night"
* "Daylight"
* "Love Somebody"
* "Maps"
* "Animals"
* "Sugar"
* "This Summer's Gonna Hurt like a Motherfucker"
* "Feelings"
* "Don't Wanna Know"
* "Cold"
* "What Lovers Do"
* "Wait"
* "Girls Like You"
* "Memories"
* "Nobody's Love"
* "Beautiful Mistakes"
* "Lost"
* "Middle Ground"

Promotional singles|

* "Not Falling Apart"
* "Lucky Strike"
* "It Was Always You"
* "Help Me Out"
* "Whiskey"

Other songs|

* "Out of Goodbyes"
* "Unkiss Me"

Tours|

* Songs About Jane Tour
* 2005 Honda Civic Tour
* It Won't Be Soon Before Long Tour
* Palm Trees & Power Lines Tour
* Hands All Over Tour
* 2011 Summer Tour
* Overexposed Tour
* 2013 Honda Civic Tour
* Maroon V Tour
* Red Pill Blues Tour
* 2020 Tour
* MMXXI Tour
* World Tour 2022
* UK + Europe 2023

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