Maroon 5
About Maroon 5
Adam Levine (vocals/guitar), Jesse Carmichael (keyboards), Mickey Madden (bass), and Ryan Dusick (drums) spent the latter half of the '90s
playing in the modern rock foursome Kara's Flowers. The Fourth World was their proper debut for Reprise, a favorite in the college market,
but a change of direction loomed ahead. They left Reprise in 1999 and renamed themselves Maroon 5 with the addition of guitarist James
Valentine. Levine and his junior-high pals spent the next years tweaking their rollicking style and played various music showcases in and
around New York City and Los Angeles. The independent label Octone Records caught one those shows and offered Maroon 5 a deal. Songs About
Jane emerged from those sessions, finally appearing in June 2002.
-- MacKenzie Wilson,
All-Music Guide