List of Maroon 5 band members

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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 was absent 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).

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History

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

Current

ImageNameYears activeInstrumentsRelease contributions
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Adam Levine 1994–presentAll Maroon 5 releases and Kara's Flowers releases
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Jesse Carmichael
  • 1994–2012
  • 2014–present
All Maroon 5 releases (except Overexposed ) and Kara’s Flowers releases
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James Valentine 2001–present
  • lead and rhythm guitar
  • backing vocals
  • occasional keyboards
All Maroon 5 releases
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Matt Flynn 2006–present (touring 2004–2006)
As a touring member
As an official member
  • All Maroon 5 releases since 2006
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PJ Morton 2012–present (touring 2010–2012)
  • keyboards
  • backing vocals
All Maroon 5 releases since 2012
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Sam Farrar 2016–present (touring 2001, 2012–2016)
As an outside collaborator
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

ImageNameYears activeInstrumentsRelease contributions
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Mickey Madden 1994–2020
  • bass
  • backing vocals
All Maroon 5 releases and Kara’s Flowers releases until 2020
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Ryan Dusick1994–2006
  • drums
  • percussion
  • backing vocals
As an official member
  • All Maroon 5 and Kara’s Flowers releases until 2006
As an outside collaborator
As an author and narrator
  • Harder to Breathe: A Memoir of Making Maroon 5, Losing It All, and Finding Recovery (2022)

Touring musicians

ImageNameYears activeInstrumentsNotes
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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" King2009
  • keyboards
  • backing vocals
King played with the band in 2009, [10] and contributed to Hands All Over (2010) – writer ("The Air That I Breathe")
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Adrian Young
  • drums
  • percussion
Young played with the band in 2009. [11]

Timeline

List of Maroon 5 band members

Line-up history

PeriodMembersStudio releases
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, backing vocals
  • Ryan Dusick – drums, percussion, backing vocals
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
2006–2012
  • Adam Levine – lead vocals, rhythm and lead guitar, occasional keyboards
  • 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)
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)
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)
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

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