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 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 2017).

Maroon 5 in 2010, 2011, 2016 and current lineup of the band since 2020

History

In 2001, guitarist James Valentine joined and the band changed the name to Maroon 5.[1] In 2006, Ryan 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][7] Bassist Mickey Madden left the band in 2020,[8] at which point Farrar shifted to bass.[9]

Members

Current

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Image Name Years active Instruments Release contributions
 Adam Levine 1994–present
All Maroon 5 releases and Kara's Flowers releases
 Jesse Carmichael
  • 1994–2012
  • 2014–present
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)
As a touring member
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)
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 Red Pill Blues (2017)
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Former

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Image Name Years active Instruments Release contributions
 Mickey Madden 1994–2020
  • bass
 All Maroon 5 and Kara's Flowers releases 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
As an author and narrator
  • Harder to Breathe: A Memoir of Making Maroon 5, Losing It All, and Finding Recovery (2022)
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Touring musicians

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Image Name Years active Instruments Notes
 Ryland Steen 2003–2004
  • drums
  • percussion
 Steen and Day filled in for Dusick before Flynn joined.[10][11]
Josh Day
Tommy "Boom-Boom" King 2009
  • keyboards
  • backing vocals
 King played with the band in 2009,[12] and contributed to Hands All Over (2010) – writer ("The Air That I Breathe")
 Adrian Young
  • drums
  • percussion
 Young played with the band in 2009.[13]
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Timeline

Line-up history

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Period Members Studio releases
1994–2001

(as Kara's Flowers)
2001–2004

(as Maroon 5)
  • Adam Levine – lead vocals, rhythm and lead guitar
  • Ryan Dusick – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Jesse Carmichael – keyboards, backing vocals, occasional rhythm guitar
  • Mickey Madden – bass
  • James Valentine – lead and rhythm guitar
2004–2006
  • Adam Levine – lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitar
  • Ryan Dusick – backing vocals, drums, percussion
  • Jesse Carmichael – keyboards, backing vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Mickey Madden – bass
  • James Valentine – lead and rhythm guitar
  • Matt Flynn – drums, percussion (replaced Ryan Dusick as a touring drummer)
2006–2010
  • Adam Levine – lead vocals, rhythm and lead guitar, percussion / drums, keyboards
  • Jesse Carmichael – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Mickey Madden – bass
  • James Valentine – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Matt Flynn – drums, percussion (touring member from 2004 to 2006)
2010–2012
  • 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 (touring member)
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)
  • Sam Farrar – rhythm guitar, percussion, samples, synthesizers, MPC, keyboards, backing vocals (touring member)
2014–2016
  • Adam Levine – lead vocals, occasional guitars
  • Jesse Carmichael – rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Mickey Madden – bass
  • James Valentine – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Matt Flynn – drums, percussion
  • PJ Morton – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Sam Farrar – samples, rhythm guitar, percussion, synthesizers, MPC, keyboards, backing vocals (touring member)
  • V (2014)
2016–2020
  • Adam Levine – lead vocals, occasional guitars
  • Jesse Carmichael – rhythm guitar, occasional keyboards, backing vocals
  • Mickey Madden – bass
  • James Valentine – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Matt Flynn – drums, percussion
  • PJ Morton – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Sam Farrar – bass, samples, percussion, synthesizers, MPC, keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals (a touring member from 2012 to 2016)
2020–present
  • Adam Levine – lead vocals, rhythm and lead guitar
  • Jesse Carmichael – rhythm guitar, occasional keyboards, 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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