Birth name
Adam Noah Levine
Born
March 18, 1979 (1979-03-18) (age 30)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Nickname
Sharky
Height
5' 11¾" (1.82 m)
Trade Mark
Sensual dance moves
Genre(s)
Pop Rock, soul, pop
Occupation(s)
Vocalist, musician
Instrument(s)
vocals, guitar, drums
Voice type(s)
Tenor
Years active
1994 - present
Label(s)
A&M Octone
Associated acts
Maroon 5, Kara's Flowers, Kanye West, Natasha Bedingfield, Ying Yang Twins, Alicia Keys, K'naan & Rihanna
Website
maroon5.com
Trivia
Has known Jake Gyllenhaal since kindergarten.
Has ADHD (attention-deficit-hyperactive disorder).
Former frontman of band Kara's Flowers.
Good friends with actress Natalie Portman.
Singer of the band Maroon 5.
Cites The Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr) as his heroes.
Good friends with Jake Gyllenhaal and Billie Joe Armstrong.
briefly toured with Reel Big Fish while guitarist/lead singer Aaron Barrett recovered from a hand injury.
His parents are divorced. He has one brother, Michael, as well as a step-sister, Julia. He also has a little half-brother and half-sister, Sam and Liza
His favorite musical artists are Prince and Stevie Wonder, who he calls his 'spiritual leader'.
He is ambidextrous. He writes and draws with his left hand but prefers his right hand for most of other activities.
Broke his collarbone in 2005.
Owns a Golden Retriever called Frankie.
Resides in the Hollywood Hills with close friend, Gene Hong.
Friends with Adam Brody.
Jewish American.
Biography
As a young person, Levine was a reluctant frontman with "terrible acne."[2] When Levine first began performing he was so shy, he would put his back to the audience.[3] The first time Levine performed was at The Troubadour when he was twelve years old; he was the guitarist for the band Blurred Vision and he sang "Rockin' Robin" as the last song of the set.[3]
Levine first became friends with John Ondrasik from Five For Fighting, who played clarinet in Regis High School Orchestra, while playing together at the French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts. It was from John Ondrasik that Levine learned the high-pitched vocal style which he would use later in his career. Levine, Madden, Ondrasik and Carmichael played their first show together as Edible Nuns at their Jr. High dance, playing cover versions of nineties favorites such as Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains.
As the trio progressed through high school, the drummer left the band. He was replaced by Amy Wood, a friend of one of the current members. She would soon leave the band and again the group was a drummer short, leaving a window of opportunity open for Levine. He would reconnect with Ryan Dusick, who completed the band on drums. |
