So one of my professors this semester is the father of James Valentine, the lead guitarist and back up singer for Maroon 5!!
If you don't know who James is, he is the gentlemen in this pic with the flowing hair and the green velvet jacket. (You must be cool if you can pull off GREEN VELVET huh)
He is an amazing guitarist and apparently everyone in the music biz wants him to collaborate with them. But since I have the inside scoop into Maroon 5, I thought I'd share some of the random/interesting things I've learned thus far.
- The band has been touring in Switzerland all summer and apparently none of them want to come back to America. They love it there.
- Adam Levine (lead singer) and James have Harleys that they take with them everywhere they go. They ride around the city/country all day to prepare for their concert. James wears a helmet but they can't convince Adam to wear one.
- Before the band met James, they were called Cara's Flower---eh?!
- Only Billy Joel and the members of Maroon 5 know the meaning of the name "Maroon". They won't tell anyone else.
- When Maroon 5 won the grammy for Best New Artist Kanye West (Booo!) freaked out and threw a major fit in his seat because he didn't win.
- James loves to ski and he comes to Park City a few times every winter to do so. The band's insurance provider requires that he wear rods and duct tape the rods to his forearms in order to ski. That way he won't hurt his wrists.
- My professor went to Maroon 5's most recent concert in Vegas and afterwards went up to James' suite at the Palms Hotel. On the way up to the suite, in the elevators and hotel lobby my professor described: "There were older ladies everywhere wearing gold jewelry and flashy outfits with boob jobs. When James got to the room I said what is with that?" James replied: "Oh Dad, those are just the cougars!" haha people are weird
- Lastly, the band is going on a college tour back East this fall and to test out some new songs and then.......they are coming out with a new album in Februaryish!
Sorry if you don't find this interesting, but it sure makes Monday and Wednesday nights a little better for me.
5 comments:
Great information! You never know what will happen at a night class, huh? I love Maroon 5.
(Kimberlie--Andrew's cousin)
I probably should add that I love censored Maroon 5. They can be a little, well..you know.
I think that is so cool. I love Maroon 5!
I love Maroon 5! That's so cool that James' dad is your professor. So random haha I think I'd heard that in my office somehow before...but I never heard those random facts. I liked the cougar one haha
Thank you! I want to make sure that I have the right email.....this is the one you left me brittanidibb@gmail.com...Is that right? Thanks again!!!
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