Maroon 5
Subtitle: shooting for the stars
By: Chloé Govan
Publisher: Omnibus Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781783050437
Subjects: Rock musicians; Biography; Rock groups; Maroon 5 (Musical group)
Other titles: Shooting for the stars
Description: Since debuting in 2002, Maroon 5 have sold millions of albums worldwide and won 3 Grammy awards. Their biggest hit single yet is Moves like Jagger featuring Christina Aguilera, selling over 8.5 million copies. In 2012 they released their fourth studio album, Overexposed and are currently working on their fifth album. This biography includes details of Maroon 5's struggle to find early success in the music industry as Kara's Flowers. Exclusive interviews with school friends will provide the inside story on this troubled time in the ambitious foursome's lives The inside story on Kara's Flowers from the first demo to the muted success of their only album. The woman who inspired the band's name will exclusively reveal her relationship with singer Adam Levine. Includes details on Adam's troubled relationship with Vogue editor-to-be Jane Herman and how their break-up influenced many tracks on the album Songs About Jane and his other high profile relationships with amongst others Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Cameron Diaz, Jessica Simpson and the Russian Victoria's Secret model Anne Vyalitsyna, with whom he posed naked on the cover of Vogue Behind the scenes accounts of the group's tours with artists including the Rolling Stones. The evolution of the band across their four albums, including the inside story behind collaborations with Rihanna, Christina Aguilera, Alicia Keys and Kanye West.
Table of contents: title: High life in the city of showbiz; title: Signed; title: Boulevard of broken dreams; title: There's something about James; title: And then there were five; title: Love is the greatest drug; title: Running for the Hollywood hills; title: Stepping back into the shadows; title: Overexposed.