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Michael Allen Madden[1] (born May 13, 1979) is an American musician and former bassist for the pop rock band Maroon 5. [2] Life and music career. Madden was born in Austin, Texas.
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- He is a founding member of Maroon 5. Mickey started playing with fellow band members Jesse Carmichael and Adam Levine when the three friends were in junior high school together in Los Angeles.
- Mickey and Adam are the only two original band members to remain in the group. Jesse Carmichael eventually left the band to pursue a different a path in music, and has returned intermittently throughout the Maroon 5 band members’ careers.
- Mickey has released six studio albums with the band. Maroon 5’s popularity began to swell in the early 2000s. Together they have released six studio albums together — Songs About Jane (2002), It Won’t Be Soon Before Long (2007), Hands All Over (2010), Overexposed (2012), V (2014), and Red Pill Blues (2017).
- He’s become a Grammy nominated and winning artist with Maroon 5. The group has been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards from the Recording Academy and won three coveted statues.
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Michael Allen Madden, also known as Mickey Madden (born May 13, 1979) is an American musician, who is best known for being the former bassist in the pop rock band Maroon 5.
Madden was born in Austin, Texas. He began playing in junior high school, playing in garages along with friends Jesse Carmichael (guitar/vocals) and Adam Levine (vocals/guitar). The bands Pearl Jam and Nirvana were among their influences. In 1994, with the addition of Ryan Dusick (drums), the band Kara's Flowers was formed.
After the break-up of Kara's Flowers, Madden attended classes at UCLA. After Madden attended college, the group reformed (with James Valentine joining the line-up as the new guitarist and Jesse Carmichael mainly playing the keyboards) and pursued a new musical direction, changing their name to Maroon 5. Throughout their career, the band has released 6 studio albums: Songs About Jane (2002), It Won't Be Soon Before Long (2007), Hands All Over (2010), Overexposed (2012), V (2014) and Red Pill Blues (2017).
Madden also has a side project called Collapsing Scenery, with multi-instrumentalist Don Devore and Madden (who under the alias as Reggie Debris).
In July of 2020 he was arrested due to an alleged incident of domestic violence, which led him to leave the band and leaves Adam as the only original member of the band to not leave the band at some of time.
He is a vegan and supports Farm Sanctuary.
Nov 7, 2023 · Mickey Madden, co-founder of Maroon 5, is a talented musician, songwriter, and philanthropist. His enigmatic persona, dedication to music, and impact on fans make him an inspiration for aspiring musicians.
On June 27, 2020, bassist Mickey Madden was arrested in Los Angeles due to an allegation of domestic violence. [167] Madden took a leave of absence from Maroon 5 after his arrest. [168] The Los Angeles District Attorney ultimately declined prosecution; the case was dropped, and no charges were filed. [169]
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] .
Michael Allen Madden (Also known as “Mickey Madden”, born May 13, 1979, in Austin, Texas) is an American musician and the former bassist of Maroon 5, and he was one of the founding...
