Adam Levine, lead singer of the band Maroon 5, is sad that there are no more bands. In a new interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music to discuss Maroon 5’s new song “Beautiful Mistakes” with Megan Thee Stallion, Levine laments the lack of bands in the current pop landscape and becomes nostalgic about the halcyon days of bands like Avril Lavigne:
You look back at things, and it’s funny, I showed my kids music videos, my little girl. And it’s funny how you go back and watch these old videos again and listen to these old songs, and I’ve played a lot of Avril Lavigne records before. Like guy, “I’m with you” is like – it gives you tears. It’s crazy, because you did not remember it the same way, because you took it for granted, because it was like when you were growing up, and it was just part of what you had on the radio. But there are some great songs that I did not understand then.
It’s funny, when the first Maroon 5 album came out, there were other bands. I feel like there are no more bands, you know? This is what makes me so sad is that there were only bands. There are no bands anymore, and I feel like they are a dying breed. And so, in a weird way, as far as … I mean, there are still a lot of bands, and maybe they are not so much in the spotlight, or in the pop spotlight, but I wish there could be more of those in the area.
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