Following the immense popularity of their third album Hands All Over, three-time Grammy award-winners Maroon 5 chat to Woman’s Day about their success and their upcoming Aussie tour.
“I just love Australia!” exclaims the band’s keyboardist Jesse Carmichael, 32. “I love the people, the ocean, the surfing, the accents and the general laid back attitude.”
The Los-Angeles quintet skyrocketed to fame with their 2002 debut album Songs About Jane, which reached #2 on the ARIA Album Chart.
After a second platinum album It Won’t Be Soon Before Long and numerous Grammy, MTV Video Music and Billboard Music Awards, Maroon 5 released their third studio album.
“We recorded Hands All Over in 2009 and 2010 in Switzerland with a producer named Mutt Lange [Robert John “Mutt” Lange who has produced albums for AC/DC, Nickelback and Shania Twain] and we lived at his house on the shore of Lake Geneva and we had a blast,” Jesse beams.
The album debuted at #2 in the U.S. Billboard Album Chart and sat sweetly in the Top 10 ARIA Albums upon its September release.
“My favourite song off the album is Just a Feeling,” Jesse reveals. “I just remember that one was something that came alive really beautifully in the studio in an unexpected way and it is always good when music is surprising to you.
“It is a rare thing for music to be really magical and pure and spontaneous.”
Maroon 5 will be joined on tour by Grammy nominated artist Sara Bareilles and Australia’s very own Ry Cuming, who released his self-titled debut earlier this year.
And as their world tour kicks off, Jesse has one last message Maroon 5’s fans down under.
“I love you guys more than any other country in the world!” Jesse gushes, adding, “I don’t know if it’s just a weird premonition or what but I have always had this feeling that I was going to marry somebody from Australia.”
Thursday 5 May, Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne.
Friday 6 May, Acer Arena, Sydney.
Saturday 7 May, Brisbane Entertainment Centre.
Tickets for all shows can be purchased at Ticketek .
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