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}} Adam Noah Levine (born March 18, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and actor.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Adam Levine: 'The Voice' Complete Rock Star )〕 He is the lead vocalist for the Los Angeles pop rock band Maroon 5. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Levine began his musical career in 1994, when he co-founded the alternative rock band Kara's Flowers, of which he was the lead vocalist and guitarist. The band split up after their only album, ''The Fourth World'' (released in 1997), which did not gain popularity. In 2001, the group was reformed – with guitarist James Valentine joining the line-up – and began a new, musical chapter, changing their name to Maroon 5. In 2002, the band released their first album, ''Songs About Jane'', which went multi-platinum in the US. Since then, they have released four more albums, ''It Won't Be Soon Before Long'' (2007), ''Hands All Over'' (2010), ''Overexposed'' (2012) and ''V'' (2014). As part of Maroon 5, Levine has received three Grammy Awards, two Billboard Music Awards, two American Music Awards, an MTV Video Music Award and a World Music Award. Since 2011, Levine has served as a coach on NBC's reality talent show ''The Voice''. The winners of the first and fifth seasons, Javier Colon and Tessanne Chin, were on his team. In 2012, he made his acting debut as a recurring character in the horror television show ''American Horror Story: Asylum'' for the series' second season. He also starred in the film ''Begin Again''. As an entrepreneur, Levine launched his own eponymous fragrance line in 2013. The same year, he collaborated with Kmart and ShopYourWay.com to develop his menswear collection. He also owns a record label, 222 Records. In 2013, ''The Hollywood Reporter'' reported that "sources familiar with his many business dealings" estimated Levine would earn more than $35 million that year. ==Early life== Adam Noah Levine〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VLRY-5Y5 )〕 was born in Los Angeles on March 18, 1979 to Fred Levine, the founder of retail chain M. Fredric, and Patsy (née Noah) Levine, an admissions counselor.〔 Journalist and author Timothy Noah is his uncle. He has two brothers, Michael and Sam. Levine's parents divorced when he was seven. Growing up, he spent weekdays with his mother and weekends with his father. He underwent therapy for his parents' divorce, but called it a "waste of time" explaining that his parents could not "accept the fact that I might have been OK with it. I cried my eyes out and kicked and screamed and said, 'Why?' and all the things you do when you find out. A few days later I was fine but I still had to go to therapy." Levine describes his family as "very musical"〔 and credits his mother with "start() me out on the path". He also attributes his mother's idols - Simon & Garfunkel, Fleetwood Mac and, most notably, The Beatles - to shaping his musical style, calling them "a huge part of my upbringing".〔 He attended Brentwood School, where he met Jesse Carmichael and Mickey Madden, his future bandmates.〔 He carried his musical interests to high school, where he states he was "a little rebellious. I didn't want to do the things they were teaching me ... () consumed my every thought."〔 Levine used hallucinogenic drugs in his adolescence. In an interview with'' Q'', he said that using mushrooms "really forced me to look at myself" but added that he had never abused drugs. On ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'', he stated that he stopped using prescription drugs after his first experience with prescription drug Ambien, which left him unconscious for an hour. Levine's father and maternal grandfather are Jewish,〔 while his maternal grandmother was Protestant. Levine considers himself Jewish,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Adam Levine on Twitter )〕 though according to an interview with ''The Jewish Chronicle'', he "has rejected formal religious practice for a more generalized, spiritual way of life". He chose not to have a Bar Mitzvah as a child, explaining: "I felt as though a lot of kids were trying to cash in ... I just don't think it's the most respectful way to deal with God and beliefs and years and years and years of cultural heritage."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Adam Levine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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