The Questlove Show - Questlove Supreme: Adam Levine Part 2

Episode Date: May 15, 2024

Part 2 of Adam Levine's sitdown with Questlove Supreme features some backstories on Maroon 5 hits and his work with Kanye West. In step with Maroon 5's Las Vegas residency, Adam also speaks about the highs and lows of performing. Past QLS guest PJ Morton makes a surprise return as he and Adam discuss some of their most favorite albums across genres.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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We are back with part two of the conversation between Adam Levine and Questlove Supreme. It rhymes so it must make sense. Anyway, look, if you haven't, you must hear part one. Now don't forget, we did this in studio in New York. So there's a really great role called that Adam killed, and he talks about his first musical memories. Lots of funny stories and so much more. So check that out.

Now, let's get to part two of Adam Levine and kick it off with the brilliant, the ever-so-brilliant, Fonte with his question. How did you all make the transition from, you know, the Carol's Flowers days to working on your first songs about Jane, the first record? So I remember very distinctly like we were like, okay, I mean, I mean, Grant, fortunately we were all super young, you know,

so I thought in my mind, I'm like, you're running out of time, you know? Nah, for real, yeah. 19, you know. You don't realize how young you are. No, but that's part of the motivation, though, because I was so driven that I was like, okay, and, you know, we got to go now or it's going to be too late. And it's just a lot of exploration and, you know, getting into,

I started loving different musical styles because for a long time, it's kind of like when Stevie Wonder came in, and I started listening to a lot of Al Green and Bill Withers' records. It's just shit just changed for me. And I was like, oh, like, because I knew I hadn't, found like my own thing yet right and so and I started listening to the police a lot um prince just shit that wasn't like like weezer you know like green day or the shit that i was like growing up influence started changing i started loving to go see people you know musicians play

you know for hours you know just going to see stuff going to see guys that could do it on a level that was really amazing and so that changed the way i've approached music and i think singing definitely i think steve i have to credit stevie with like the big shift in the way i started going at it and i was like in like los felis at this point with a bunch of hipsters that were all trying to be like the strokes you know and shit so it was super uncool to try and sound like what we were trying to sound like what was the stevie record that grabbed you songs that's what gets you in yeah yeah yeah you got to go everywhere else right but that of course you know that's also like the white album like yeah yeah that's the craziest record it's everybody it's everybody

starting point. Would that be like off the wall or would that be like thriller? Thriller. Yeah. Okay. Songs is thriller. Okay.

And Intervisions is off the wall. Okay. Intervisions came second always. All right, so we're having, Rivers is coming on the show. Oh, no shit. So, because you're a weezer head. And this is my favorite subject.

Are you a Pinkerton? All right, here's a deal. That record's so fucking incredible. So, okay. Well, the blue record is the shit. Everyone lives for the blue record. No, man. But I feel like people sometimes ride for Pinkerton too hard as in, like, that establishes who they are.

I'm sticking to my initial feelings of Pinkerton. I listened to it. And I was like, it's not like the Blue Record. And I let it go. But then when I started reading every critic, every music snob was like, Pinkerton's there in a moment. So Weezer came out with his debut record. and, you know, in an era of like grunge music and all that stuff and sort of created their own lane in 1994.

And then in 96, they kind of pulled a 180 and did like an opposite record or maybe a departure record. I don't know. It remains to be seen. We'll ask them on the show in the future. And so they did this like art record. And I don't know. For me...

Look, I understand the criticism of it because the first one was super polished. Right. And it was like thought through. and like every song had I don't know it was kind of a perfect album honestly right and then the second one was raw and unleashed and it was like kind of a fuck you record kind of I kind of think

they were trying to yeah but that's okay their progress maybe the things that I look we shared a manager at the time so he gave us the record and I remember cassette tapes I had the tape before it came out and I like wore it out in my car and I listened to it every single

day whenever I could so I have like a special relationship with it because I felt like I had this like in where I could hear something before everyone else did and then they did the record I went to Tower Records fucking Tower Records Parking lot they played the second record and now they're coming back and playing the Blue Record

which I got to see but Pinkerton is like it doesn't sound good like it's the production's kind of it's kind of like you could tell they were trying to just like throw it together the guitar sounds weren't like pristine like the ones that were like so huge

it didn't have like an aggressive feeling to it it was artsy like you said but like the songs were just kind of as good i i believe the songs were as good it just they didn't give a shit they didn't want to sit there and like do takes forever and you could feel that but i kind of like i kind of just look through it and it's it kind of has like pixies production you know where it's just like like big fat drums and just kind of disorganized but it's chaos but it's great and i don't know i'll and I love it. And then they got more, then they kind of went back to like

put them together. Right. So it's special. I think that's why everyone's, who knows, but it feels like that's what was so special. I always expect the departure album

to be like the fourth or fifth album after you established a canon. And for them to... It's kind of hard though to like come out and just be like, hey, here you go. Fuck you. Well, I was hella confused at the time

and I think, you know, once three or four years went by and suddenly I installed this critical turnaround, like that was their greatest album. I didn't want to make, immediately jump on the bandwagon, so I, like, held on tight

to my initial feelings to it. What's crazy, though, is that, like, they had a crazy thing, because that happened, and then you thought that was a rap, probably, right? Because it was, like, but then they, like,

then people don't even know that record. If you either love Pinkerton or you don't even know or care about it, because they made these other popier records as time went on that were, like, much more akin to the first one. Right. So it was this weird blip on their,

on their trajectory. And they rarely touch it live in concert, which, to me, I don't know if they believe in it. I want to listen to it, see how he feels about it. Right. Because it must be a really interesting perspective coming from him. Okay.

But who knows? So, Rule 5 was your North Star. Weezer. Weezer. We're one of your North Star. I was like, well, fucking talk. You can be your own North Star. Do you see me trying to figure that one out?

Listen, I just need you to join Quest Love Supreme. I was like, yeah, I mean, it isn't not my North Star. You ain't hit the 5-0 yet, Adam. Not a new. Weezer was the band and I was like and then we departed from them and I started listening to all this other shit and that kind of changed everything and also I loved the fact I loved going against this a sick desire to always not do what everybody was doing like in town it was this like resurgence of like it was like joy division was back and then we was loving that and it was all you know strokes were so big and you can't one thing I would have will say I've learned over time is like you cannot do it better than the people who are doing it best in that moment And everyone kind of tries to go for that. Always. And you're like, don't do that.

Like, you need to juxtapose this a little bit. And so, and trust me, people didn't like it. Like, we started doing shows and shit. And people would be like, that sounds like Michael Jackson. Right. See, I heard it. I was like, oh, it sounded Michael Ness. I was like, that's when the Negroes came.

Like, wait a minute. The whites didn't understand. Listen, we've been rocking ever since. But the whites did understand. In the beginning. In the beginning. In the beginning, the hipsters in Hollywood were, like, what fuck is this guy doing?

And it's LA, too. He's not in New York. Now, if the white's in New York, y'all probably would have been down. But it's L.A. I don't know. I fuck with it. I sound like a funk band.

White kids who could play funk. It was exciting to be doing shit we kind of like weren't supposed to be doing it first. Because I was like, fuck it, we're going to do it. We can pull this off. I remember once. I forget who I saw on MTV. And they were talking about like,

oh, that's my jam or whatever, this love. And I was DJing and I remember that I needed like a mid-temple song N-C. and I was like scrolling and I was at the end of the alphabet

and I saw this love I was like well I never played that before let me see what happens and I played it and motherfuckuckers started like people love that song yeah

that's one of those ones yeah yeah in a moment of desperation I didn't know that was even clubbable you know it weirdly it is

and like when you even when we still when we play a live like the minute you're going oh people just freak out and it's that's one of those moments is that you're a lighter moment

No, that's the like no one, like the moment in the contract, I'm like, yeah, it is this time for this shit. Where does it fall on your set? Early. You were one of those guys early? Got a lot of hits. I know you're trying. Oh, my God. Well, here's the thing.

Number one, you guys have a lot of hits so you can afford that flex. In the last six months, we did a show with the spin doctors. Oh, Jesus. And them motherfuckers actually had the nerve to make like two princes like, number four. five in a 17 song set. And I'm looking at, I ran to the side of the stage, like, yo, they can afford the flex two princes that early and the answer was kind of no. And I was wondering how that works when like you play your biggest shit.

Like, oh, and they just did it so casual like, oh, and I'll say this song. Just be like EMF start and end with your unbelievable. Wow. Biz Marquis. Biz Marquis starts and ends with, um, just a friend. Every time. You know who's going to argue with that? No one.

No. The crowd won't. It's no, it's so, it's so, it's like not self-respecting, but it's so sick to do that. Wait, what is it like in a culture where it's like single, single, single, written an album of hits. You guys have that album is hits. It's hits out of the ass. Like, I've never, I haven't, I mean, there are other, of course, but like, that's a rarity.

How's that feeling, Adam? Well, what's crazy, do we talk about like Eddie Grant and people who had the one and they got to chase that? That's always like the crazy thing. I remember when we had our first big hit. It was funny because this love was our first huge hit. I remember actually it was the second biggest song of the year. You know what the first biggest song of the year was? Usher, yeah.

And this love was there. We're number two, man. Usher that year. But it was that meant both those songs were so big. And it was like my whole thought process. Because the first one we had the harder to breathe, which is the first song of the album. That was like top five, I think.

And then back back when you could know what a hit. hit was. Now I'm gonna know what the fucking was. There's a noble gauge. This love got so big and I'm like, oh shit. Like, and then she will be loved got huge and I'm like, oh my God. I was like tear worthy because you think, okay,

it could be it. One might be it and you know what? Lucky's thing in the world. Do you get worried when something gets too successful? Are you automatically thinking like, okay, can we keep it up? Can we? Can we? The hit game is a crazy thing because like your expectations get really unreasonable.

reasonably high. What is that, okay, well, metaphorically speaking, what is that high like when... Oh, God. Having hits, multiple hits, it's like two number one hits feels like a million because you've officially escaped the... One hit one thing. Right. So that's when you know it's real and that's when you know you could like really run with it. I think it's hard. You get pigeonholed, you know, you get put in this place where you're like, ah, this is like, this will define you forever. This song's going to follow you around. And when you escape, you. that a little bit, it feels really liberating. Because then you're like, okay,

this has a life beyond and again, in a lot of ways it's a champagne problem because a hit is a hit is a hit. But it's, look, as we know, it's hard to latch onto that when that's all people know. Can you even fit all your hits in one show or do you

I mean, it depends. Like, I'm a weirdo where it's like I love it when they're all big, big. And then the ones that aren't as big, I'm like, I'll do that one there. But that's how it starts. it is like I remember because we the band would fight a lot more back in the day about songs being and we we still fucking they still want to put shit on the in the set I'm like you crazy um how do you guys decide who who's the alpha when it comes to

okay yeah me but but but but also we've done things where we tried shit out I'm like it's not a good idea yeah I don't want to do it we'll do it anyway and then it's on the rare the rare occasions I'm wrong okay um But people want to hear, I think when you, and I guess you could say it's like, sometimes I wish we could kind of branch out and play more that I thought was going to be more received well. But then I feel like there's an expectation. Like you're not not going to play girls like you. You have to do it.

You're playing that song or you're an asshole. So like that's, and once again, it can't have any problems. But it's so fun to have a set full of hits. And I remember when we first started it was like, shit, okay, this one can go here. And then this one going to go here. and then this one has to go here. And then it was like, oh, but why not?

My whole thing was like, oh, what if we were just all hit? That's what I was thinking. I was like, manifest. I was like, gotta make them all hits. Wow. Where is weight in y'all's section?

I love that song, man. We don't play that song enough. Are you serious? I knew that was one of them. You don't play that song enough. And I love that song. That's hard because it's kind of mellow. Yeah.

So it's like, it's hard because we have a lot of ballads all of a sudden. I love that song, though. Nah, that's a jam, man, for real. I mostly judge acts not on the hits but the filler. Like, again, a lot of your favorite Stevie Wonder songs are filler songs. Like, at least for me, like Pastime Paradise wasn't a single.

Another fun fact. You know, I know. But still, like, when people think of songs in the key of life, they're thinking of Somersoft. They're thinking of other songs. Are they, though? Summersoft is like, I love something. No, they're not a movie. You were thinking of SummerSoft.

You're thinking of SummerSouth. Yeah, that's not as a song. You just dropped the one song that no one cares about on that record. No, but here's another great example. Do you know what song was not a single? What? Isn't She Lovely? Was never a single.

That's great. I thought Isn't She Lovely was the first single. It wasn't a single? No. It was an album cut that was so goddamn popular that we just thought. He eventually made it a B side of as, which I'd never. Oh, wow. I wish was the first single.

I never knew that. Wow, I didn't know that either. I actually thought, isn't she lovely was the first single? single off song, which wasn't the case. I wish was first. Then Sir Duke was second. And Sue Duke and I wish are back to back, right?

On the record? They go into each other. Yeah. Yo, P.S. That's what's so fucked up about that record. It's like, oh my God. But P.S., Adam, was it... What did you feel like when you saw that, P.J. Did the whole Stevie duet? Because like you said, right? Like, what was... He's talked about a lot, too.

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Basically, like, Jesse left for a little bit and came back. So when he left, he like, should we have some... someone play he um PJ came in I think that was it I think once PJ was in we had like okay well like a bunch of people are gonna come today and then PJ came in I'm like no we're good this is now full story because we have PJ's perspective Adam Blackstone too right because Adam Blackstone involved in PJ came in you introduce me too right yeah yes yeah there was a period where I thought I was going to be the exhibit of music like the whole pimp my ride thing well because we started playing with jay

Right, right. And then Eminem's... It was going to be Adam. Right, I was going to be Adam. And then Eminem called and was like, yo, fix my shit. And then we fixed this shit. And Kirk, dude, yeah. I think once the Tonight Show came,

then it was like, I can't do this. So I got to pass it off to somebody. So then you guys called. And I was like, wait, why would a group with hits want anyone from the roots to determine their future? Like, I literally talked myself out of him. I'm like, wait, he wants me to what?

They got hits. Like, they don't need me. Like just, you know, spread your six hits, like, throughout the, and so we put Adam on the case, of which I thought, like, they might not go for this. Like, I think they want me there. So I physically went out there. Well, and then Blackstone taught me a lot about shit that I took from him.

And I was like, okay, like, I'm going to do. Right, because he was your job music director. He was our MD for a couple tours. But then I was like, then I kind of like took all the, I was like, okay, now I know I'll do the way good. Get out of your story. But I wanted to ask you the session. for her to say

with Kanye, what do you remember about? Oh my God. Yes, Adam. That was crazy. That was a crazy. Thank you for

bringing that up. That was one of my most favorite moments. You know, back then it was like everybody was around everybody all the time. It was just,

there was actually a scene still. And we were at the EMAs. We were on our way to the EMAs in Europe. And he was on the plane and we met and we talked. And he was like,

hey, I got this they need let's do something and so we're on the plane he plays me this beat and I was like I have I got something perfect for it

he's like all right cool I'll hit you want to get back in LA we'll go in the studio and was with John Bryan which I thought was like the craziest choice so cool like that what makes that record sounds so great I think

is that that collaboration was awesome so we show up and I'm like he's there they're there and they're like hey go in do it and we cut it and it was like it was just one of the best music I've discovered and it's taking me long enough to realize this

happens instantly and without thinking about it. And the worst thing you could ever do, I think is sit down and try to write a song because that won't ever work. You know, I can't just be like, okay. And so it just has to be, you have to be so unselfconscious and just freed it. And that was it.

And he trusted me, I trusted him. Neither one of them really said much. They were kind of just let me do my thing. And then I left. And I was there for an hour, you know, but it was just so quick and easy. So you wrote what you sang? He had like heard him say

And so then I had a song that actually I put the song on an album of ours that was not that was the version of heard him say before But ours was like nothing's ever His was nothing's ever promised tomorrow today And mine was nothing lasts forever but be honest It hurts me hurts but it'll be the only way We took those two and we smashed him together

And made him made what became heard him say But it was it was the same melody So the melody went over the beat perfectly, like eerily, perfectly. And I was like, shit, that was just one of those, like, synergistic moments that I'll never forget. And then it's one of my favorite things I wrote. Yeah, no, that's always hard. Yeah, yeah. And to this day, that's like all the shit I've managed to accomplish with Maroon 5.

Like, that's the number one thing that I get the most of them, especially from guys. I did all my. Yeah. Guys are feel comfortable saying that they love, they may not say comfortable they like sugar, but they, they don't mind dropping the conning. record where you guys are now with doing your residency stuff

how do you and it's so weird that you know maybe pre Celine Dion yeah Vegas was seen as a four letter word of a career like you want to avoid

the end of the the train stop which is that but now it's almost like you got to get a Vegas Vegas used to be that way singer being on TV

used to be that way and you'd be like shit is this is it They're gonna do a TV show. So it's changed so much, and I think we kind of let, we gotta let it come to us over time, because we had a couple offers early, early.

I was like, it was too scary because nobody was really doing it yet. Did you have trepidation about accepting the voice? Like, wait a minute. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. I'm a singer-songwriter, and I don't want to. I was like, what the f-back then?

I mean, it was like 2011, 12. Did you discuss it with the band first, or like? Oh, the band was not happy. I know they weren't, because it's like, I'm not working. What do you mean you're going to work? every day. But also, forget about that. They were like, what are you doing?

Right. And what's going to make us look like? You're going to share this and spin around. We're going to ruin our career. So there was a lot of fear with the voice. And like, I remember that too. And I remember even then being like, remember I earlier I was like, hey, let me lead. I didn't believe my own words, but I was like, it's good, it's going to be great. I was like, shit, I don't know

if it was going to be good. Because the band kind of like plateaued a little bit. And so we were looking for something and it was one of those moments where I was like, this could either be the biggest disaster or the greatest I'm either going to look like a genius or an idiot There's no in between it So what was the process of coming up with Jagger

And at the time did you feel like All right, this is it Or was it like an arranged marriage situation Where it's like I gotta have a song for the show And well what's crazy This is a great story I'm so how big it's tell you guys this story This is a great fucking story

So we had a single out So we had I think this was like our third Third album We had a single out called Never Gonna Leave This Bed Which is a great song But it just wasn't a hit And it wasn't it was

was kind of stalling and all that stuff. And the label, it would kind of like one of the, like I said, we were kind of, the band was kind of plateauing a little bit. And, but I was on the voice that just started shooting the voice. And this song kind of, movies like Jagger, it just fell into our laps. Like this guys had it and they were like, originally the story with it was that it was meant for like a female artist

to sing about a guy. He's like, he got them moves like Jagger. Gotcha. And knowing what he wanted to touch it, really, and then I think even maybe it was pitched to like Janelle Monet at up at some point it was like I know that sounds crazy yeah she didn't obviously didn't want to do it but like I remember hearing that name right it was early early and then I kind of got in there and I had like I'm lyrics guy like if the lyrics are really bad like I can't

touch something so I had to go in and I was like look I think this could be great I'll say I got the movies like Jagger they're like I sure you want to do that that's kind of a crazy thing to say because the song was about like a romantic you know it love interest for a girl It was like a totally different perspective. Right. And I was like, yeah, fuck it, why not? And then fixed the lyrics, which were like not good. And Shelbach, great songwriter, producer kind of was his like colonel.

It was basically his idea. But it was like gibberish on the lyrics. So I got to run with those a little bit. Were you allowed to? Yeah. Okay. I couldn't live with what was there. Like, bro.

Said that sounds like a Max Martin situation. Well, I had never co-wrote before. Okay. I didn't know the rules. I was like, yeah, we got to change his fucking lyrics. He's Swedish. Okay. They're Swedish.

It was very. it was a lot. Oh, that is, I don't want to sing you from the Max. It's Max and Shelbach. Yeah, it was Shellback. And that was like early

because he was like Max's protege kind of. That was like the beginning of my relationship with Max and Shelbach and all the, that was like the Swede era who I do that.

Did you physically go there? No, I didn't go, I haven't gone yet. Okay. And I still haven't gone but they were all here. Their lyrics are all gibberish though.

They don't give a shit about later. Which was great. They care about. Melody. Melody. It's all melody. Now I've got to go back You can listen to all those songs.

But that was a dream for me. Yeah. Because I'm like, oh, cool, I do give a shit about it. And they're free to let you do. And they're like, great, we don't give a shit. So I was like, awesome. It was a perfect relationship. So they then may prioritize that.

But that's what that's the thing. But they were the best at that. So they had that and I was like, I'm going to talk about like, your favorite car, your Ferrari. I'm like, no. That sounds like that. I was like that shit, right? Okay. So we changed it.

We made them more bearable. Anyway, so that happened. It was great. It was fun. We were like, man, we got a fucking monster. I went to Mark Burnett. It was a producer of the voice. And I'm like, so we had to sing. So here's where the story gets really good. We had a single out. So the, you know, Interscope was pushing the single. And we had this other song, right?

That we didn't fucking really. I mean, I wrote it, but not really. And Jordan, our manager, kind of hatched this scheme of like, okay, so we got Christina Aguilera to do the bridge of that song. She's on the voice too, obviously. Mark Burnett's like, I want this song. Like, I don't want you to do your single. I want you to do that. I played it for him. I played the song for him.

I played the song from him. He's crazy. He's like, do it on the show, but you have to get someone from the voice and I'm not going to, we can't play your single. You gotta do this song. I'm like, all.

Interscope's not going to like this at all. Is Ron Fierrearer anywhere in the story? No. Damn, he was going after this. Jimmy. Jimmy was still kind of running things. Whenever I hear interscore. Beats was like about to happen.

Okay. Ah, okay. He almost kind of didn't give a shit even back then. Trust me. He was like, ah, so head phones. Long, yeah. I've been there before Anyway, go ahead

I'm like, I'm like, want to just keep in the time You already know I'm Paul So many potholes But here go So wait So this I'm Paul

and that shit Between y'all Straight up Just man listen Facts Come on Love this guy All right good

So So we're like Okay How do we do this Because we got a fucking song So we didn't tell anybody Inderscope Which is like

Crazy right We just did it And it was live, right? So that was when, like, the song would go available. It would, like, you do something on TV. A zillion people would watch it because that's when people used to watch TV. And then the next day, the shit was just, boom, shoot to the top on, like, iTunes and all that stuff. And so we just didn't tell anybody.

We did it live. And so that night, Jimmy, everybody calls and is like, what the fuck? Like, our label guy, our indie guy was like, this is fuck, what the fuck? You guys went rogue? Like, you have a single out? I can't believe you didn't. This is the worst piece of shit I've ever heard in my life. What are you doing?

And Jordy was just like cold-blooded. He was just like, let's talk in the morning. Jordan, you know. And he was like, let's just talk in the morning. And of course, the morning. Boom, biggest song on the planet. And so that was like, that was the moment where it was like, okay, where I could label, we will deliver the songs to you and you will put them out.

Like, that was the battle that we won. And I still, like, I will talk shit about all this. because I don't give a fuck. Like, because regular labels shouldn't tell, I don't think Pants was to do. And so that was where we took all the power because they were completely wrong. Hey, if we were wrong, it would be like,

we would be babysat for the rest of our lives. You would own it. Right. Plus, you had a steady path. After that, it's like, I'm still on this platform. So I'm still be selling your shit and it's going to go higher because I'm here.

So shut the fuck up. Like I said, we became A&R in that moment. It gives you my badge. So over that, after that, then they just left you guys alone. I don't think I talked to it, another person at a regular label to this day. That's nice.

I love it. Okay, so I did want to ask you as a member of a band whose manager was kind of like our Fifth Beetle, Richard Nichols, like he was our Peter Grant or George Martin, that devastated us so much that we never made an album after. Like, it took us 10 years to make, and one of the biggest fears was how do we even navigate without his presence to tell us things how did you bounce back from from Jordan's passing away like how did that affect the band you know it'll never be the same I think like for accepting that is important because when he passed away first all it was super sudden it was super tragic he was too young it was so you know still to this every

single day not a day goes by I don't think about it and it was a crazy moment because he passed away, all of a sudden we were thrust into that whole Super Bowl nightmare, which couldn't have needed him more for anything than I did in that moment, didn't have him. 2019? 19. Okay. So all these things happened that I really needed them for. So yeah, look, we talked every day.

Every single decision we made was a joint decision. Nothing was decided alone. So I felt overwhelmed because I did make a lot of these decisions with him, right? And then I would go to talk to the band. So shit, I mean, it's a hole that will never be filled. I think that I kind of thought to myself, okay, we got to have a couple big songs. Because first of all, he lived and died by if we could do that. It was almost like that's what kept me going.

It was like, okay, I know what this dude wants. Right. And, you know, you get into the ethereal and the spiritual and all that stuff. But like, I definitely felt like I knew what he would be saying, right? Like whether I was telling myself that or not, it's still I could feel. feel him all the time and I kind of tried to let him because you know we have great people and you know great people taking taking the reins but of course it's never going to be they all know it's never going to be the same and I just tried to like listen for him a little bit and just go okay

I could tell when he was angry I could tell he's fucking laughing I could tell when I could I could tell when I was about to make a decision that he would be pissed that I would make right and just tried to like adhere to that a little bit but I mean it's just and still I mean it's it's not as heavy as it was in the beginning but like you know did the Super Bowl I mean no no one really caught it but this first thing I said on that mic was like this for you Jordy you know the most exciting moment I think for me kind of post Jordan was surviving the Super Bowl but that's the whole the fucking nightmare conversation but it was uh it was like having a big big big song memories girls like you like those were big songs and they were after Jordy and so like that made me feel

like, okay, like, can, we can do a version of this, like, without him, but it also never feels like he was really gone. So, and still, every night I play memories, it's like, think about him every single night, you know. Okay. So it's, he's still around. He's still around. But, yeah, it's, it's impossible. It's fucking impossible not to have him.

But it forces you to grow up and now. Yeah, and take more accountability for the decisions, you know, make those decisions with confidence. Yeah, and grow up. You got to grow up because he was my greatest. I always say he was like my protector, a dude, I have my back, you know. A win is a win. A win is a win.

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We have award winning, Grammy Award winning God. Eddie, what up, PJ? What's up, guys? Enter Hey, I'm Adam. I'm happy to see this in life. I'm a buddy.

What's up, man? So, PJ, how does it feel to have these guys in your band? And, you know, please. He's carrying six Grammys, wow. These guys, we'll know the band we have eight. We got eight Grammys. Who's got? Yeah.

Yeah, we only responsible over less than half of those. Wait, does it matter? No. No, of course not. If it matter, we wouldn't be talking about it. We'd be holding it inside. Yeah. No, it's a fact.

Yeah, no, he jokes about it on stage almost every night. I'm like, PJ, like the ex-keyboard, I introduce this guy. He loves when I talk about it, all his Grammys. Right. Because I hate it. I love it. I hate it. Amir told me I was going to win more Grammys.

And I'm like, man, you know, it's cool. I'm happy to get that one. It took forever for me to get one. Nah, man. So I'm like, you know, man, look, I'm just. happy. They all can't fit in the bathroom either. You gotta put them out on your your man. Yeah, but I mean, I think it's also such different worlds too. I mean, I'm, you know. Yeah, on the tour thread, you know, on our band thread, I'll be like,

congrats PJ? And I'll be like, yeah, congrats PJ? Yo, I just asked Adam. I was like, what was it like when you saw that PJ got the duet with Stevie? He was like, yeah, I like to remind him on. I'm like, whatever, man. I remember my first beer. I did that shit. Yeah. No, you performed live with him at the Like live aid or something. I performed live eight and almost was so petrified I almost didn't make to the stage in time.

What's on? Really? Oh yeah. It was like a million people. What's the wrong? What's the wrong? Like a record, Judge. Signs to deliver it.

Okay. And by the way, talk about no rehearsal. I meet the dude. Sorry, I'm taking your shit right now, but you can talk about TV after me. This is yours. I'm kidding. I'm kidding.

He goes, he goes, he goes, no, like, I'm listening to the record kind of thing. I'm like, shit, okay. I mean, I know the record. doing his atlips and all this. Practicing to it. I meet him for 30 seconds, right? And he gives me a big bear hug,

a big Stevie bear hug. And he's like, all right. He's like, 20 minutes before we go, right? And he's like, all right. So you do like a fool? He's telling me all the shit I got to do. I'm like, really, bro? Like, this is it.

He's like, yeah. He's like, oh, town style. Yeah. And so I'm like, all right. And so I'm standing on the stage and Fred, you know, tour managers got me and he goes, Ah, Levine, come out here. And I'm like,

I've never frozen before but it was like a million people there and it was Stevie and like if you fuck this up it's not good and so I'm like oh shit and you can see there's a video of it you see me running to get to the mic and then of course in the worst fashion I mess up the first line so bad I mean I caught myself and finally got into the

it was great it wound up being great but I was like I can fool I want to say too long and then like I was so bad. It was horrible. It was so bad. It was horrible. You're still here, man. Thank God I figured that out.

Anyway, that's my TV story, so I did it. So how far in the creative process are you guys into another, like your next project? Man, I'm writing. We have, I am on one. Like, no more co-writers. No more co-writers. So I'm done.

It's just after however many years and all the things we got to do, like I finally have just started doing it on my own. And everything now is coming from me, starting with me. And that's, I have never been happier. Like it originally was, yeah. I'm going nuts. So when do you, for your creative process, when is your best time of creating? Are you a nighttime person, first thing in the morning person?

Daytime, like midday. Like, I'm useless like after eight and in the early, early morning, like I need to do shit to like get my brain right. What is your morning routine? Just like exercise. I have to exercise. If I don't exercise, I can't think. Like I have to get out and run, do something.

I have to do something. Yeah, shout out to Austin. Yeah, I'm like, shout out to my trainer. Austin, I love you, baby. Well, yeah, it's exciting for me because I joined the band at a unique time, you know, to be 14 years in July. Wow. But I joined on the last album where it was like heavy, heavy, like all band, right?

The one you guys did in Switzerland. And then I always say pre moves like Jagger, post moves like Jagger. But then I think he just needed a break in a way, like just a brain break. And it took years from I think from all of that, I mean, eighth grade, you know, being a band, all of that. And to see him now, I hadn't, this is like vintage Adam. like excited, like a kid, like sending me records every other day, like, and they're good, and they sound like him. And it's like, I tried to give them some, you know, some of my boys be like, yo, man, slide this.

I said him, he was like, bro, I just got to, I got to do it myself, you know? And I totally understand that. So I'm just, I'm excited. It's the opposite. It's the opposite. It used to be, for a minute, I felt like the security blanket of like, if the ideas came from elsewhere, that I wouldn't have the pressure of creating them. and that's addictive,

especially when you have some success with it because you're like, okay, fuck, this formula works. And then very, very recently, I don't know what's going on. This is a whole other sidebar, but music is crazy. Like, I don't know, I have lost, maybe I'm old, I don't know what's going on,

but like, shit is sideways. And so much. I don't know what's happening. Yeah, I understand. So I started getting ideas as usual, but like every idea was, one idea was worse than the next. I'm like, I can do better than this.

So I think that was a very organic, like, way to come to that conclusion. It wasn't like, yeah, because you were cool with the other, I mean, like, you were curating, you know, and then you would fix these lyrics to make it fit, fit us. But, like, now it's like, nah, I can't even hear. I don't want to hear other stuff. I'm not interested. Like, I used to only be interested in that. And now I'm like, no, no, no.

I hope I'm not asking this. This is a dumb question and y'all have already done this because I know that PJ, you do background vocals and stuff. But have y'all ever, have you all done anything together yet? Like, as lead in a way? Well. You need to come, by the way. I know, I know. We talked about it.

Look, it's crazy to say. I mean, I'm being in this been a long time. I'd be super busy when I'm not with the band. Oh, really, Adam. See that shit? I see that shit. He's locked in so much now. I'm like, man, why you wait until I just, like, fill in every gap that we have, you know?

I'm in South Africa. I'm like, I need parts of this. Like, what he's doing right now. I'm trying to get down. I sent a couple of tracks, but he's just moved. I'm talking about, like, three songs a day type vibe. That's what he's on right now.

But I've only written one song with the band, and it was because it was an experiment. Oh, my. 24 hours in London. I choose to not remember that. I know, bro. We had to create a song in 24 hours in front of the world watching. This was early, like, live stream.

So they just put a camera inside the studio. It's like Truman Show shit. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Straight up. And there were comments. I don't know. So then you see America go to sleep, and then you see Asia wake up

and they're all commenting like we love this part and it's like he took a nap and I was like we need this bridge he went to the other room and I wrote the bridge

it was all night it was 24 hours it was kind of like torture I would like this experience literally torture no that 24 is a little different once you get into 18 and 18 I feel like right now

we'd be out in like three hours because we were making yeah it's done but back then it was like weird I think the general rule for me, if we're still harping on an idea after 20 minutes then it's time to lock it down

and do it or go to the next door. It's got to be an instant. It's got to be, it's there. If it's not there, it's not there. That's how I feel about it. I don't work. If it's work, it's work. You know what? You just get so stuck. I know you guys don't like that idea, but I now want to creatively explore that idea

as a project. The 24, though? But you don't like the pressure. I don't remember it. You just get Because it was traumatized. I mean, like, yeah, you, you, you don't want people to watch you do that. You're like. Okay. Look, there's a world where I could see.

It's like, I can see your wheels turning about it because you're like, that sounds kind of dope. Yeah, I'm like documenting right now. When you get in there. I like a platform that will. I like the compact time. I just did an album in 30 days in Africa. So I like that. Oh.

But the 24, like the night. I like sleep. You know what I'm saying. And having people watch it. You have to like be able to be like. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

It's like, I just think to observe a process is to change it. Like, you're not really, if you're watching me create now, I'm conscious that you're watching me. So now I'm going to do some different. Remember, because they came to shoot us like a couple weeks ago, and I was like, and it was me, I was flying. Like, I was on one.

And then the second they all got in my face, because when we did the thing, it was camera people and sound people everywhere. It's a whole time. It's a production. It's not good. Yeah. No, that's not comfortable. No, no, no.

Yeah, it's probably like sex scene, but everybody. Damn it. Not, for real. Maybe get Gopros, but make sure there's no people. Like this. Show it after. Like the brother style. Yeah.

Yeah. I got it. I got it. I got it. We can improve this process. All right, we got to wrap this show up. However, one final question, because I wanted to ask just frothy, everyday, regular questions. But I'll pose it to the both of you.

House on Fire and you got to save five albums. Don't do this. And not box sets or greatest hits. How about double albums? Double albums are allowed. as a single album. What five albums are you saving? PJ you want to go back and forth.

Okay. Yeah, that's easier. That's good. That's good. A collective first. Which Stevie? Intervision's probably for me. Oh.

Yeah. That's not as much music as songs in the Key of Life, though. No, I'm saying. You gotta repeat those nine songs. Yeah. All they had the beat. Warren, sweet cherry. Go see you.

Now making the cut. Just a drum solo. And you got to, come on. You got to say, the microphone. I'm going to take songs in the key life just because it's longer and I'll get more out of it. And it's safer. All right, next.

Oh, fuck, come on. All the albums I like are short. I'm looking for length. A lot of the albums I like her short. I'm with you. Okay, five albums. Don't worry about impressing this crew. Just say your natural shit.

Maybe you go. I probably take Abby Road. Okay. I was going to say fucking Abby Road. You can take yours too. Y'all on the same thing. There are two copies. There are two copies.

There are two copies. Abby Road. All right. All right. Off the wall. Yes, sir. All right. Three, two. Now I'm tempted to go, like, doing another Michael record.

No, do you, do you, and. Okay, okay. Well, if Thriller's not on your list, your house deserves to get burned. See, don't do that. I like the pre. I like the pre. Off the wall is the Pinkerton of Thriller's Blue album. Okay, I'm not because you said off the wall, but I would, between those two, I, I, yeah, Thriller.

Look at the Thriller. That's three, right? All right. All right. All right. Now I'm, now I'm stuck a little bit. Throw me the one album you wouldn't expect your band base to expect that you liked. My fan...

Cats Stevens. You don't know if they would know about Abby Rose. Trust me. Beatles and black people are well-ish-mening with each other. No, no, I'm saying I don't know if my fans would think I like that Abby Rose is my pick. I would expect you to like the Beatles. Probably a James Taylor record. Okay, which one?

Yeah. Well, I started on a greatest type thing. I didn't go separate record. But like Carolina on my mind and Sweet Baby James. Yeah. So it's probably that. Shout out to the James Taylor episode of Quest Love Supreme.

Just want to put that in there. You know, I know. I know. I'd be hitting Laiaeer like, that one was so good. Yeah. That's surprising. I didn't know you were a J.T. man.

What? See? That's how you get to know each other. What's so crazy? I don't know. But I found out about James way later in life. It was like an American music awards or something.

And they were honoring him and they played Fire and Rain and I was like, yeah. What is that? No Kermit? And I just went and like, man, I always go all the way back and I got to Apple.

Shit. We found out about James at the episode because we thought his music would reflect his life. Oh. His life is the exact opposite

of his life. His life is a warrant. Yeah, yeah, yeah, no. He is a warrant. Yeah, his life is like that. It's everywhere. All right, your last record. I've been sitting here

trying to think about it and that's hard. You got to do stuff. No, I got to five. I only did three, man. Anyway. Yeah, he only did three. No, who's counting.

Okay. I don't want to piss you. I'm going to be like, oh, you're going to judge my choice. No, Oh, it's hip-hop. What's one of your favorite hip-hop? We'll say hip-hop.

Got narrow it down to the genre. But then you're gonna judge this choice too. Okay, just because it was the first. No one's judging you on the show. Stop it. Not overtly, just quietly. Well, you get out of my head and get out of your head. I want to hear it.

Okay, listen, if I'm only, I'm taking my five records, as far as hip-hop, as far as the first hip-hop record, her first record I ever heard that blew my mind, Raising Hill. Oh, come on. Because it's like I got to take out all the way back. And then the final. Five would be Ooh, this is going to be so generic.

No, that's not. Dude. I have to, though. Because there's so many big songs of Herring. We respect that. Yeah. We do. Even though I was going to say

Witch Prince record because Raspberry Beret is my favorite around the world. That's not my favorite album, though. That's my favorite song. Same. Yeah. My favorite album is Parade,

which, you know, was sort of a weird period for him, but, you know. First record is self-titled, right? Yes. Yeah. That's great too. Yeah.

All right. So we, you guys. There you go. There we go. Yes, I know. We got to get you out here because the motherfucker's going to come and go do Fallon. Yeah. Oh, you're going to do a valet.

Oh, shit. We are on the show. Oh, yeah, that'll be her sister stuff. I don't even look at it. I don't even look at the schedule anymore. Yo, thank you guys so much for coming on the show. No, thank you all, man. Yeah, yeah.

Yo, man. The greatest Quest. That's a free fan ever, PJ. Yes. Adam. Thank you so much. On behalf of a brand new bill Damn, Bill, I'm forgetting your name.

Just Bill. Just the Bill. Yes. And Suga Steve and Lyon. D. Snyder called wants you to go fuck yourself. You know, we'll see you on the next round. Thank you, Adam.

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