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] The band currently consists of Levine (a constant member) and Carmichael (who took a hiatus between 2012 and 2014), alongside lead guitarist James Valentine (since 2001), drummer Matt Flynn (since 2006), keyboardist PJ Morton (since 2012) and bassist Sam Farrar (since 2016).
[1] In 2006, Ryan Dusick departed the band and was replaced by Matt Flynn, originally a touring member from 2004 to 2006.
[2] In 2010, PJ Morton auditioned to be a touring keyboardist and backing vocalist of Maroon 5 and joined the band.
[6] Since then, Maroon 5 was formally a seven-piece band until the departure of bassist Mickey Madden in 2020,[7] at which point Farrar moved to bass.