Maroon 5 - James Valentine Appreciation #3: Because we love his friendship with Adam

**wickedrum** · 01-22-2016, 07:38 AM

James Valentine Appreciation Thread

So you see him as the Maroon5 guy who always wear Nebraska. His name might've caught your attention because you always go on a date on Valentine's Day. Yes, James is from Nebraska and his last name is Valentine, though those aren't the only things we especially love about him... His smile; he co-wrote the best love song ever (SWBL); he's funny; he loves people; he knew a lot about advertising; he's handsome --- he's single? or is he? So if you think you have all the signs of a Valentine lover, sign up, grab a chair and listen to his music, afterall, didn't I say he co-wrote the bestest love song ever?

FULL NAME: James Burgon Valentine
BIRTHDAY: October 5, 1978
BIRTHPLACE: Lincoln, Nebraska
PLAYS: Guitar

Top Five Albums:
Firehose, "Ragin' Full On," Steely Dan, "AJA," Beach Boys, "Pet Sounds," Frank Zappa, "Hot Rats." The Police, "Outlandos d' Amour"

Top Five Movies:
"Kicking and Screaming", "Spinal Tap", "The Jerk", "The last Starfighter", "North by Northwest"

Top Five Books or Authors:
J.D. Salinger, John Fante, Charles Bukowski, Dave Eggers, Nick Hornby

Favorite Thing to Do On a Day Off:
Snowboard, play tennis

Equipment List:
Guitars: Telecaster Deluxe, Custom Telecaster, Les Paul Custom; Amps: Divided by 13, Fender Dual Professional; Effects: Snarling Dogs Wah, Divided by 13 Overdrive, Line 6 Delay, Phase 90, Dunlop Rtotovibe

Artist/Band That I Have Always Wanted To See in Concert:
Frank Zappa

What I'd Like to be Other Than a Musician:
I was studying to work in advertising

Most Prized Posession:
My Gibson ES-346

Quotes:

"I really like the guys in my band. They drive me ****ing crazy a lot of the time, but it's mostly been a pleasure being stuck in vans, buses and planes together over the last couple of years"

"We have the funk-soul influences, we're not interested in being retro.. we're interested in taking soul music influences to the next step... we're not going to have Funkadelic horns or anything"

"These major labels chew up bands and spit them out, If your single isn't blowing up on radio within the first two weeks, you can get lost in the mix right away"