![]() Here's what each coach had to say, in a joint interview, about the upcoming season.Īdam Levine, sixth season (two team wins), frontman for three-time Grammy winner Maroon 5.īlake Shelton, sixth season (three team wins), CMA Entertainer of the Year. "Is Kelly Clarkson the only identifiable prism of success, or is Jamie Lono, who doesn't have to make sandwiches in Chicago anymore," because he's touring? "Or the Swon Brothers, who don't have three jobs (and) are actually making music for a living thanks to you guys? That's success." "We never got together and said 'we're going to make stars,'" Daly says. We know exactly how it feels to be up there and to be judged by every single person in the audience," Shakira says.Īlthough The Voice hasn't produced a major star, the coaches and Daly point to singers who have gone on to music careers, including Cassadee Pope, Danielle Bradbery, the Swon Brothers, Gwen Sebastian and RaeLynn. "We're artists ourselves, singers and songwriters, and we've been in their shoes more than once. The Voice coaches say their show gives them the advantage of getting to work with singers they pick for their teams, rather than just judging them. "They started to sing a different tune, no pun intended, about how they want to be nicer," he says. Levine believes The Voice has influenced Idol, from this season's all-performer judges' lineup to their more supportive tone. I believe that's something we have to improve upon," he says. They've launched so many amazing careers, they've done such a good job with that, sometimes a better job than we have. " American Idol is a classic institution, but it's a very different institution. Levine praises Idol, which has produced stars such as Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood, but says he prefers The Voice. Last fall, The Voice rose to 14.8 million, clobbering Simon Cowell's recently canceled The X Factor. The Voice beat Idol last spring among young adults, and trailed by just 5% in total viewers (14.2 million to 15 million), winning the Emmy that has eluded Idol. That tenacity might apply in a larger sense to the singing competition's rise against the longtime king of the genre, Fox's American Idol, which has seen another ratings decline since beginning its 13th season in January. It's full-on, 'What's your problem?' this go-round," Shelton says of the coaches' give-and-take. It’s beautiful."The cordial, nicey-nice (of last season) is gone. I wish I had some input into it and had written some of it. I don’t think it can get better than this. John’s biggest point to me was, ‘You have to find a way to make him likable.’ ”Īs for Levine’s cinematic future? “I have no idea. ![]() “I think he thought I’d be able to articulate it on camera. “He was overwhelmed and so was I, and I believe that was why John (Carney) called me, because very few people get to experience those things. “Like in early 2000 when someone told me my album went platinum, that was when I partied too hard and did a lot of stupid things, and that’s part of who Dave was. ![]() “But there was a very specific point in my life where I thought, ‘Oh my God! I’ve made it.’ You don’t care as much about that as playing music. “When you become a musician, you’re never sure you’re going to be able to pay the bills. Granted, my story is very different than his but it was very easy to tap into what it was like. ![]() “When it happened to me, I was probably tempted by some of the same things he was. And this was a very specific time in his life when he’s in the midst of becoming successful, too. “He is a little bit of a jerk, you can’t deny that really. Levine, the lead singer of Maroon 5, People’s current Sexiest Man Alive and a judge on “The Voice,” knows Dave well. “Begin Again,” another intimate musical from Irish writer-director John Carney of “Once,” brings songwriter Gretta (Knightley) and her college sweetheart Dave (Levine) to the United States for his first rock tour.Īll too quickly, he succumbs to the things sudden fame can bring. “So I just pretended I knew what I was doing and Keira (Knightley) made me look good.” “I tried to take an acting class but it didn’t go well,” Levine, 35, said last week at the Crosby Street Hotel. NEW YORK - Adam Levine will insist “I don’t know how to act,” but anyone who sees him play a burgeoning rock star in “Begin Again” will disagree.
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