How i became a Maroon 5 stan in 2023 (after hating them for 25 years)

some say even i have the moves like jagger...
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[@proxideprincess]

this video is soooo real. i myself have been a victim of closing myself off to fun cool different music just bc of preconceived notions i had about the artists or even just so i can be “different” and not listen to what everyone else likes. growing up with the internet definitely influenced my way of thinking and i was convinced being a hater was funny and cool (it’s not) but as i grow older i’m switching my title of being a hater to being a lover. it’s way more fun living this way 😌 great video!

[@Pokav1deo]

I went a good long part of my life being turned off by most every band I deemed as “in-your-face” commercialized. I’ve found in just the last few years that by ignoring those bands, I missed out on a good deal of what I now deem to be interesting and exciting music. Maybe it’s time I give this band a chance. Love your channel man. Keep up the great work!

[@CinematicaObscura]

Hyperfixation gang rise up!

[@camillem.7970]

This guy’s over analysis of stuff makes me feel sane for thinking the same way. Hilarious

[@CinematicaObscura]

@@camillem.7970 Cozy has me lowkey wanting to take a few gummies and find out how I really feel about Maroon 5 and I too have hated them for 27 years

[@staceyb1571]

it’s sooo fun to have range, why narrow down the things that can bring you that much joy? i hope this inspires a ton of breakthroughs, it’s not very punk rock to only like what you’re “supposed” to lmao

[@alexradsby]

I respect Maroon 5 and I listened to Songs about Jane when it came out. The biggest change I noticed is that Maroon 5 don't write their own songs anymore really. Nowadays they work waay more like a normal pop act with tons of writes for each new record. Very different from their earlier records.

[@cornflowerblues30]

i became much happier when i stopped being pretentious about music. love this vid

[@rideordieclothing]

It’s super beautiful to be able to appreciate music of all types and expand your horizons as we grow. Love this vid

[@venusworship]

as a girl into emo music I developed a similar baseless vendetta against tswift as a preteen, and over the past year I’ve allowed myself to drop the hater vibe and internalized misogyny and have fun with my diehard swiftie friends. it’s so much more of an enjoyable experience to love something and go down the hyperfixation rabbit hole than to constantly judge!

[@XxMyLifeForHireXx]

Now we need a video about The Fray lmao❤

[@linnecai]

Yes! The Fray hate had me clutching my pearls for a minute lol Need this video

[@gabydollo]

YESSS IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE!! 🤣🤣

[@rebecasaboia9]

As someone who went through the EXACT OPPOSITE of your way (Maroon 5 was my favorite band for a long time and now im currently OBSESSED with Fall Out Boy) I sure have A LOT to say!! Hopefully you'll read it, but even if you dont, i just couldn't see this video without saying a thing haha (Warning: long text ahead) 1. Maroon 5 was the band who opened my horizons musically, because Adam was a coach on The Voice, and watching that show made me know a lot of music I wasn't familiar with. Some of which I liked, and some I didn't. That made me learn the lesson you were talking about at the end of the video. If you're still in your M5 hyperfixation phase I really suggest you watch it too, he was a really amazing and dedicated coach. ("Spoiler" alert: he brought Patrick Stump to help his team during season 7, which made me feel a lot of emotions lol) 2. The hype of High Hopes was my first time listening to P!ATD ever, and while it made me got deeper into Panic, I found it really familiar to Maroon 5 listeners: white tattoed weed user ADHD guy singing falsettos and making music in a completely different style than the first record?? This Brendon Urie might just be an Adam Levine 2.0, i thought then lol. So that was my first time liking an "emo" band and now my playlist has more alternative bands like that, all because of Maroon 5 lol 3. The BAND Maroon 5 is really good because the musicians are really good. PJ Morton (keyboard) has a solo career in soul/r&b/gospel and he is awesome; James Valentine is an amazing guitar player and he's been in other projects for some time as well (JAMZ); Sam Farrar, the bassist, is also in Phantom Planet; Jesse Carmichael, guitar, has made some cool scoring and he is a good producer; and Matt Flynn is such a solid drummer. But the spotlight has always been Adam, and he sure is a natural frontman, but recently he made some not so good choices, which kinda didn't help the image of the band. 4. These bad choices were not only musical (like stopping writing music with his bandmates), but also personal (having affairs and not being receptive to fans during some concerts). So now is not the best moment to become a Maroon 5 fan, I'm kinda sorry to say that, but I wouldn't be surprised if they have another hit in the next years and come back to charts again. They really seem to have found the hit formula, which have worked for years for them. And it's really interesting how they were successful both in physical and digital music platforms. 6. Guess you know it already, but every album has songs that are special and doesn't sound much commercial, like My Heart Is Open on V or Whiskey on Red Pill Blues or Figure It Out on It Won't or Sad on Overexposed. As basic as Maroon 5 may sound like they really have some GEMS that are worth listening to! 7. Search for Kara's Flowers to know the band pre-Maroon 5 and probably you'll like it even more lol If you make another video about Maroon 5 it might be cool to add some of that info. Even though now I think Fall Out Boy is better than Maroon 5 for some reasons, I'll never dislike Maroon 5 and their music will never be forgotten. End of my Ted Talk about Maroon 5 lol. Welcome to the Marooner fandom!

[@SavvyNitro]

my mom used to listen to her “Songs About Jane” CD constantly and i would think “ugh lame” but going back and listening as an adult was interesting and i can see why she liked it.

[@elaceyb]

I have a hard time listening to Maroon 5 now because Adam Levine gives me the ick, but Songs About Jane is a complete banger from start to finish. I was obsessed with that album when it came out when I was like 10 and it totally holds up today

[@xtheyan]

Best KZbinr in the world and no one will ever change my mind.

[@amandajacobs57]

I love Maroon 5. I've always loved all types of music but i did definitely go through a phase where anything that I thought was "mainstream" was super uncool. Thank God I grew out of that. I love finding new music. I've recently gotten back into Taylor Swift which has been really cool. It was a similar experience to what you just described.

[@EmpireAntz]

Kudos to you for continuing to diversify your content range into more 00s stuff my dude. To me, Maroon 5, by the time they got their first big hit in 2004, came to fill the void left by late 90s boybands like NSync. You know, they got the same type of musical cadence, maybe leaning more into the rockier side, of melodramatic male pop. Or at least I always end up putting their early stuff in the same platlists hahaha.

[@athanasiospapadopoulos6582]

I feel like this is something that happens to most people myself included; for the longest time I believed that I wasn't allowed to like bands like Coldplay or Imagine Dragons until I finally gave them a listen after liking the few songs of theirs that I heard and I found that I quite liked them. I guess the moral here is just to give artists a chance before you form an opinion on them.

[@seancrawford4786]

Have you heard the Kara's Flowers record? I really love early Maroon 5 but that album is the best thing they ever did

[@shelbydog0911]

I love this. I also have come to realize how much a like maroon 5. They’re fun and catchy and I enjoy the cringe of it all.

[@quentinbringthenumetalchil5125]

I ain’t gonna lie, Maroon 5 have a couple of good and catchy tracks. She Will Be Loved and Payphone (without the rap portion) are my favorites from them.

[@kristinakehrer]

Maroon 5 is about to get the “cozy bump!” Smiled and chuckled all through this vid! ❤️

[@therobotdevil2284]

The way you described falling down a hyperfixation rabbit hole couldn't have described my experience better throughout my life, in music related topics or otherwise 😆 I've been trying to challenge my preconceived notions about certain bands too, really enjoyed this video.

[@sixteenratsmusic]

NEW COZY UPLOAD LET'S FUCKEN GO

[@joehpayne]

man, that intro really made me feel seen. thx cozy

[@camillem.7970]

This Love changed my life forever

[@lizzard5914]

I never comment on anything. But this is my favorite KZbin channel. 😭😭 I agree with you in everything. 😂 Thanks for making all these videos

[@ScatWilliams69]

Welcome to the cool club, Cozy. I’m 31, and til about your age, I had the same kind of ignorant notions about popular pop bands and stuff. It turns out, hating on good music that most people like doesn’t make you look cool to actually cool people. Be open to everything. I love everything from Job For A Cowboy to Maroon 5 to Billie Eilish to bluegrass to blah blah blah. Just be open to good stuff. People always ask “what kind of music do you listen to?” I say “anything that’s good, I like.” Doesn’t matter what genre or whatever it is. Good music is good music. I don’t have a closed mind at all about music I am not fully into. Love the videos, bud. Keep ‘em comin.

[@Blake-ub4ts]

It’s also okay to not like any of that shit either. “Anything that’s good” is subjective

[@jeanlouiise]

Songs About Jane rips, but i can't get into much else. I appreciate this video, though! I always love hearing some Cozy lore.

[@caesarorzell600]

Your new appreciation for Maroon 5 has the same origins of me getting a new appreciation for Taking Back Sunday last year!!!

[@jacksonwarren8193]

How many gummies do I have to take to like maroon 5

[@untilyourbreathingstopsforever]

The 3 to 6 month obsession part is so real haha. Respect to you for galking about this

[@MellowGhetto]

KZbin a video about Maroon 5 by the channel: Your Favorite Band Sucks. It really changed my mind about Maroon 5 and gave me a whole new appreciation for their music. By the way, I love your content. Epic job you're doing. Keep up the good work!

[@kenadams7778]

This is an amazing video!🔥🔥

[@lexidarling]

I posted a joke comment before but seriously, good on you for embracing your inner wine mom! It took me a while to really care that much about Maroon 5, I got sick of Songs About Jane after I spent much of high school inundated by their radio hits and my sister playing that album non-stop. I still wouldn't call myself a superfan but looking back their career has had a huge amount of great songs all throughout the past 20+ years. Just damn good pop music.

[@Rubythereaper]

I literally enjoy every and all content you make 🙏🏼

[@MarielJoan]

To be honest, It won’t be soon before long has been the one album I have really enjoyed from Maroon 5 and to this day, can easily say it’s their best work. I remember listening to it as a 16 yr old, and being able to enjoy its mastery behind all the celebrity sparkle it was marketed with. I probably play it every other year, and still enjoy it very much.

[@waterducktreehose]

you're the best

[@annagagliardi5471]

MAKES ME WONDER>>>> he gets it!!

[@Ycpunkrock]

playing maroon 5's misery on rocksmith completely changed my perspective on maroon 5.

[@everoposuo]

I first got into Maroon 5 when I was 8. Then I started hating them largely because I was told to. Seeing them perform Wait on Kimmel made me fall back in love with them. Their absolute disgrace of a Super Bowl halftime show caused my opinion of them to once again plummet dramatically. You could say I have a love-hate relationship with them. I like to consider them a guilty pleasure; one of those acts I'm ashamed I like as much as I do (along with Coldplay, Snow Patrol, Onerepublic, The Chainsmokers, and MGK)

[@Ravioli-uw9uy]

I’m willing to listen. His explanation must be good Lmaoo

[@Ravioli-uw9uy]

@@moderndaymowgli Lmaoo I could never forgive Maroon 5 or Adam Levine. I totally understand dude

[@ey3z4ya]

​@@moderndaymowgliyeah you're just too punk for that right?

[@georgehancox2243]

Plz do a video on I see stars and their history 💪🏻 it would make my day

[@camillem.7970]

Listen to This Love sung by Blake Lewis on American idol in 2007

[@TicoTacoz]

History of Owl City WHEN?

[@jakehedlund5583]

hey goat

[@EducatedNation2]

I would also recommend Mike the snares video about Coldplay

[@hotcupococoa]

The only ones i ever had an issue with are Dave Matthews. They do a weekend show every summer by me and its worse than dead and co and phish combined.

[@ryan_is_here_now]

She will be loved has a great message in both the song and the music video about loving and caring for someone who’s in an abusive relationship and you can tell that that’s something the band still to this day still stands by as literally in 2020 there forever bassist who had been with them since the absolute beginning was arrested for domestic violence and the band IMMEDIATELY booted him. You know how many bands in the scene have abusers and predators getting exposed but yet they do literally nothing about it

[@posergrave]

this was cracking me up ty for sharing

[@christa.mp4]

i've been vaguely interested in maroon 5 since you talked about it in your video about the cab because i love the cab so much. i bet i would like their older stuff but the thing is i absolutely hate the singles i've heads off their most recent album, like they're on my list of worst songs ever, and idk if i can reconcile that

[@Snowcano]

Makes Me Wonder is so good.

[@lexidarling]

Maroon 5 >>> The Beatles tbh. Maroon 5 have been massively successful and cranking out hits for two decades, and they’ve been around as a band for nearly three if you count when they were Kara’s Flowers. The Beatles couldn’t even hack one decade before they quit. Also Maroon FIVE is greater than the “fab” FOUR, so we have math on our side. Checkmate beatles.

[@ButterclawEnthusiast]

what do you think about Sum 41, Matchbox Twenty, and Blink-182? those are higher numbers than 5.

[@lexidarling]

@@ButterclawEnthusiast All these bands bow to the might of Powerman 5000

[@ButterclawEnthusiast]

@@lexidarling You got me there. Not even Rob Zombie can stand a chance against his brother Spider One, and his powerhouse band, Powerman 5000.

[@Jlave1993]

Yo the Fray goes hard though that’s a good band

[@user-ez1vu3uf6n]

Bruh OG OneRepublic is phenomenal 😭😭😭😭

[@ButterclawEnthusiast]

My problem with Maroon 5 is the problem I have with pretty much any band that gets as popular as them these days. They're hardly a band anymore. I liked Songs About Jane and a bit of It Won't Be Soon Before Long, but after that, they pretty much stopped being a band. After 2010, they went from a pop rock band to Adam Levine's synth pop project. I'm surprised James Valentine is even still in the band considering the guitar is so low in the mix that it's like it's not there. I think Maroon 5 is capable of being a great band, when they try to be a band.

[@CoryPlaysDrums]

I think it’s funny that almost all those bands you named ,”maroon 5, Dave matthews band, Coldplay, and the fray” are all incredible musical bands, but the audience of other genres like to hate because the “normies” like it. I’ve made the same argument for a decade with Nickelback. They are actually an incredible band, but some adolescent perspectives really make us judge these things before we give it a chance. Most of these artists are incredible when you start looking for a reason to hate them, and start actually listening to the music 👏🏻 Back then I may have been the only one cycling between MCR, maroon 5, fall out boy, and lamb of god cd’s in my car lol

[@YungHanamichi]

The super bowl preformace was excellent as well

[@DK-5]

Lmfao weed certainly makes you more open-minded to music you aren't really used to.

[@lolmee2696]

i feel like youd love old justin timberlake stuff if you arent already familiar with his albums

[@danielsimpson2946]

What happened with the I See Stars retrospective?

[@ronnieblanchet4072]

Dude, I’m like nobody, but I’d love to do a colab with you. I love how you digest and talk about music and I think if you’d be willing, I think it’d be cool to talk about Viva Las Vengeance from a Christian worldview perspective and you, your historic perspective (since you are aware of the time the music was graciously brought into the world by The LORD). If not, totally cool, but if you’d like to, I’d be stoked! God bless you, your work, your family, the rest of your day n’ LORD willin’ I’ll hear from you soon! SOLI DEO GLORIA (To The Glory Of God Alone) Father, Son & Holy Spirit -Ronnie

[@untilyourbreathingstopsforever]

Also I had something like this happen to me with Kpop

[@kiluanon]

Adam Levine will always be a creep to me, can't get past that.

[@elaceyb]

Me too… most of the time I can separate the art from the artist but I have a hard time with him in particular

[@bored7743]

darune? answer truthfully, please.

[@richardsmailes3695]

Please do a review of Maroon 5’s new single

[@nomanejane5766]

❤❤❤

[@MK33333]

I was enlightened at the ripe young age of 19 because all of my friends thought Adam Levine was hot and forced me to listen to Maroon 5. Get on my level.

[@Everrrrr]

I always thought M5 was good but never listened to their music, just didnt care about them really. Then last year I heard the song Maps on the radio at work and that song is a banger. However The Fray is still trash, lmao, I have my own bias against them. Like, a Fray song will come on the radio and ill tell people around me this is what emo sounds like 🤣

[@colebeck6528]

Cmon The Fray doesn’t belong in that group

[@TheYoungKilljoy]

But even as a punk kid, I know that Songs about Jane is a good album. C'mon

[@nevermindgaming6848]

i only like one or 2 two songs

[@summerchild_]

Take a ahot everytime he says "you know" in the last five minutes

[@Debbiejamie222]

Walmart core

[@mikiemayo]

first

[@YungPoonSlayer420]

Bro hated Maroon 5 but indulged in MCR…incredible