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Red Pill Blues is the sixth studio album by Maroon 5. It was released on November 3, 2017, by 222 and Interscope Records. The title of the album refers to the science fiction term of taking the red pill or the blue pill, which originated from the 1999 sci-fi film The Matrix. The album is the follow-up to their fifth studio album V (2014) and features guest appearances from ASAP Rocky, SZA, LunchMoney Lewis and Julia Michaels.
It’s a cloudless, windless afternoon in Beverly Hills that’s officially 92° but feels closer to 92 billion° when you’re in direct sunlight. Adam Levine doesn’t seem to notice. He’s standing shirtless in his driveway, a layer of sweat covering his tatted-up body, playing a losing game of tug-of-war with his rare 1973 Porsche 911 RS.
With knees slightly bent, feet staggered, and hands white-knuckling one end of a battle rope, he leverages every ounce of his 176-lb frame in an attempt to pull his 2,300-lb, German-engineered roadster.
“Are you sure it’s in neutral?” Levine jokes.
Ultimately, he does move the vehicle…about three millimeters. Still, it’s enough distance for the photographer to get the shot.
Levine spends the day in motion—shuffling multiple times from his home gym to his basketball court to his backyard. Many ideas emerge on the fly: Man vs. Car, Warrior II while holding a weight and basketball. Ultimately they come to represent a merging of “old and new”—and, on a deeper level, a guy who happily goes against the grain in fitness, in music, and in life. Because normal is boring, and boring is unacceptable to him.
We wrap the shoot more than an hour late, and Levine is much to blame—he just wouldn’t quit. The dude was beat but offered to keep going, to do more—standing, sitting, crouching, shirt on, shirt off, pullups, dips, smiling, everything this side of Blue Steel.
In fact, throughout the day he was upbeat, on-point, and polite. No bullshit star moves, tantrums, outrageous demands, or complaints—just a guy doing the work because he had an opportunity to do it, and it had to get done. Later that evening, as I thought back on the day, it gradually dawned on me: plenty of cash in the bank, a kick-ass house, sweet rides, a model-hot wife, and way too cool…
That guy I got to hang with was just too damn perfect to be Adam Levine.
IF ADAM LEVINE has time to stay active, you do too.
Between hustling to promote the return of NBC’s The Voice (Season 13 starts September 25), prepping a tour with Maroon 5 to support its upcoming full-length EP, and being a husband, dad, and businessman with stakes in everything from clothes to tequila, the dude is seemingly in perpetual motion.
Still, at age 38, Levine makes time to weight train, play golf and basketball, and do yoga—no matter if he’s at home or on the road. “One thing I’ve come to learn: Just get out and do shit,” he says. “That’s more important than sticking to a meticulous workout schedule.”
Until a few years ago, Levine was practicing yoga “almost daily,” says longtime friend and yoga instructor Chad Dennis. When Levine was looking to switch things up, Dennis recommended celebrity trainer Harley Pasternak, who continues to serve as the frontman for Levine’s diet and training regimens. “Adam is an anomaly,” Pasternak says. “He’s attack, attack, attack, and no matter what I throw at him, he doesn’t complain.”
Adds Dennis: “It’s come full circle, with Adam doing more yoga again and realizing that as he gets older he has to have plasticity along with strength and conditioning.”
Pasternak is always on the hunt to find “new and interesting ways to keep [Levine’s] mind challenged.” The latest find was basketball trainer Idan Ravin. Known as “the Hoops Whisperer,” Ravin has a soft-spoken, often metaphysical approach that’s allowed ballers like LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and dozens more to elevate their games to new heights.
“I explain things in a language that’s understandable and adaptable,” says Ravin. “So a lot of what I do with Adam is in the context of music. For example, he has to find the beat when he moves.” Those whispers seem to be coming in loud and clear. “I’ve played basketball my whole life,” says Levine, “but working with Idan, it’s like, ‘Holy shit! I’ve been doing this all wrong.’”
In the gym, Levine also works with former Marine and D-I strength coach Gabe Rangel.
“Adam travels a lot, so when he’s in town we buckle down,” Rangel says. Sometimes that includes doing a “max-effort lift and auxiliary lifts supporting that muscle group,” or a full-body routine like the one shown here.
