Michael Madden (musician)

Mickey Madden
Mickey Madden in concert 2007
Background information
Birth name	Michael Allen Madden
Born	May 13, 1979 (1979-05-13) (age 32) Austin, Texas, U.S.
Genres	Alternative rock, funk rock, pop rock, soul
Occupations	Bassist, musician
Instruments	Bass
Years active	1992-present
Labels	A&M, Octone
Associated acts	Maroon 5, Kara's Flowers, Historics
Website	maroon5.com
Notable instruments
Fender Precision Bass Fender Jazz Bass Music Man StingRay Sadowsky Lakland Epiphone EBM-4 Bass (Harder to Breathe music video)

Mickey Madden (born Michael Allen Madden,^[1] May 13, 1979 in Austin, Texas) is an American musician. Madden is best known for being the bassist in the pop rock band Maroon 5.

Madden began playing in junior high school, playing in garages along with friends Jesse Carmichael (piano/keyboard) and Adam Levine (singer/guitar). The bands Pearl Jam and Nirvana were among their influences. In 1994, with the addition of Ryan Dusick (drums), the band Kara's Flowers was formed.^[2]

After the break-up of Kara's Flowers, Madden attended classes at UCLA. After Madden attended college, the group reformed with the addition of James Valentine (guitar). He is a vegan.^[3]

Notes

1. ^ "American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers". Ascap.com. http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=380598578&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=30&start=1. Retrieved 2011-07-17. 
2. ^ "Biography of Mickey Madden". Billboard.com. 1979-05-13. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/bio/index.jsp?JSESSIONID=1MYQG10L1xmXkrCGgpZNLdFy50TYJ0qzn4GMGyFNXM12pcJn2Q1c!577458200&&pid=487690. Retrieved 2011-07-17. 
3. ^ "Vegan Mickey Madden". Vegnews.com. http://vegnews.com/web/articles/page.do?pageId=2397&catId=5. Retrieved 2011-07-17. 

External links

• Maroon 5 official website
• Mickey in Bass Player Magazine (online edition)

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Name	Madden, Michael
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Date of birth	May 13, 1979
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