Why adam levine is a douchebag

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But it doesn't really. They resent confidence. Modern celebrities are supposed to be hiding cellulite and driving Priuses, not driving flamboyant Ferraris and dating models and exposing extremely enviable, well-toned abs.

Even though all those things It's not cool. While Levine's love of "objectively awesome" things like flashy sports cars and Victoria's Secret models does make him come off like John Hughes movie villain one whose rich dad lets him use the basement as band rehearsal space , it's not the heart of what makes him a "douche.

Adam Levine is one of the biggest pop stars in the country, if not the world. Along with his band, Maroon 5, he's responsible for some of the most ubiquitous earworms of the past decade, songs like "This Love" and "Moves Like Jagger," one of which you're probably humming right now just by virtue of having read the words He has his own microphone-shaped fragrance and a clothing line at Kmart selling faster than you can say "Coachella-inspired," and he has deployed his considerable personality to sell acne medication, smartphones, and of course, his own music.

Adam Levine can date all the pretty ladies and buy all the ostentatious cars that he wants and it's none of our business. What the Adam Levine-adverse are actually reacting to is his shitty and bland music, the cockiness that he's so proud of, the ridiculous things he says in interviews and the way he quite blatantly seeks success over artistic integrity:.

When Maroon 5 debuted their new, funky, Stevie-inspired sound, their fans and friends in what Valentine calls "cool bands" were horrified. Not only was the music vaguely embarrassing in the way it always is when a skinny white guy imitates Michael Jackson; it was the kind of music you could imagine being played in a rock block with Britney Spears, not on KROQ. It sounded, suspiciously, like they were trying to be successful. No, that wouldn't be cool.

Interesting to note that Maroon 5's Stevie Wonder-inspired sound only came after they tried and failed to do grunge, indie, pop punk and brit pop. Had this not worked out for them, who knows what kind of music they'd be making now.

The GQ article points out several times that Adam Levine's biggest offense is his refusal to subscribe to what's cool for cool people , instead choosing to embrace mainstream success. That's a fine choice and one that a lot of pop stars make, but at the same time, it's not exactly deserving of accolades. Choosing a frat boy douche persona over a hipster douche persona doesn't say anything good about you.

All it says is that America is a land of opportunity where every subculture has the freedom to be awful. I'm not saying I have a preference, but like, I want to date someone Listen, there are a lot of women in this country, in many countries, who date men for their money. That's despicable. That's not what we're talking about here.

But some people do. Some people have f—king foot fetishes. And it's weird to me. But I don't have to deal with it, because I don't have that.

You know? They're not as mature as women. They're not as connected with their emotions as women," the "Maps" singer explained. There's the carnal sh-t you can't deny. And if you're in the public eye, to me, it's very boring to say what you have to say and be media trained to the extent that you don't ever reveal any truth. There was a time in my life when I lived probably a bit more on the primal level. And it was amazing.