This week's tune? Hear it here.
- In this song, Adam Levine asks, "If I showed you my flaws, would you still love me the same?" Nobody is perfect. What little flaw do you have that you imagine makes you hard to live with?
Going to bed far after midnight. - Adam sings along with R. City, a hip-hop duo from Saint Thomas. The U.S. Virgin Islands are known for clean beaches, snorkeling and diving and palm trees. Does the idea of a sand-and-surf vacation appeal to you?
I love going to the beach, but not for surfing or sunning.
I love to walk through the water or enjoy a storm. - R. City are brothers Theron and Timothy Thomas. As kids they took both music and dance lessons. Would you rather sing or dance?
That's a difficult one.
I used to enjoy both a lot!
But dancing with the dodgy foot and ankle is no fun, and my voice shows the years...
I will be OK in a choir... - When they were still in their teens, the Thomas brothers left the Virgin Islands to find success in the Miami music scene. Instead of working in a recording studio, they made ends meet with jobs in retail – Theron at Kroger Grocery and Timothy at Party City. What's the most recent thing you bought at the store? (Items delivered to your door don't count.) Did you pay by cash or card?
Bagles
A bar of chocolate.
Paid by card. I travelled without cash this time.
I owe the community centre near our hotel a pound. - They eventually found success as deejays on the Miami party circuit, but it's not what they wanted to do. The Thomas brothers realized they wanted to make their own music, not play someone else's. So after a few years they headed back to Saint Thomas, wiser and more focused. Did you ever reassess your career path?
Yes.
I think that after 40 years of volunteer teaching I should have a paid job...
I had to reassess quite a few ties because of the special needs of my children.
So I was not as focussed on a career, as I was on putting my talents to use and supporting others by doing so.
Wish I have had a more money-money-money mind. - The inspiration for "Locked Away" is their parents. Their dad lost everything due to drugs, got clean, and worked long hours at menial jobs as he struggled to get back on his feet. Their mother stayed by his side through it all. After more than 40 years, they are still together today. What song reminds you of your parents?
None.
Theirs is not a romantic story..
My father stayed with my mother because he made a promiss in church... - Adam Levine soloed on "Locked Away." He's better known as the lead singer of Maroon 5 and for 16 seasons (including this one) on The Voice. Do you watch The Voice?
No. - In 2015, when this song was popular, chef Gordon Ramsay's daughter Matilda, then just 14 years old, got her own cooking show in the UK. What were you up to when you were 14?
I met Max... my longest best friend.
Worked at the schoolpaper, which was the start of my journalistic skills.
Fell in love with H. and it never fainted, even though our lived diverged.
Wanted to go back to England to live there forever.
Think I was by then part of the swimming club of our school. - Random question: Do you pronounce "caramel" as two syllables or three ("car-mel" vs. "care-a-mel)?
Care-a-mel
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