Quotes from Adam Levine

I don't think any relationship responds well to pressure.

Seriously, 'Honey Boo Boo' is the decay of Western civilization. Just because so many people watch the show doesn't mean it's good.

Peer pressure plays a huge role in people's desire to get married.

I do believe that I deserve what I have. I don't think I'm entitled to it. That's a big difference.

Music was a way of rebelling against the whole rah-rah high school thing.

I don't want to be an actor, but why not take these opportunities when they come to you? I'm not killing myself auditioning, chasing that dream.

A lot of my emotional issues come from dealing with the opposite sex. I've come to terms with the fact that I'll be retired before I can finally enter into a healthy relationship.

You know when you're 14 and terrified to talk to a girl? I didn't suffer much from that. It seemed very natural to me to talk to girls.

I never got down with conveying a larger-than-life vibe.

So many people witness atrocities and can't take their eyes away from them, but that doesn't mean they're good.

I was a huge Beatles fan. The Stones, Dylan. Later on, I got into Stevie Wonder, and Bill Withers - he's one of my heroes. Al Green, too.

Stevie Wonder is just one of those guys that completely delivers everything that you want to be true about Stevie Wonder. He's an amazing human being, and the fairytale exists with that man.

I have a very young brother and sister, and if you can get a kid singing the words to a song after they heard it for the first time, it's a hit.

There are many things that keep me from getting married. But there will be a time when marriage makes sense to me.

I have a high self-opinion - I don't need to hide that. I don't need to be self-deprecating.

I'm intelligent enough to survive happily and be compassionate. If I were too smart, I would realize all the ills of the world.

I don't date my girlfriend because she's a model. I date her because I love her.

Before I go on stage, I pretend that everyone loves me.

In real life, I am emotionally confused, which enables me to write songs. I'm a Pisces, and they say that Pisces are very sensitive. If men were just honest with themselves, they would see that they all have that side.

I play in a band, I write songs, I sing, you know, perform on stage.

Nothing wrong with making money.

I felt like people only knew me as a singer who dated pretty girls.

Shakira is a new friend, but I love her dearly already. She's so sweet and adorable and hilarious.

Not every song has to be about love and tenderness, sometimes you have those strictly physical feelings for somebody and it's okay to have those feelings.