Adam Levine talks Maroon 5’s ‘V,’ ‘The Voice,’ Proactiv, more

Adam Levine has a driving range in his front yard, though it’s unclear how often he gets to use it. The 35-year-old frontman of Maroon 5 was at home in Encino, Calif., recently preparing for a weekend jam-packed with promotion for the band’s new album, not to mention final rehearsals for a performance on MTV’s Video Music Awards. And after that? Meetings related to Levine’s other job as a coach on NBC’s “The Voice,” which begins its seventh season on Sept. 22. His golf swing, in other words, would have to wait.

Maroon 5’s fifth studio disc, “V,” follows 2012’s “Overexposed,” which sold more than 1 million copies and spawned four top 10 singles. Those are impressive statistics for any act, but for Maroon 5 they’re also a validation of its decision — unusual for an ostensible rock band — to recruit some of pop’s highest-profile songwriters and producers.