Music News – Thursday, April 22

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Maroon 5’s Adam Levine tells Vanity Fair magazine that he has no plans to retire from performing. “It just was something I loved so much that I wanted to do. I’d been thinking about that since I was 12, and that passion hasn’t gone anywhere.”

Bruno Mars tells The San Diego Union Tribune newspaper that he would love to talk with the late Bob Marley. “I’d like to talk to Bob Marley. Bob is one of the greatest songwriters ever. I don’t know if people understand how powerful his songs are and the simplicity and genius behind them. I feel, as a songwriter, it’s one of the hardest things to do — to sit down and say how you feel. He really did that on all his songs and it was just so genuine, and I want to know how he did it.”

“Johnny Cash Day” is about to be a legit memorial day in Arkansas. The state’s House of Representatives voted 92-0 to send the measure to the governor. “Johnny Cash Day” will be observed annually on February 26th. The Man in Black was born in Kingsland, Arkansas in 1932.