Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerLongtime Maroon 5 bassist Michael “Mickey” Madden is stepping away from the band to deal with charges stemming from an arrest late last month for alleged domestic violence.“I have some things that I need to deal with and address right now and so I have decided to take a leave of absence from Maroon 5 for the foreseeable future,” Madden said in a statement. “During this time, I do not want to be a distraction to my bandmates.
I wish them the absolute best.”Like most music acts, Maroon 5 is on hiatus while the pandemic has shuttered the live music industry.
The band is now hoping to play again in July 2021.Madden, age 41, was arrested in Los Angeles on a felony charge of intimate partner violence.
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