Maroon 5: 'We're not a boyband'

Maroon 5 have dismissed the idea that they are a boyband.

The group, who have been together for ten years, insisted that they are a rock group and believe that the public view them in the wrong light.

"The general perception of our band still needs work," frontman Adam Levine told Billboard.

"On paper we're really no different than any other rock band. We're a group of guys who've been friends for years who write songs and release them.

"But there's definitely this strange disconnect over who we are and what roles we play in making our music."

The singer also claimed that he writes most of the band's material, and that people's perception of them might change if they were to dress differently.

He continued: "I do a lot of work and write the lion's share of our music. As much as the band plays a huge role in helping me put it together and writing certain parts, it's all done in-house. No-one has ever written a note for this band who wasn't in the inner circle. I'm not sure people know that.

"I do feel like if I had long, shaggy hair and wore a hat with a feather in it and refused to do interviews I'd probably have a different reputation. But I look kind of like an architect, so people get confused. I upset their rock 'n' roll norms."

Maroon 5's new single 'Misery' is out September 13.