Maroon 5’s Adam Levine and Jesse Carmichael take a breather at the photo shoot for their Rolling Stone cover story (read an excerpt here) to talk about living in the paparazzi’s sights (”They invent this person, and when you start believing it’s really you, that’s when your life goes to shit,” says Levine), their upcoming tour with the Hives and meeting idols like Stevie Wonder. Plus, find out what music they put on to loosen up while being photographed (and which one of their favorite artists hasn’t given them a ring just yet). Check out photos of the band hanging out with their heroes and performing onstage here.