Adam Levine Says His Kids Know Maroon 5’s ‘Whole Catalog’ of Music (Exclusive)

Adam Levine‘s children are Maroon 5 superfans!

While speaking to PEOPLE ahead of his highly anticipated return to The Voice, Levine, 45, reveals his three kids — daughters Dusty Rose, 8, and Gio Grace, 6, and a 2-year-old son — love tagging along to his live shows and listening to his band’s music.

“They love the shows and they know everything,” he says. “They know every single song I’ve ever written in my life, and they know the whole catalog.”

But, that doesn’t mean they don’t have room in their hearts for another pop star.

“Basically their world is Olivia Rodrigo and Maroon 5,” he admits. “That’s the world they’re living in. So I’m cool with that. I don’t know how long that’s going to last, but I’ll enjoy it every step of the way.”

Levine shares his three kids with wife of 10 years, Behati Prinsloo. The “She Will Be Loved” singer also tells PEOPLE that he’s “softened” since becoming a father, saying: “I cry every day. I feel like I’ve also kind of always been pretty keyed in with my emotions.”

“And I’m more tired,” he jokingly adds.

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Though his sleep may be minimal these days with three little ones, Levine says he wouldn’t have it any other way.

“I just love being near them. I love to watch every single step. And of course, you miss when they’re tiny, and then they get bigger, and then you say, ‘Oh, my God, they’re so big,’ and then you appreciate all the things you can do with them when they get bigger,” he says. “And they’re not that big yet, because they’re still really young, so there’s so much more coming. But it’s just this amazing, never-ending movie, just watching. And it’s the best s— ever. It’s the best thing in the world to me.”

The Maroon 5 frontman has a busy start to 2025 with his gig as a coach on season 27 of The Voice, an upcoming slate of international shows and eight-show Las Vegas residency with Maroon 5. Reflecting on how things have changed for him since having kids, Levine says he has a new mindset whenever he takes the stage or has to go on the road for long periods of time.

“It’s fun, [but] it’s heartbreaking, I hate leaving,” he says. “But it’s nice because now I have a reason to go do it. It’s kind of a selfish thing when you start and you’re on your own. And now, and my kids know this too, I tell them this every time I have to leave for a period, I’m just like, ‘I’m doing this for you guys,’ which is a hundred percent true. I’m out there for them.”

“It gives you a different focus, and it gives you a different drive, and it’s pretty cool,” he continues. “I never could have predicted [that].”

With that renewed focus, the father of three says he’s only concerned about one specific accomplishment in the future.

“If I can raise happy kids that love their lives, then I am a success,” he says. “Then, I will officially be the luckiest person in the world. Of all the luckiest s— that’s ever happened to me, that would be the greatest accomplishment of my life, honestly.”

“See how soft I become?” he quips.

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Season 27 of The Voice premieres Monday, Feb. 3 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.