'The Voice' judge Adam Levine: "I'm not a fan of singing competitions"

Adam Levine has confessed that he is "not a fan" of musical reality shows.

The Maroon 5 frontman and The Voice judge said that the NBC competition differs from similar programmes as it is based on "positive reinforcement" rather than 'mocking' critique.

Levine told The Huffington Post in an interview: "I'm not a fan of singing competitions. I never have been. But there was something that rang true with The Voice. It's just a very sincere, honest show where we were allowed to speak our minds and be ourselves and help people along - in a real way.

"No one is being teased; no one is being mocked. It's all about positive reinforcement. We're dealing with a bunch of people who are all really talented to begin with."

Levine also rebuffed rumours that he and fellow coaches Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green and Blake Shelton did not get along behind the scenes.

"I love everyone I work with, and I think that really shows. All the drama is kind of beneath us. We're not trying to create stupid tension on the show. Any tension that we produced was all fabricated. We all liked each other," the 'Moves Like Jagger' rocker insisted.