John Mayer

I believe that they broke up, so this may be out-dated information. Seriously, why was everyone making such a big deal about John and Jessica Simpson going out?… To me it doesn’t make a difference either way, and it shouldn’t… Not if it’s all about the music anyway.

This is one of the very few things about John Mayer’s career that I know next to nothing about.

Here is a video for you. It’s good either way, care or don’t care.

If you’re wondering, John says “Jessica is very beautiful, and you’ll be the last to know.”

The Ohio Mayer show is closing in. I can hardly wait. I’ve noticed that “Good Love is on the Way” and “i don’t Need No Doctor” have made it into almost every set, which is awesome, because I’d love to see those songs live.

I’ve never seen “Covered in Rain” live though… I’ve always wanted to catch that one, but haven’t been lucky enough yet.

What song(s) do you wish he would play at the shows you attend

John played a show two days ago, where in the middle of the set he played a solo acoustic version of “Victoria”. This is a song that has only appeared on the “Inside Wants Out” record. The studio version is also acoustic, (I can’t imagine the song any other way) but it has over-dubs to fill in every space of the song with sound.

“Victoria” is a beautiful song, and I really can’t remember the last time I listened to it. If you haven’t heard it, you should go check out the 30 second iTunes preview if nothing else.

I bet a good number of you didn’t know that John Mayer uses Apple computers.

He and Apple go way back to the days of Oregon Trail, but this is the earliest proof I could find. It’s a video of John helping Steve Jobs demonstrate the absolute coolness of GarageBand at the 2002 MacWorld convention.

“Covered in Rain” is probably my favorite Mayer song, and I’ve been waiting for it to make it’s way into a studio album, but in a way I’m glad it hasn’t. In case you don’t know, “Covered in Rain” is the continuation song to “City Love”, which has only been released on “Any Given Thursday” and “As/Is” (As/Is was only available online).

The reason I’m glad it hasn’t been on a studio album is because John has a way of stealing my ideas… by that I mean that we think alike… and I like to do covers of songs that aren’t as well known by famous artists… this makes “Covered in Rain” a prime cut for me.

On the topic of John Mayer v 1.0 that is. I have a nice video for you of “Why Georgia?”.

I picked this video because the lyrics are amazing to this song, and it’s quite old… If I were to guess, I would say 2001 or 2002. I say this because John is playing a big Martin guitar, and these days he plays small custom Martin acoustics. Also, Stephen Chopek is drumming. You may remember Chopek from 2002’s “Any Given Thursday” if you have the DVD version.

So without further adieu…

Back in 2005 when John was working with Pino Palladino and Steve Jordan on his side project, John Mayer Trio (JM3), I started a MySpace account that brought together a large community of Mayer fans. Because I was allowing bootleg downloads, my account eventually got shut down, but the people still kept in contact… Even to this day.

They call themselves “The Crew“. The Crew consists of mostly 20-something women living in and around southern California, but they accept anyone who is a passionate fan of music, so even though the page is private you’ll be able to get in.

They attend shows, and have become good real life friends.

Are you into the “Your Body is a Wonderland type of Mayer”?

Well if so, it may interest you to know that he’s recently gotten a haircut and has been playing acoustic versions of a couple songs during the encore of each show so far this tour… I know this because I downloaded the John Mayer setlist widget. You can get it too, it’s free, and it’s updated every night John does an announced show.

I’m the newest 451 Press blogger on the topic of John Mayer, and I couldn’t be more excited! I feel qualified to take on this position, as I’ve been following John since he first emerged from the underground music scene… John Mayer is the reason I became a musician, he has also shown me the path to MANY artists I may not have found on my own. John Mayer is my biggest musical influence.

I will be posting a minimum of five posts per week, so when things die down with John from time to time during his career, I’ll bring you bits of little-known information, showing off some important people in John’s career, as well as reviews on some of his more “secret” work.

I will be attending John’s concert at Blossom Music Center in July. That should be fun.

John also has a blog that he publishes himself.

This site is currently in need of a blogger. If you have any interest in writing about this subject, feel free to submit an application at 451 Press.

Thank you

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