John Mayer on Messing Up Dead & Company Songs and Playing Alongside His Music Idols
Mayer spent part of 2017 playing shows with Dead & Co., but he had a bit of a learning curve.
John Mayer spent part of 2017 playing shows with Dead & Company, but he had a bit of a learning curve.
On an episode of “Layin’ It Down with Steve Jordan” for VOLUME, Mayer explained how he made a mistake on stage during a show — and how the crowd responded.
Mayer also went on to talk about getting to know (and, eventually, play alongside) music legends.
“There’s two separate things, the person and what they’ve done,” Mayer said while explaining his relationship with musicians like Eric Clapton.
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John Mayer Says He Now Takes the Bill Murray Approach to Touring with Dead & Company“Pop up somewhere and have a good time,” Mayer told hosts David Gans and Gary Lambert on the Grateful Dead Channel. |
Growing up in Fairfield, CT, Mayer would cut out pictures of his heroes and put them on his bedroom wall. Before literally playing alongside his heroes, Mayer would play along to their songs in his home, trying to focus on all the instruments.
Catch Mayer’s full interview on “Layin’ It Down with Steve Jordan” on VOLUME. Hear music from Dead & Co. on the Grateful Dead Channel.
