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.
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Dead & Company guitarist John Mayer was a surprise guest on this past weekend’s installment of “Tales From The Golden Road” on the Grateful Dead Channel.
During his conversation with hosts David Gans and Gary Lambert, Mayer talked about how playing in Dead & Company has influenced him, among other topics.
“I never loved touring,” Mayer said. “I didn’t really figure it out until Dead & Company exposed a way that you can play music that doesn’t have to be thought of as this sort of combat. It could just be pure fun. Something changed where I’ll get on a plane to fly anywhere. I’m not afraid to fly. I’m not afraid to stay at a hotel if it means I get to go have an experience that I’ll never forget.”
He added, “The Dead & Company thing just turned everything nonlinear. It’s a completely nonlinear life for me now. It’s almost like Bill Murray is the patron saint of what we’re all sort of going for now. It’s like just pop up somewhere. Pop up somewhere and have a good time.”
“Tales From The Golden Road” airs Sundays at 4pm ET with replays Mondays at 9pm ET and Wednesdays at 1am ET on the Grateful Dead Channel.
