Rolling Stone interview
Mayer and Weir are interviewed by Rolling Stone, about their upcoming tour together as Dead & Company. The band started discussing the tour with Mayer in January but did not book it until after the Grateful Dead’s highly successful Fare Thee Well gigs with Phish in Santa Clara, California and Chicago. Mayer:
I remember writing Bob afterward going, ‘Hey, enjoy the afterglow. To be quite honest, those [Dead & Company] dates came out in groupings not because we were trying to stage this really high-energy, suspenseful plot of dates — we were putting them together as they were coming out.
Mayer says he has been practicing nonstop, attending what he calls “Grateful Dead University.”
You have to understand that particular song’s flow. And then I pick up the guitar and find out kind of where it lives on the fretboard, and then I sort of go a little deeper. Each song gets that layered thing, so that by the time I really know it, I know how the song goes, what the sort of guitar approach is, but then also what the sort of ethic of the song is…Grateful Dead songs are so much fun to play. And some of them are as fun as they are hard to play. Part of the challenge is not disappearing into how much fun it is — [where] you forget that this is actually a highly complex composition.
Weir:
John’s enthusiasm for this is amazing — I couldn’t believe it,” he says. “He learned the songs, has great enthusiasm, and he’s a great guitar player. So he fits in perfectly.
Don’t performance
Sheeran and Mayer perform Don’t during The Late Late Show promoting Sheeran’s album Multiply.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=watch%3Fv%3DdWPGCssnq3E
Ice Bucket Challenge: John Mayer
Mayer accepts the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge after being nominated by Jason Becker, who has ALS. He nominates Eddie Van Halen and David Lee Roth.
That is very refreshing.
John Mayer interview
Seacrest interviews Mayer during On Air With Ryan Seacrest and questions him about his Valentines Day plans.
This is my Valentine right here, Dr. Gerald Berke, from the UCLA Head and Neck Center,” the “Your Body Is a Wonderland. He’s my valentine. Wouldn’t you say? The guy who gets you singing again, so we’re going to have a nice little night in Brentwood.
Hires Carter as manager
Mayer hires Carter as his manager, the first time Carter’s will work with a major rock artist. A source says they met through mutual friends:
It’s just getting started but great new things will be announced as the year progresses.
Entertainment Weekly cover
Perry says she wants a normal relationship that doesn’t always involve the media.
I keep enough to myself. I’m going to go on dates and movies and dinners and when I do it’s not because I’m trying to garner any kind of publicity, it’s because it’s something that is just an inevitable byproduct of this life. It’s never my main focus, it’s never intentional. My ideal date is just dinner and a movie. It’s so normal. And a hike, we love to hike.
Slow Dancing In A Burning Room performance
Mayer performs Slow Dancing In A Burning Room during The Late Show with David Letterman to promote his album Continuum.
On The Way Home
The artist releases his single, On The Way Home, from his album, Paradise Valley.
Slow Dancing In A Burning Room performance
The artist performs the song, Slow Dancing In A Burning Room, from his album, Continuum, during the program.
The Age Of Worry performance
The artist performs The Age Of Worry, from Born and Raised, during the show.
Wildfire performance
The artist performs the song, Wildfire, from his album, Paradise Valley, during the program.
Queen Of California performance
The artist performs Queen Of California, from Born and Raised, during the show.
Dear Marie performance
The artist performs the song, Dear Marie, from his album, Paradise Valley, during the program.
Something Like Olivia performance
The artist performs Something Like Olivia, from Born and Raised, during the show.
If I Ever Get Around To Living performance
The artist performs the song, If I Ever Get Around To Living, from his album, Born and Raised, during the show.
Born and Raised performance
The artist performs the song, Born and Raised, from his album with the same title, during the show.
On The Way Home performance
The artist performs On The Way Home, from his album, Paradise Valley, during the program.
Paper Doll performance
The artist performs the song, Paper Doll, from his album, Paradise Valley, during the program.
Going Down The Road Feeling Bad performance
The artist performs the Grateful Dead song, Going Down The Road Feeling Bad, during the program.
Who You Love
The artist releases Who You Love, featuring Perry, from his album, Paradise Valley. Mayer:
I started singing ‘And my girl, she ain’t the one I saw coming. Sometimes I don’t know which way to go. And I tried to run before, but I’m not running anymore.’ In 2013, modern-day times that’s sweet. Because there’s so many other things to occupy your time that you can do for yourself. That to say, I tried to be alone but I can’t. This is sort of our generation.
