I just discovered that Jim James opened up for John Mayer in April of 2002.
This makes me very happy. I am a HUGE John Mayer fan. In fact, John Mayer is what made me pick up a guitar in the first place.
I would have loved to been at that Mayer show.
Seeing my two heros back to back would have been glorious.
that combo sounds so silly to me.
What a weird combination...
John Mayer may make commercially viable music, but he's a helluva guitar player. He's also a really funny guy. He had a special on VH1 awhile back that was really funny. He took Trick Daddy to a western outfitter in Nashville and got him to dress up like a cowboy. Hilarity ensued. He also walked around the parking lot of a venue before one of his shows in a bear costume and basically made fun of himself and his fans. He kept asking people if they were there to see John Myers. Funny stuff.
QuoteJohn Mayer may make commercially viable music, but he's a helluva guitar player. He's also a really funny guy. He had a special on VH1 awhile back that was really funny. He took Trick Daddy to a western outfitter in Nashville and got him to dress up like a cowboy. Hilarity ensued. He also walked around the parking lot of a venue before one of his shows in a bear costume and basically made fun of himself and his fans. He kept asking people if they were there to see John Myers. Funny stuff.
I won't hate, I'll just say he purposely sold out to become famous, I'll admit I saw john mayer w/howie day at the shelter in detroit. it was when it was just john and the bass player. it was okay, he kept bitching and bitching about the house music upstairs being so loud and how much it "sucked", I'd never tell an audience it sucks to be on stage for them haha but that's just me I guess. that was in like 11th grade, oh how the time goes by. I caught a little of him playin with herbie hancock at bonnaroo 05 and it sounded sweet.
I like his music and the dude has some chops on the guitar but he seems a little pretentious at times. I think he only wrote mainstream pop music so he can become famous and try to hook up with any hollywood starlet he can meet. His last couple of girlfriends were big time hollywood celebritys and he is dating jennifer aniston right now. Its the complete of opposite of Jim James approach which is being low key and try to only be known for the music.
He can play but he's a sell out. He claimed a little while ago that he was going to go back to playing real blues like his hero's and then he just put out another pop album to make $ and get more famous and hang out with Justin Timberlake.
Jim James could not be more opposite of John Mayer, thank god.
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i do admit that i liked continum alot. I thought it wasent your typical mainstream pop album and it was steeped in blues and soul music
QuoteHe's also a really funny guy. He had a special on VH1 awhile back that was really funny. He took Trick Daddy to a western outfitter in Nashville and got him to dress up like a cowboy. Hilarity ensued. He also walked around the parking lot of a venue before one of his shows in a bear costume and basically made fun of himself and his fans. He kept asking people if they were there to see John Myers. Funny stuff.
It was called, "John Mayer has a TV Show?" It was hilarious! He did his interviews at a card table with a tarp as a back drop. There was only one episode, which kind of makes it funnier. That definitely gave his some cred in my book; and it was soon after that I found out he was a BA on guitar.
QuoteI just discovered that Jim James opened up for John Mayer in April of 2002.
This makes me very happy. I am a HUGE John Mayer fan. In fact, John Mayer is what made me pick up a guitar in the first place.
I would have loved to been at that Mayer show.
Seeing my two heros back to back would have been glorious.
MMJ and Mayer played back to back at last year's Bridge School Benefit.
QuoteQuoteHe's also a really funny guy. He had a special on VH1 awhile back that was really funny. He took Trick Daddy to a western outfitter in Nashville and got him to dress up like a cowboy. Hilarity ensued. He also walked around the parking lot of a venue before one of his shows in a bear costume and basically made fun of himself and his fans. He kept asking people if they were there to see John Myers. Funny stuff.
It was called, "John Mayer has a TV Show?" It was hilarious! He did his interviews at a card table with a tarp as a back drop. There was only one episode, which kind of makes it funnier. That definitely gave his some cred in my book; and it was soon after that I found out he was a BA on guitar.
he is pretty funny and he can shred...he doesn't take himself too seriously, which i like----for the past 3/4 years he's been making real music (hey, the john mayer trio wasn't bad)
QuoteI like his music and the dude has some chops on the guitar but he seems a little pretentious at times. I think he only wrote mainstream pop music so he can become famous and try to hook up with any hollywood starlet he can meet. His last couple of girlfriends were big time hollywood celebritys and he is dating jennifer aniston right now. Its the complete of opposite of Jim James approach which is being low key and try to only be known for the music.
I agree I think he can be pretentious at times.
I know other people have called him a sellout and I don't think that's fair. He's doing what most guys would do. When he first came out most people said he was a Dave Mathews clone. go figure
I think John Mayer should be opening for MMJ, if they need one...
You guys think John Mayer really made out with Perez Hilton @ a party? Perez took a lie detector test and passed. I know i shouldn't get involved in crap like this but i was just curious.
QuoteYou guys think John Mayer really made out with Perez Hilton @ a party? Perez took a lie detector test and passed. I know i shouldn't get involved in crap like this but i was just curious.
i believe him! JM is a shock jock--he loves doing stuff like that
Seriously take it to johnmayer.com
This is JACKET COUNTRY! :D
Hey Rolling Stone called him a new" Guitar God" and I call myself the new "Pocket-Pool Champ" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
John Mayer never sold-out. He has been in total control of his music since the beginning. Only thing is the label really pushed for "Daughters" to be a single and he didn't want it to be.
You guys have probably just heard the singles.
Go listen to "Something's Missing" or "Stop This Train".
You won't regret it.
:-?
John Mayer definitely sold out...the problem is...we have a connotation with the term 'sold out' as being something bad.
As was already mentioned...JM has come out and said that he wrote sappy/poppy crap songs because he knew it would bring him money, bitches and fame....
He sold out UNDER HIS OWN will...which in no way is necessarily a bad thing.
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John Mayer definitely sold out...the problem is...we have a connotation with the term 'sold out' as being something bad.
As was already mentioned...JM has come out and said that he wrote sappy/poppy crap songs because he knew it would bring him money, bitches and fame....
He sold out UNDER HIS OWN will...which in no way is necessarily a bad thing.
Therefor he bought in.
Dude seriously stop fucking talking about John Mayer!!
This post lost it's relevancy to MMJ after the 2nd reply!
STOP THE MADNESS :D
QuoteDude seriously stop fucking talking about John Mayer!!
This post lost it's relevancy to MMJ after the 2nd reply!
STOP THE MADNESS :D
LOL. :D
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This is JACKET COUNTRY! :D
This should be a sign when entering Louisville, KY.
Just thought i needed to balance things out.
I was at this show! I'll admit it.
I haven't posted on here in forever but felt the need to come forward and confirm this.
It was in Louisville (at Jillian's, bleh). Jim James opened with a solo set, and was obviously not the scheduled opener. I vaguely remember some announcement about him being a replacement. He handed out homemade burned CDs to the audience during the set and I have one. Whatever it must have felt like to open for John Mayer (who really wasn't that big at the time, I think he had maybe just had his first single on the radio) Jim James brought it and put on an authentic, true-to-his-style performance nonetheless.
I can top it ....
I just spent 25 years in Connecticut about 15 minutes from Mayer's parent's house .....
.... I used to see him play in local neighborhood taverns for free
He may be a commercial sell out making millions?
But Buddy motherfucking Guy called him his favorite guitarist
End of discussion
I saw a JM show and right before he played Your Body is a Wonderland (which I cannot stand) he said, "This song meant something to me until every guy used the line to pick up a girl and it became an instant catch phrase" i thought that it was an interesting look into his song writting and he went up a couple notches in my book. I don't listen to him much, but the guy can sing, and he can definitely write, and he sure as hell can play guitar!
QuoteI can top it ....
I just spent 25 years in Connecticut about 15 minutes from Mayer's parent's house .....
.... I used to see him play in local neighborhood taverns for free
He may be a commercial sell out making millions?
But Buddy motherfucking Guy called him his favorite guitarist
End of discussion
Maybe Buddy Guy is just out of loop with current music.
QuoteQuoteI can top it ....
I just spent 25 years in Connecticut about 15 minutes from Mayer's parent's house .....
.... I used to see him play in local neighborhood taverns for free
He may be a commercial sell out making millions?
But Buddy motherfucking Guy called him his favorite guitarist
End of discussion
Maybe Buddy Guy is just out of loop with current music.
He can be out of touch with current music and still know the guitar. I dont care if you dont like the singles, you cant deny his talent when people like BB King and Eric Clapton want to play with him.
QuoteQuoteQuoteI can top it ....
I just spent 25 years in Connecticut about 15 minutes from Mayer's parent's house .....
.... I used to see him play in local neighborhood taverns for free
He may be a commercial sell out making millions?
But Buddy motherfucking Guy called him his favorite guitarist
End of discussion
Maybe Buddy Guy is just out of loop with current music.
He can be out of touch with current music and still know the guitar. I dont care if you dont like the singles, you cant deny his talent when people like BB King and Eric Clapton want to play with him.
they're old though and other than jack white he's the only one trying to "bring back" the blues. or slip it in. they just want a younger audience. maybe not maybe they think he's awesome, but there's definitely much more creative guitar playing going on right now than john mayer. i don't know I think the dude is lame his lameness makes him less sweet to me. I know people who are amazingly talented, they're just not famous
I was at the 2002 Jillian's show in Louisville when Jim opened for John. It was wack. Average age of the audience was 15. They collectively thought Jim was ridiculous, playing material far beyond their senses...or what MTV feeds them. If only they really knew.
Several months before, I was in the crowd of 50 at Headliner's in Louisville, paying 10 bucks to see John Mayer solo before his first album was released. He was timid and nervous, actually trying to put on a great show...and played impressive covers of Sting and Radiohead.
Fastforward a few more months (after the Jillians show), and I caught about 10 minutes of John's set at a street fest in Cincy before I had had enough of his cocky antics. I quickly wandered over to the next stage to check out an up-and-coming surf rock group from Hawaii...Jack Johnson, who was playing at the same time.
John Mayer has sold his was out all the way "to the top." Guitar skills aside, I side with character. And that's something that Jim and the rest of MMJ will never lose. Now can we please put a rest to this stupid John Mayer thread?