John Mayer #12 Gravity won't bring us down...

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"With any trilogy," says John Mayer, "the third in the series blows it open."

On CONTINUUM the singer/songwriter/guitar slinger meets that challenge head-on. Mayer's third studio album follows the multi-platinum ROOM FOR SQUARES (2001) and HEAVIER THINGS (2003) and marks his first turn as producer. It is his most soulful, cohesive collection yet and he says it's no accident that this project is where all of his efforts, his potential, and his disparate influences fully come together.

"The night I was recognized for 'Daughters' at the Grammys was the night this record started," he says. "I knew I had bought the time to learn everything I needed before I started this one. CONTINUUM is not a shot in the dark, it's not a guesstimation. This is the first endeavor in my entire life, music or otherwise, that I did not cop out for a second on."

The last few years have seen Mayer maintaining a frantic pace. In addition to his own writing, recording, and touring, he has collaborated with icons and contemporaries alike - Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, and Herbie Hancock, as well as Kanye West, the Dixie Chicks, and Alicia Keys. In doing so, Mayer says his own interests have grown and his perspectives expanded.

Mayer also credits his collaboration with Steve Jordan and Pino Palladino (collectively known as the John Mayer Trio) and the intimate-venue tour that produced the 2005 live album TRY! with helping to recalibrate his musical priorities. "As a songwriter, the Trio helped me focus on being more raw," he says. "As a guitar player, it helped me get a lot out of my system. If it wasn't for the Trio, CONTINUUM would have been less accessible. It let me settle up with my needs as a musician, and get to a point somewhere between the Trio record and ROOM FOR SQUARES - and that's a really good place to be."

While the Trio tour showcased Mayer's blazing fretwork, he says he learned lessons from those shows about restraint. "When I made my first record, there was no trust in space because it was all me, everything was just on those six strings," he says. "With Steve and Pino, it was all about space, using a whole different palette. When your tone is good on the guitar you need, like, four notes. The more concise and right you have it, the less you need around it."

Mayer points to one song in particular as the turning point for CONTINUUM. "I wrote 'Gravity' last summer, and it changed everything," he says. "You talk less when you trust that people understand you. 'Gravity' had to be sparse. And when I listened to it - for the first time, holding back - then it was a whole new game. That might be the most important song I ever wrote."

Armed with this outlook, Mayer knew CONTINUUM would tackle larger ideas than those that defined his previous albums. "A big challenge was writing about big themes," he says. "I'm not a better writer in terms of sitting down in front of a pad, but I'm better in terms of receiving inspiration and converting it into something 'real' quicker. I'm better equipped to deal with those moments."

With "Waiting on the World to Change", Mayer shot for something even more ambitious - something like an attempt to explain his generation's attitudes about politics. "It's meant to shed a little light on inactivity and inaction," he says, "because I don't believe that inaction is disinterest, I think inaction is preservation – nobody wants to get involved in a debate in which the rules and the facts will change so that they'll lose. So we end up with this other option, which is, I guess we'll just have to wait for things to get better.

Having just announced a co-headlining tour with Sheryl Crow to help launch CONTINUUM, Mayer is raring to start playing his new material for an audience. "This record is infinitely playable," he says. "I built so many corners into these songs I cannot wait to play them live."

Ultimately, CONTINUUM represents maturity, both musically and thematically, for John Mayer – a concept that he wasn't comfortable with until now. "A lot of these songs are about coming to terms with getting older," he says. "My generation was never told we were going to get older. We thought we were going to hear our names on 'Romper Room' for the rest of our lives. For a long time, I was really upset about getting older, worried that things were just going to level out.

"But then I realized that everyone around me was all getting older at the same time. We're all fighting it together, and we're always going to be those kids, the first really emotionally aware generation. When I realized that, I could relax about it a little bit. And I thought that maybe I can be the guy to sing about it."

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Op zondag 3 december 2006 16:40 schreef Robzilla het volgende:

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Is dat DE blackie?

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Op zondag 3 december 2006 17:21 schreef Doodle het volgende:
Laat ik nou toevallig John Mayer aan het luisteren zijn.
Een van m'n favoriete nummers zijn Clarity, Slow Dancing in a Burning Room, Vultures, en Belief.

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Op zondag 3 december 2006 17:28 schreef Evert1987 het volgende:
"Sinds Waiting On The World To Change worden andere radiozenders ook wakker."

Van het vorige album werd het nummer Daughters ook regelmatig gedraaid op verschillende stations.

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Op zondag 3 december 2006 18:15 schreef Robzilla het volgende:

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ah een RI dus, ik schrok al..

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Op dinsdag 5 december 2006 09:49 schreef Jill-RMC het volgende:
Okay we kunnen we de bedankjes mailen naar Edwin Evers van radio 538

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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I AM PARTYING.

Okay! Here's the part where I say it: It is stunning to me that I was nominated for five Grammy(tm) awards. To see the diversity in the projects I'm involved in represented in the nominations is even greater. I can't believe the TRIO was nominated. That is my baby. Big international hug to Steve and Pino. And of course, to see Continuum be recognized is overwhelming.

Also, let me say thank you to all my fans who have shared such happiness with me over the last 24 hours. I'm really moved by how invested you all are in my career. That's what has struck me the most; that you have a personal and in some cases very emotional stake in my life, and I'm honored that you care as much as you do. I've never been more aware of what we mean to each other than right now.

But that's not exactly why I'm writing this to you now...

People, I am going out tonight. Out in ways I never did during the making of the record(s), and in ways I certainly can't when I'm on tour. I don't like partying without a really good reason. That "we're alive!" thing doesn't really work as an excuse. I hope to be alive for a long time - I'm not going to celebrate every night. But tonight is certainly different.

Tonight I will be traveling with my damageman, Elliott M. Turnbull. A damageman, for those who don't know, is a fellow, normally of British descent, who carries wads of cash and peels off bills to pay for things I broke or soiled. It's like a PR rep except Elliot works at the source, where the bad press begins. One tuck of a Grant into the bar manager's shirt and a light slap on the cheek, and it's like the whole thing never happened. Alot.

In case Elliott cannot work as fast as I can, I would like to give you a heads up as to what you may read about or see in the coming days.

Please do not become alarmed if I:

--publicly challenge Phil Collins to a fistfight. (This is a family tradition - more on this later)

--break my own expensive camera and then sue myself for every dollar I have

--freestyle rap (most of my rhymes reference all things being "fierce")

--ruminate amongst strangers as to who would win a fight between Jimmy Carter and former Mets catcher Gary Carter

--get busy in a Burger King bathroom

--become separated from my friends and begin partying with a new crowd of gents who seem nice enough, take a ride in their van to a house in Van Nuys, where I will try my hand at gay-for-pay superstardom under the name "Jonny Lobo", filming over 300 features throughout the course of a night, becoming the hottest newcomer on the scene earning 12 AVN nominations and winning seven, before eventually bottoming out with a string of sub-par performances, a brief stint in rehab and then hopping a cab ride home before sun-up. I will tell my friends I was napping in a bush.

I may also make appearances at the following Hollywood hot-spots:

Hyde
Area
Area 51
Tush
Manchu Wok
Discovery Zone
Ralph's
Sweet Dreamz
The Rag Bucket
J.P. Frenulum's

I'm going to get started with my new song "Tonight (throw down til it comes back up)" featuring Akon. I didn't ask him to guest on it, he's just going door-to-door now. Gotta run. I can hear him getting louder...

Don't say I didn't warn you. It's gonna get stupid. and yes, I have a driver. It's made out of titanium and I'll be swinging it at everything I see.

Toasting one to you.
And the award for best fans goes to....

POSTED BY JOHN MAYER AT 11:10 AM FROM LOS ANGELES, CA

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Maandag in December Muziekmaand Karaoke- avond
21 november 2006

De maandagen in December Muziekmaand staan in het teken van het thema karaoke. De zender heeft maar liefst vijf meezingers geprogrammeerd. De films Blues Brothers 1 en 2 Grease deel 1,2 en bovendien de première van deel 3 in karaoke-versie.


De hele decembermaand heeft verschillende thema’s, zoals urban, karaoke, rock, diva’s en hiphop. December Muziekmaand - Karaoke start maandag 4 december om 21.30 uur met de film Blues Brothers bij Veronica.

De hele maand december heeft elke dag van de week een ander thema. Naast Karaoke op maandag, is het thema Rock op de dinsdag, Diva’s op woensdag, Hip Hop op donderdag en Urban op zondag. Op de vrijdagen en zaterdagen staan verschillende Veronica in Concert’s gepland, zoals Christina Aguilera, Faithles, George Micheal, John Mayer en Scissor Sisters.

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Op maandag 11 december 2006 20:08 schreef Gosjke het volgende:
Dat is toch die met die mega gitaar intro? Die ook overal online te vinden is?

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December 10, 2006
Key Club
West Hollywood, CA


Why Georgia (Belief Tease)
Belief
Heart of Life
Clarity
Stop This Train
Waiting On The World To Change
Dreaming With A Broken Heart
Neon (Tom's Diner)
(Stash)
Gravity
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St. Patrick's Day
Slow Dancing In A Burning Room (The Eraser)
No Such Thing (When The World Is Running Down)


All John solo. Some acoustic, some electric.


What a set. Was only supposed to be 45 minutes, but John gave the people what they wanted for more than an hour. "Noise for Tots" if you will. The room was full of great people and my man did his thing, commenting between the set and encore, "man, this kinda feels like Eddie's Attic."


Maybe that's why he busted out the rarely-played Stop This Train. Or threw some old favorites like Neon and St. Patty's into the mix. Gravity must have been 8 minutes long - John looped the riff at the end and soloed over it. Beautiful stuff. It was a very special night...those acoustic shows in December have a way of getting to you.


And I got to hang with The Chad all day!


In other news, please bring Allen Iverson to the Clippers! I'm talkin' bout Clippers, man. I'm talkin' bout Clippers, man. Not the Knicks, not the Knicks, not the Knicks...I'm talking bout Clippers man. What am I talking about? The Clippers??
-Scotty

POSTED BY SCOTTY CROWE AT 10:30 AM FROM HOLLYWOOD, CA

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SIMPSON & MAYER MAKING BEAUTIFUL MUSIC TOGETHER JESSICA SIMPSON is helping to further reports she's romancing JOHN MAYER by planning to record a film duet with the blues singer/songwriter.
Simpson and Mayer have repeatedly shot down reports they're dating but were recently photographed dining out together, and now the pop star wants to get Mayer in the studio.
She has reportedly asked Mayer to record a duet with her for the soundtrack of her new film, BLONDE AMBITION, according to American magazine Life & Style.

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THAT'S "DUNDIE WINNER" JOHN MAYER.

One of my favorite shows on television, The Office, wanted to use my song "Your Body Is A Wonderland" in a scene for their Christmas episode. Now, I'm not making apologies for my work, but it's safe to say I don't get asked to use "Wonderland" for strongman competitions and documentaries about aircraft carriers. I get asked so that people can goof on it. I initially turned the request down, but after thinking about it, (and hearing the details on the incredibly funny sounding scene from producer BJ Novak) I decided to go for it - but with one stipulation:

I want a Dundie.

The episode airs tonight, Thursday December 14th (NBC), so check it out and hear Michael Scott butcher the song during karaoke night at a Scranton Benihana's.

In the meantime, here are pictures of myself and the only award that matters in this business.


Here I am in Dunder-Mifflin's Dundie press room. What a thrilling evening.

Thanks "Office" workers.

POSTED BY JOHN MAYER AT 12:55 PM FROM LOS ANGELES, CA

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11 Continuum
JOHN MAYER
Mayer's sixth disc made one thing clear: Homeboy has his shit together. Continuum is Mayer's most assured album yet, channeling familiar gifts -- fluid guitar-playing, sexy white-boy croon, strong tune sense -- with more subtlety, more focus and less lady-baiting cheese than ever. The result is a breezy pop-rock record that surrounds supremely crafted songs like "Vultures" with soul like "Gravity" and weightier stuff like "Waiting on the World to Change."

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Op maandag 18 december 2006 22:06 schreef JeroenV het volgende:
Hij staat nu op 40 euro. Valt me eerlijk gezegd nog mee. Ik zou zelf niet heel veel hoger willen gaan, ook omdat ik het shirt heel lelijk vindt.

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Op donderdag 21 december 2006 13:57 schreef Gosjke het volgende:
Voordat Racoon begin in de Paradiso draaiden ze ook iets van JM... No Such Thing geloof ik? Ik herinner 't me gewoon nie meer. Ja toch, Jill?

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Op donderdag 21 december 2006 15:29 schreef Jill-RMC het volgende:
kijk de herhaling wel...

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We zijn een keer gaan stappen, en het was gezellig. That's all

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Op zaterdag 23 december 2006 23:50 schreef Gosjke het volgende:
Tsssk.. echt totaal geen diehard jij

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25-10-2004

MAYER SLAMS COPENHAGEN'S FOOD
Rocker JOHN MAYER takes his own food with him whenever he goes to Copenhagen - because he's repulsed by the Danish city's culinary offerings.
The YOUR BODY IS A WONDERLAND singer dislikes the dishes he's been served up on trips to the European city, labelling them "boring" and "bland".
He says, "The food is really bland. It's like they take a roll, put on a slice of tomato, some lettuce, and cheese. That's
the most you can get."

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25-10-2004

MAYER GETS A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP IN JAPAN
Rocker JOHN MAYER finds it hard to sleep when he's away from his
native America - unless he's in Japan.
The YOUR BODY IS A WONDERLAND singer often finds it hard to
get a good night's rest, but it's never a problem once he
arrives in Japan.
He says, "There's a certain calmness to the culture. It has
mountains that can be seen from any view, the air is sweet, and
the people are as kind as can be. I usually don't sleep very
well when I'm away from home, but Japan is like heaven."
Mayer, 27, is also fascinated with the country's food.
He adds, "Kobe beef is the most amazing thing. The waiters
bring out a rock that has been kept in an oven for more than 10
hours and lay strips of raw Kobe beef on it. The meat cooks on
the stone. Then you take it off and eat it. It's out of
control."

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John Mayer Continues To Dig In Comedy Gold Mine
As you probably recall, the last time "Your Body Is a Wonderland" crooner John Mayer attempted stand-up comedy, things didn't go so well. And since that abortive performance, the climate's gotten, well, maybe a teeny bit less receptive to stand-up comedians with a tendency to drop the "nigger" word, as Mayer did at his last visit to the Comedy Cellar. However, even though we hate his date-rapey singing voice, Mayer has since endeared himself to us a little bit with that whole "Don't believe the [Simpson-manufactured] hype" thing. So when a tipster reported having seen Mayer's comedic stylings last night, we were intrigued. Maybe he was funny this time! We kind of liked where he was going with that whole "women are sluts" thing, you know? Could he redeem himself and rack up some laffs?

Non-answers after the jump.

so john mayer did another set at comedy cellar, like he did a few months ago and you guys went nuts about it. hold on, let me do a line. ok, done. so ok, yeah, john mayer, set at comedy cellar. truthfully, he wasn't half bad. stand up comedy is probably one of the hardest things one could do, and yeah, he had to keep checking his blackberry to remember his jokes, but it was kind of endearing, in an "i'm a foolish musician" kind of way, but hey, when was the last time you saw Huey Lewis do that? And yeah, I just capitized his name, because hey, he's fucking Huey, ok? OK? But anyway, Mayer was halfway decent, and everyone else there tonight was from South Carolina and doesn't know what Gawker is, so I have to take it upon myself to tell you about it, but still, he was decent, and his head is huge, which lends credence to my theory, that unless you are David Hasselhoff and the Germans automatically accept you, you need to have a huge head, physically speaking, to be something in this world, and me with my little jew head, I'm nothing. Nothing, I tell you. Thank you. Don't do drugs.

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Op maandag 1 januari 2007 01:30 schreef Toad het volgende:
Ilse DeLange speelde tijdens het Top2000 concert 'Daughters'!

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Op dinsdag 2 januari 2007 17:38 schreef Apfel het volgende:
Kan dit topic niet naar SHO

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Op donderdag 4 januari 2007 22:14 schreef Toad het volgende:
Corton draait nu de live versie van WOTWTC op 3FM!