John Mayer talks about DMB

[Ricky the Pilot]

From the Acoustic Guitar Magazine interview:

AG Mag Did any particular artists steer you toward songwriting?

Mayer "Actually, Dave Matthews Band had a lot to do with it, as much as I don't love feeding the Dave Matthews comparison. It had to do with the idea that you can blend musical elements with song structure. Song structure is the easiest way to reach somebody—the B section and chorus and bridge. And then you also reach people with expressive instrumentation, like soloing.

I don't think of Dave Matthews Band as a jam band; that's a lazy description of what they do. I knew that the horn player, LeRoi [Moore], was playing some Coltrane lines and Frank Morgan lines, because I'd listened to a lot of horn players growing up. They figured out how to blend all they knew into making a song that affects people. It's a middle ground. I'm two records into trying to find a middle ground. I think I've come close on certain songs, and the other songs are just buying time."

Read the rest of the interview here:
http://www.acousticguitar.com/issues/ag ... re135.html

[Reckless]

word

[NPR]

Cool article thanks!

[Coldchillin]

Thanks a lot!

[DMBFan63]

awesome..

[Ranting Thespian]

I have always liked mayer, and this adds more to my liking .

[whatshername]

i guess i do feel a little better about him now...but i still don't really like his music. and still don't see how people compare him and dave. but i won't get into that again, NOBODY QUOTE ME!

[Matty Boom]

cute smile

[mikee]

John and Dave are both incredibly talented musicians.

[whatshername]

cute smile