So I finally got to see John Mayer at Red Rocks. He's the only musician I heard for myself first and decided to go buy the CD. All other CDs I own someone else got me interested in the group/musician. I remember dragging Eileen to a free "On the Bricks" concert in Atlanta back in 2002 so I could hear him. Eileen didn't understand why I was so persistant. I think she finally got it in 2003 while watching the grammys. She called me from St. Louis, "Shelley, it's that guy and he won." Yup, no surprise, he's good.I like his lyrics. Part of it is that many of the early ones reference Atlanta, and I know what he's talking about. The other is that he's about a month older then me so he's pretty much at the same point in his life. His latest album was just released and he's going for more blues/jazz sound. I liked the single that was released early "Waiting on the World to Change". Some of the songs at the concert makes me think he was a little depressed. I admire musicians that perform. I believe song-writing, if you're serious about it, is extremely personal. Then you just get on stage and tell thousands of people what's going on in your life and inside of you. I recently learned that he's a middle child...why is that not surprising.
