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John Mayer on Pearl Jam's fame

DeLukinDeLukin Posts: 2,757
edited January 2010 in The Porch
"It's so interesting how success hits people and how they react to it. I remember reading Pearl Jam saying that after Ten, "I wish we hadn't gotten this big." I read that, and I go, "Well, then give it back. Someone else will use it." The idea that phenomenal success is something to wish away... I don't understand it. I hope I sell 100 billion trillion copies of whatever I put out, but if you're that guy, then next time out, don't write a hit song."

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  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,425
    John Mayer blows.
  • vedpunkvedpunk Posts: 897
    John Mayer is a douchebag. Technically speaking....he is an overhyped, oversensationalized, self promoting, tabloid craving, self absorbed........douchebag. What a waste of talent.
  • My Corduroy JacketMy Corduroy Jacket Posts: 571
    John Mayer blows. He makes Ben Affleck look awesome.
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  • ComeToTXComeToTX Posts: 7,765
    he's a moron and just another example of RS putting tabloid stars and teen fluff on their covers.
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  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    seems strange. he's brought up PJ's music as being great a few times.
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  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    I'm not a John Mayer fan by any means, but why are people so bitter about him here?


    I do know he is a HUGE Pearl Jam fan and that makes him ok in my book. I don't know him personally so I can't be a personality judge.
  • TheGossmanTheGossman Posts: 1,120
    Overhyped? You ever heard him shred? Guy is an amazing guitar player
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  • theboxerorthebagtheboxerorthebag Posts: 1,774
    He talks way too much and about everything. Who cares what you think about PJ John Mayer. I for one was not very happy to see his shirtless RS cover show up in my mailbox.
  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    CJMST3K wrote:
    seems strange. he's brought up PJ's music as being great a few times.
    Why is it strange? He wasn't dissing the band. He was just questioning why they couldn't handle the fame.
  • theboxerorthebagtheboxerorthebag Posts: 1,774
    TheGossman wrote:
    Overhyped? You ever heard him shred? Guy is an amazing guitar player

    he might be tolerable if he was a guitar player in a band rather than a solo act. Just play guitar and shut up.
  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 12,851
    TheGossman wrote:
    Overhyped? You ever heard him shred? Guy is an amazing guitar player
    yep
    he may be a douche
    but the boy can play
  • curmudgeonesscurmudgeoness Posts: 3,987
    I cannot speak to his musical ability, but the guy has a severe case of logorrhea. I would not attach any weight or value to what comes out of his mouth.

    Now, the photos of him a while back in a "Borat"-style bathing suit were pretty damn funny. :lol:
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  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    theboxerorthebag wrote:
    TheGossman wrote:
    Overhyped? You ever heard him shred? Guy is an amazing guitar player

    he might be tolerable if he was a guitar player in a band rather than a solo act. Just play guitar and shut up.
    Holy crap. The guy can't speak his mind in an interview? Really? He loves Pearl Jam. That is why he referenced them..

    Get some fresh air people.
  • neilybabes86neilybabes86 Posts: 16,057
    eh whatever
    i post on the board of a band that doesn't exsist anymore .......i need my head examined.......
  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,425
    TheGossman wrote:
    Overhyped? You ever heard him shred? Guy is an amazing guitar player

    Guys that he half assedly apes are amazing. ie Clapton and SRV

    The guy gets popular with a guitar strapped on and jams with a few legends and that makes him a great guitarist?
  • vedpunkvedpunk Posts: 897
    The anti-Pearl jam. He has NO class, NO integrity, No musical innovation and should be removed from society. He is everything that is wrong with the music industry.
  • theboxerorthebagtheboxerorthebag Posts: 1,774
    Holy crap. The guy can't speak his mind in an interview? Really? He loves Pearl Jam. That is why he referenced them..

    Get some fresh air people.


    thanks but I don't need fresh air. He talks way to much about everything. I isn't just his PJ comment, but he has to talk and talk about everything.
  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    CJMST3K wrote:
    seems strange. he's brought up PJ's music as being great a few times.
    Why is it strange? He wasn't dissing the band. He was just questioning why they couldn't handle the fame.



    "I hope I sell 100 billion trillion copies of whatever I put out, but if you're that guy, then next time out, don't write a hit song."

    Seems a bit harsh. Some people are uncomfortable with fame, or at different periods of their life aren't ready for it. I like to play drums. Been playing for about 25 years, and I'm pretty good at it. Was in maybe 4 or 5 bands in high school. But I don't like to play live... but I still like to create music. I guess I'm thinking about an artist who is very shy, but brilliant. I think there's room for them too.
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  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,425
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    I do know he is a HUGE Pearl Jam fan and that makes him ok in my book.

    Why??
  • MisterEtake2MisterEtake2 Posts: 389
    theboxerorthebag wrote:
    Holy crap. The guy can't speak his mind in an interview? Really? He loves Pearl Jam. That is why he referenced them..

    Get some fresh air people.


    thanks but I don't need fresh air. He talks way to much about everything. I isn't just his PJ comment, but he has to talk and talk about everything.

    The interview would be pretty dull if he didn't respond to the questions.
  • theboxerorthebagtheboxerorthebag Posts: 1,774
    MisterEtake2 wrote:
    theboxerorthebag wrote:
    Holy crap. The guy can't speak his mind in an interview? Really? He loves Pearl Jam. That is why he referenced them..

    Get some fresh air people.


    thanks but I don't need fresh air. He talks way to much about everything. I isn't just his PJ comment, but he has to talk and talk about everything.

    The interview would be pretty dull if he didn't respond to the questions.

    It is not just interviews, the guy NEVER shuts up.
  • decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,977
    CJMST3K wrote:
    seems strange. he's brought up PJ's music as being great a few times.


    not really.
    i think one can be a a huge fan of the music, but still question the comments of band members. he's saying he doesn't understand the mentality of it, also seems like he just doesn't *get* it. i guess there are many people out there who would not get it. seems he handles his career and his private life in a VERY different way than pearl jam (vast understatement :)) so really, it's unsurprising he doesn't get it. he is an extremely talented musician tho, no doubt....all the rest, well honestly...just don't give a shit. :lol: however, i do see what he's saying. i don't agree with it, but i understand his pov. many, many musicians can only wish for the kind of huge success pearl jam had/has...right outta the gate.
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  • rival.rival. Posts: 7,775
    theboxerorthebag wrote:

    I isn't just his PJ comment, but he has to talk and talk about everything.

    kind of like our favorite front man? it's ok for eddie to ramble about everything because you like him?

    john mayer owns people on guitar. that's a fact. look it up.
  • FenwayFaithfulFenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    F John Mayer
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  • G ForceG Force Posts: 1,393
    Yep. I'm ok with John Mayer too. I don't bump his records but I did see him live when I worked for Sony and he killed. Everytime I see him speak he's got witty funny stuff to say and he bags some pretty sweet chicks so I give him cred for that. The fact that he likes PJ also speaks to his character.
  • Jokertt14Jokertt14 Posts: 2,566
    Dave Matthew Band .. knock off .. die John Mayer !! :o
  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    decides2dream wrote:
    CJMST3K wrote:
    seems strange. he's brought up PJ's music as being great a few times.


    not really.
    i think one can be a a huge fan of the music, but still question the comments of band members. he's saying he doesn't understand the mentality of it, also seems like he just doesn't *get* it. i guess there are many people out there who would not get it. seems he handles his career and his private life in a VERY different way than pearl jam (vast understatement :)) so really, it's unsurprising he doesn't get it. he is an extremely talented musician tho, no doubt....all the rest, well honestly...just don't give a shit. :lol: however, i do see what he's saying. i don't agree with it, but i understand his pov. many, many musicians can only wish for the kind of huge success pearl jam had/has...right outta the gate.


    Fair enough. :D

    Of course, he's coming from a place where he was writing more-or-less pop music which was a gradual incline to his success. PJ was writing more troubling music, and suddenly, boom - they are the biggest band on the planet... plus the differing personalities. So, I suppose I see how he is looking at it from a different angle.
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  • trotti2trotti2 Posts: 82
    He's not in a band. Its not easy lasting 20 years and that i can appreciate. How many bands are left from the early 90's not many. Sure I would like Pearl Jam to be more popular so that more people can see how great they are but what if thats a reason many bands dont last. Keep it simple keep it about music and go from there. Any true fan of music is a friend of mine and a passionate PJ fan well I'll buy the first round.
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  • theboxerorthebagtheboxerorthebag Posts: 1,774
    singularity wrote:
    theboxerorthebag wrote:

    I isn't just his PJ comment, but he has to talk and talk about everything.

    kind of like our favorite front man? it's ok for eddie to ramble about everything because you like him?

    john mayer owns people on guitar. that's a fact. look it up.

    Again, I am not knocking his guitar skills. And I don't seem to remember Ed talking about his personal life ad nauseum.
  • IwasBit10IwasBit10 Posts: 646
    edited January 2010
    The guy's obssessed with his own fame, so these comments aren't surprising. In fact, in this day-and-age, I bet most clowns in the music industry are dumbfounded as to why PJ did what they did. These same clowns won't be relevant, or maybe not even creating, 15-20 years from now, unlike PJ is today. It's all about the instant fame these days..
    He floated back down 'cause he wanted to share, his key to the locks on the chains he saw everywhere.
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