Do you like John Mayer?

@BackyardShaman I used to be a bit irritated by him as well. Something about his manner. I think it's hard to be a popular artist without a measure of fake, but there is nothing about him that seems any more (or less) fake to me than any other public figure.

Lacking guitar skills? How do you define guitar skills? Because I watch a video like the one below, and I'm like, what?

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@BackyardShaman Sorry, I hope that didn't come across as antagonistic. I get why you wouldn't like him. It's kind of a toss up right now whether he annoys me or I'm in awe.

But I'm mostly curious what you mean about "lacking in guitar skills." I would consider myself an intermediate rhythm player, as long as I only need to chord through songs, I can play pretty much anything. I find myself in awe of his abilities. Maybe it's because I don't do a lot of lead, it's easy to amaze me. Do you think he is just "smoke and mirrors?"

@ShadowSister hi there don’t worry I totally respect your opinion and I’ve gotta say for people that enjoy this person’s performances I’m very glad for you. Personally, I and other guitarists that I know and respect find him truly lacking in right hand technique and also he does not apply scales and technique appropriately to the material he is playing. I would expect a person working on stage with “Corporate Dead” to do a lot better. In my opinion he is soulless, sterile, his style matches his shallow personality. My personal conflict with this shallow narcissistic person goes back a long way and is the result of a dispute involving gigs, booking agents, and an aggressive approach to other musicians.

@BackyardShaman I just googled him. First off, I didn't realize quite how many celebrities he's dates. And second, I didn't realize what a drama llama he is. OMG wow. It's like he found a sale on problematic and decided to stock up. And that didn't even get to the business issues on the back end.

What do you mean about applying scales wrong? Like playing in Lydian when he should be playing in Dorian, that type of thing? I didn't even realize he played with the Dead until this week. Yeah, that makes some sense. I'll maybe pull up some videos and see if I can spot what you're talking about.

@BackyardShaman I just found this clip that made me laugh. I guess he's nothing if not a polorizing figure. People either love him or hate him.

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