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So much talk about John Mayer seems to focus on him as a celebrity, or as AOR-friendly radio fodder. There’s a lot of talk about who he’s dating, who he’s been dating, who he might’ve been dating…and now about how he’s had to cancel his tour to save his voice. So I’d just like to draw your attention to something you might’ve missed…

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…John Mayer is a great blues guitarist. You can’t watch that video and deny he’s a bit on the talented side. And it’s a nice little blues song too about being a bit bitter but moving on (and a thousand times less creepy than Adele’s stalker-tastic ‘Someone Like You’). In fact, here’s John Mayer having a rant about blues:

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“Who can’t react to it? […] Blues music is just…if you’re a human being, you get it. Right?”

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Right, John. Right.

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Besides, if B.B. King’s happy to jam with him, and Buddy Guy’s happy to jam with him, he’s ok by me.

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POST-BANK HOLIDAY BONUS: Even though essentially mute for a while, he’s still playing guitar. Hurrah! Here’s a swirly, twiddly, guitar-only cover of Lana del Rey’s ‘Video Games’

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KS