“Those first two days we got along like brothers, but then after we did the album thing, it was like, ‘This isn’t happening’”: How the gift of a divisive Rolling Stones album scuppered the chance of a collaboration between Nile Rodgers and John Mayer

Nile Rodgers and John Mayer.

Nile Rodgers has never been reluctant to talk about his successful collaborations, but he’s now lifted the lid on one that didn’t work out.

We’re talking about a John Mayer team-up that never was. Speaking to Vulture, Rodgers' admission came while he was discussing his work on David Bowie’s Let’s Dance album, which he says he completed in two days.