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What the Grateful Dead can teach CEOs about succession planning

Bandmates John Mayer and Bob Weir—with a 30-year age gap—show business leaders how effective succession works.

Fortune

The 19 least sexy songs about sex of all time, from John Mayer to Katy Perry

THE COUNTDOWN : A playlist of guaranteed mood-killers, put together by Kevin E G Perry

The Independent UK

“You get to a point where you’ve gotten good enough so that nothing is good enough”: Billy Joel explains to John Mayer why he gave up on songwriting

“The writer thing is a curse you take with you throughout life, and when I listen to material or listen to other people’s songs the writer is always at work,” he says

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What to stream: Michael Fassbender spies, yacht rock doc, Ben Stiller, the Beatles and Lindsay Lohan

The Oscar-nominated animated charmer “Robot Dreams” and the romantic comedy “Sweethearts” are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases

The Independent UK

“John Mayer said I was one of his favorites on guitar”: One of John Mayer’s favorite contemporary guitarists has been named – and he’s lent his virtuosic skills to Beyoncé, Mac Miller, John Legend and Ariana Grande

The guitarist in question was playing a show in Los Angeles, when he spotted Mayer admiring his guitar work from afar

Guitar World

“Every time I have the opportunity to play bass, if possible, I try to redo Taxman, Come Together... something in the Paul McCartney style”: Renowned session bassist Sean Hurley on taking inspiration from The Beatles bassist for a John Mayer session

Hurley aimed to build his Queen of California bass line around “the roots and flat sevenths” – taking a page from Macca's book

Guitar World

"The articulation is sensational even with the overdrive knob cranked, and every note rings true no matter what you’re playing”: Universal Audio UAFX Enigmatic ‘82 Overdrive Special pedal review

Has UA committed heresy with its digitization of the holy grail of guitar tone? We find out…

Guitar World

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“I ended up playing things I never have before”: John Mayer busts out his Charvel and an ultra-rare ESP as he breaks new ground during A-list R&B guest solo

Mayer has shared behind-the-scenes snippets as he composed his latest collaborative lead effort, which takes his solo chops to new experimental heights

Guitar World

John Mayer Pens Heartfelt Tribute to Francisco Lindor, Mets After Postseason Run

The famous musician was inspired by Lindor and the Mets this summer.

Sports Illustrated

John Mayer shared a beautiful, lengthy tribute to Francisco Lindor and the Mets on his Instagram

Who knew John Mayer had this much to say about the New York Mets?!

USA Today Sports Media Group

“I felt connected to my Strat in a way I hadn’t in a long time”: I’ve spent years searching for the perfect Stratocaster strings – and after playing John Mayer’s Silver Slinky set for three months, I think I’ve finally found them

Mayer's promise of a string set that offered an ideal in-between gauge, great tone, and uncompromising nimble bends spoke directly to my own trials and tribulations as a Strat player. Fortunately, it wasn't too good to be true

Guitar World

Shawn Mendes finally feels like he's not just 'stepping into a role'

'Stitches' hitmaker Shawn Mendes has found himself through therapy and music.

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The 32 greatest Saturday Night Live performances

Ladies and gentlemen...

Total Film

“I’ve always said that I don’t play the guitar, I play the strings”: Ernie Ball and John Mayer team up for signature Silver Slinky guitar strings in a unique gauge that could be the Goldilocks option between heavy and light

Whether or not you agree with the assertion that Mayer plays the strings or the guitar – or both – his signature set runs from 10.5-47 and will be a crowd-pleaser for players in-between gauges

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The Guardian - UK

‘It’s like, wow. I was really deranged’: stars and repentant stans on the terror of toxic fandom

Chappell Roan, Halsey and Tegan and Sara are among the music icons rebuking bad fan behaviour. From catfishing to sexual assault and death threats, singers and fans explore how pop became so dehumanised

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Curious about how tall is Taylor Swift's? Step into her world as we pair her towering presence with 15 celebrities, including Travis Kelce and Selena Gomez! The post How Tall Is Taylor Swift? See Her Next To These 15 Famous Faces first appeared on Bored Panda.

Guitar World

“I’ve always said that I don’t play the guitar, I play the string”: John Mayer ends years-long search for his ultimate string set with the Ernie Ball Silver Slinky – a new signature set that brings the guitar hero’s custom gauge to the masses

Over the past few years, Mayer has been using and refining his custom Silver Slinky set, which offers a unique in-between gauge and a custom core-to-wrap ratio

Guitar World

Watch Neil Young and John Mayer trade solos in a ferocious rendition of Rockin’ In The Free World with Stephen Stills

Young and Stills performed a 13-song set brimming with classics, including a song they haven't performed in over 50 years, and another one that was never actually recorded

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Marie Claire

32 Celebs Who Are Awesome at Impressions

Prepare to be impressed by some exceptional mimicry.

MusicRadar

Stills and Young reunite at Harvest Moon charity festival

Stephen Stills and Neil Young reunite at Harvest Moon charity event

Guitar World

“You have to be secure in yourself. I'm not intimidated to tell you to buy a Keeley pedal. If that tears my business apart, then my business sucks”: How Josh Scott built one of the world’s leading pedal firms by recommending his rivals

The JHS founder has become the internet’s go-to pedal guru. He tells GW about his pre-pedal days as a pawn-shop gear flipper, the Bad Monkey bubble – and the key to finding genuinely new guitar sounds

The Independent UK

Kamala Harris to appear on ‘Call Her Daddy’ podcast

The podcast episode with VP will reportedly be released next week

Guitar World

“John Mayer had Paul build a guitar for him for the Dead & Company. He wanted one guitar all night. I thought, ‘Let’s see if I can get back to that’”: Keith Urban on working with PRS on a ‘do-it-all’ guitar build –and why SRV is still number one

Country icon reflects the feeling of bonding with a single instrument – and says you should give up playing and become an accountant if you’re missing his special ingredient

Guitar World

“The Black Crowes got thrown off the ZZ Top tour. We picked up where they left off…Every night the tour manager warned us when the explosions were going to go off”: Michelle Malone gave up sax for guitar – and had John Mayer “begging” to join her shows

With her 20th album looming, the raw Americana player looks back on working with Albert King and Blackberry Smoke members, her ever-loving vintage gear and running her own label

Guitar World

“It’s amazing and hands down the best one I’ve ever played”: Keith Urban on what it’s like to play through the Dumble that John Mayer used during his blues trio days – and how it became his main amp

Urban is in possession of the Overdrive Reverb that helped Mayer launch his blues trio project back in the early ’00s

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