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John Mayer is undoubtedly one of the most talented musicians of our era. Sure, the first thing you think of when you hear his name might be “Your Body Is a Wonderland.”
But since his early days, the 46-year old has transformed into one of the world’s greatest guitar players, all while helping younger artists write and produce new music, and stepping in to play with the remaining members of the Grateful Dead in a the wildly successful Dead and Company (which is currently in the middle of a residency at the Las Vegas Sphere).
So yeah, John Mayer knows something special when he sees it – and he recently had some high praise for Zach Bryan.
Mayer recently joined Zach during a stop on his Quittin’ Time tour in Los Angeles, where the two performed an unreleased song together (could this be the long-awaited collab that Zach teased and then promptly deleted?) and stuck around for an epic performance of “Revival.”
@zachbryanarchive Zach Bryan performed his unreleased song ‘Better Days’ featuring John Mayer night three in LA! #ZachBryan ♬ original sound – Zach Bryan Archive
And after the show, Mayer spoke on his Sirius XM radio show, Life With John Mayer, about the incredible experience that is a Zach Bryan live show:
“It was one of the most incredible things I’ve seen in years. This guy and his band have the greatest camaraderie offstage, and therefore on stage. The crowd goes nuts.
I’ve never seen a band change the space around them in an arena. An arena is sorta like, ‘Here, you’re using our room, do your thing in our room.’
Zach Bryan and his band are like, ‘We’re gonna take your room and we’re gonna have a hoedown in it, thank you very much.’”
Mayer also pointed out that Zach has been able to connect with fans in a way that few artists do:
“He’s cracked some code that I have been waiting for someone to crack. He’s tapped into a thing with people that should give everyone hope.
Cause sometimes you start feeling like, ‘Oh, it’s gonna be a long time before a lot of people like one thing again.’ And a LOT of people like Zach Bryan shows, myself included, because it was unbelievable.”
Not bad coming from a music legend like John Mayer.