Talk:John Mayer/Archive 1

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Birthday! "Mayer recently finished touring Europe with his band, where he commenced his tour in the United Kingdom on his 29th birthday (October 16, 2006), the release date for Continuum."

Actually he was in Amsterdam on his Birthday, playing in Amsterdam the day after.

this is ridiculous. i hope you people enjoy spending your life checkin people's stuff and then accusing them of violating copyrights. i did not get that information from that website, as i keep saying i have permission to use all my information posted.

Just write original work and we'll all be happy. Copyright is a serious issue. Please read Wikipedia:Copyrights Mintguy

i've read the copyright info. im not trying to cause a problem or anything. i know copyright stuff is serious. but basic information such as date of birth, place of birth, etc can only be said so many ways. when i get info from sources that give permisson to use, and it's also on other websites, i cannot help it.

What is your source, and who has given you permission?

well i've been in contact with the person i got the information from. she does tell me she got it from someone else. so i do apologize for that. it was from a UK website, and the webmaster assured me in the beginning it was written by her and gave me permission to use it. sorry for the mix-up

just get in the habit of using your own words. And keep working on Wikipedia. We need you. Kingturtle 02:00 Apr 18, 2003 (UTC)

well like i said i really am not trying to be a problem. i've posted a few other things before with no problems. thanks for being more understanding than some others

I've made a bunch of changes to try to A- bring this more in line with some other formatted artist pages, such as U2. B- get rid of some run-on sentences and C- re-organize the info a bit. Lyellin

i think the comment about john mayer being a "musical genius" should be removed, because this kind of thing is completely POV. on john coltrane's entry, or johann sebastian bach's entry, this is acceptable because they are fairly established as being musical geniuses -- however john mayer has definitely not reached this status in the musical community. this is an encyclopedia, not a fan-site!

"Musical Genius" is an altogether opinion-based term. Unless there is an scientifically accepted test of some sort that categorically places people within numbered ranges of aptitude, "musical genius" will always be relative to the observer.

It should not be in any wikipedian articles. jimbinford

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The Guitar fest was in 04 so why does it say he transitioned in 05?

bias in article

"He is an unoriginal, minimally talented "artist" who is popular among teeny boppers" should probably be cut, no? Infamous30 01:49, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

i tried to organize this a little bit more, and i added info about his latest project. Miketer September 22 2005

"Although Mayer has maintained a reputation for being a sensitive, meticulous juggernaut singer-songwriter, he is also an accomplished guitarist influenced by the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Freddie King and B.B. King."

This seemed like a little much, and too vague. A juggernaut? Hardly, only a few musicians could realistically be called this based on sales or creativity, and John Mayer is not one of them. Its also stupid to say someone is influenced by the stylings of Hendrix and Clapton, as almost every modern day guitarist is whether they realize it or not. Also,saying someone is an "accomplished guitarist" is a meaningless statement and objective too. Consider cutting. -Anonymous

FYI: There used to be a note here proposing that the page be moved from John Mayer (pop singer) to John Mayer (musician). This did happen.

Disputed

Not only are the "facts" presented in this section extremely dubious (e.g. the song does not reference JLH), but also the whole section doesn't make any sense. Starting out with an obscure ref on Family Guy, it then degenerates into what seems to be a personal attack.

I recommend that we keep the Family Guy reference and delete all the unfounded speculation and nonsense. Jaysbro 13:30, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

I second this suggestion. The Family Guy reference is verfiable. The JLH thing is nonsense, and so is the Humphreys over analysis - which isn't really appropriate for an encyclopedia article anyway.--Esprit15d 21:02, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

And the section was added by an anon. Jaysbro 13:33, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

Irrelevant Info? Unsourced?

Why is the information about Mayer's composing songs while naked in there? It adds nothing to the article, it is unsourced (and thus unverifiable), it doesn't fit in its section, and it doesn't fit with the general tone of the article. It seems to be a detail an obsessive stalker would obsess over. Jaysbro 13:39, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

FYI: According to an NPR interview (with John) he wrote Daughters naked after a shower. Also this quote site says John said that he wrote his first album semi-nude and Daughters completely naked. This tidbit is further verified in a Newsweek article. So, it is verifiable, but the jury's still out on how relevant it is. Maybe in a trivia section (and more tastefully written)?--Esprit15d 21:10, 26 October 2005 (UTC)