Talk:John Mayer/Archive 3

Band Members
I would like to delete all the names of all the members of Mayers band, both past and present. This is a bio of Mayer, its not about his albums, his tour, people plays with etc. If Mayer punched out his drummer or married his roadie, that's relevant to a bio (maybe) but a listing of band members is way out of line IMO. Comments?-- — Keithbob • Talk  • 17:46, 3 March 2012 (UTC) Chuck Leavell no longer plays with John Mayer. Andrew "Andy" Burton plays keys now. And Doug Pettibone plays the lapsteel and guitar. Also, Zane Carney has a major enough role to be listed as "guitar" and not "rhythm guitar." Please makes these edits since there is no other page on the internet that so clearly displays Mayer's touring band information. Source: Can be any video of John naming the players in the band. Here is one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF5ZLZCR8mc Not done: You need to express your request in detail, like "please change X to Y", and include a reliable source. Primary sources, like a youtube video, are not reliable and this particular one has been taken down. Is there a newspaper article or announcement which mentions the band members? Please start a new request at the end of the page if you can find a better source. Thanks, Celestra (talk) 03:52, 4 September 2013 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 21 November 2015
Please change "Mayer was invited to join remaining members on the Dead & Company tour that began in October 2016." to "Mayer was invited to join remaining members on the Dead & Company tour that began in October 2015." because 2015 is the correct year and 2016 hasn't happened yet.SieverH (talk) 02:33, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

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 * Yes check.svg Done Thank you. --Stabila711 (talk) 06:32, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

Producer
He's not a producer, nor do any of the sources used say otherwise. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sofa King Insane (talk • contribs) 22:49, 26 August 2015 (UTC)
 * He produces his own albums.--Esprit15d • talk • contribs 13:32, 30 November 2015 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 28 February 2016
John Mayer has never had a #1 song, it says "daughters" was his 1st number one, it probably should read "#1 on the adult contemporary chart" Boyjenius (talk) 16:54, 28 February 2016 (UTC)


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 * Looks like "Daughters" reached #1 on the Adult Pop Songs chart and #2 on the Adult Contemporary chart . — Mudwater (Talk) 17:44, 28 February 2016 (UTC)

When you say he had his 1st number 1 single that implies #1 on the Billboard Top 100 chart, not the Adult Pop chart, "Daughters" only reached #19 on that chart — Preceding unsigned comment added by Boyjenius (talk • contribs) 19:00, 28 February 2016‎ (UTC)
 * ✅ That makes sense to me, so I've updated the article accordingly, here. — Mudwater (Talk) 20:23, 28 February 2016 (UTC)

Taylor Swift
I followed a link from Taylor Swift to this page only to find no reference to Taylor Swift under John Mayer. I'm think that this oversight and the fact that they each wrote songs specifically about the relationship makes this relationship worthy of inclusion in this article. There are three People Magazine citations for this relationship and more a couple more I quickly looked up   --  T S Ballantine (talk) 08:35, 7 April 2016 (UTC)

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Recent Taylor Swift edits

 * Because Taylor Swift and and John Mayer are still alive, the threshold of verifiability for personal information (per WP:BLP and especially WP:NOR) is higher. Therefore, she is not listed as a former girlfriend because even though it may seem obvious that they dated, they have never said they have and concluding that they did is original research.  Additionally, the addition to the article as his former girlfriend has a citation behind it that doesn't say that, and that citation was added to verify a different fact.   That said, the controversy surrounding them is thoroughly covered in the article, which leaves the reader to draw their own conclusions.  Anyone who continues to re-add to the list of former girlfriends or continues to revert the current edits without proper citations will have to be reported for violation of 3 reversion and BLP.--Esprit15d • talk • contribs 01:55, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 17 May 2017
Please Change in Introduction "After his first appearance at the 2001 Festival" and His first EP was released in 1999 not after 2001 - he was signed after his first EP and then Room for squares was released in 2001.

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Semi-protected edit request on 2 December 2017
In "Grammy Awards" table: add link to "Belief" song article -> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belief_(song) 178.75.40.224 (talk) 21:47, 2 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done  Terra  (talk) 21:52, 2 December 2017 (UTC)

Mayer/Zellweger
The Globe reported they dated in 2011. Enigmamsg 18:08, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 May 2018
Incorrect grammar in "Change in musical direction" paragraph. Change 1: Around this time Mayer began announced that... -> Around this time Mayer announced that... Change 2:. He voice was sampled on the song... ->. His voice was sampled on the song... 209.221.240.193 (talk) 19:41, 22 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 20:12, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 November 2018
In September of 2018, John Mayer created a new TV show which premiered on IGTV. The name of the show is "Current Mood with John Mayer". The show airs every Sunday night at 11PM Et. and features many guests of which are usually his friends. John has used his show as a format to express comedy as well as give himself a voice and stance on certain subjects and ideas. Tanner trilogy (talk) 02:19, 27 November 2018 (UTC)


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Semi-protected edit request on June 2nd 2019
Incorrect statement in "Controversies" paragraph. Change 1: ...an assertion which Mayer has neither confirmed nor denied. -> ...an assertion which Mayer has denied.

Not sure if this is necessary but here is the supporting evidence: Despite popular belief, Mayer has stated that the song "Paper Doll" was not about Taylor Swift. During his Instagram show "Current Mood", on March 23rd 2019, he stated "When paper doll came out, 100% of the people believed it was about somebody, and the person that they thought it was about brought a certain amount of superficial pop-culture back-and-forth about it that I think kind of shat on the song. But the song was not about that person and I could never tell anybody because that would breaking my rule that songwriters don't say who the song is about or not about...". While he doesn't explicitly name drop Taylor Swift in this statement, he makes it clear beforehand that he just doesn't want to create controversy by bringing up names. He states "Before I answer this question, I want to let you now I'm a real see-something say-something guy in my own feelings, and I got a little spark inside me that wants to tell the truth about something, but I don't really feel like dealing with having told the truth about it. Those are two separate timelines. Being truthful and having been truthful are two very different realities. Having been truthful gives you nothing when you start reading shit about it 3 days later". I believe this provides enough context to safely assume that he was referring to Swift and furthermore that the song is not about her.

video can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBoBEBmX_YM&t=1420

70.71.80.165 (talk) 03:18, 3 June 2019 (UTC)


 * Good point. I'll adjust the article.--Esprit15d • talk • contribs 11:27, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 November 2019
Move "Battle Studies" in discography table from 2011 section to 2009 section. Linmn (talk) 20:39, 11 November 2019 (UTC)


 * ❌. That appears to be the year of the award nomination, not the album release. –Deacon Vorbis (carbon &bull; videos) 02:10, 12 November 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 December 2019
I found a source stating that John Mayer does soft rock as one of his musical genres. It was in this 2017 New York Times article written by Joe Coscarelli. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/23/arts/music/john-mayer-search-for-everything-interview.html 73.240.105.138 (talk) 05:27, 6 December 2019 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 14 April 2020
Please change "Mayer formed Dead & Company in 2015" to "Mayer joined members of the Grateful Dead to tour as Dead & Company"

To insinuate he created something that existed a decade prior to his birth is rude, incorrect, and insulting to the history and career of the established and founding members. Dr.AndreaB (talk) 02:14, 14 April 2020 (UTC)


 * ✅. I've changed that sentence to say, "In 2015 three former members of the Grateful Dead joined with Mayer and two other musicians to form the band Dead & Company."  Your suggestion was a good one, although speaking for myself, I'm slow to take offense about what I find on Wikipedia.    — Mudwater (Talk) 23:44, 14 April 2020 (UTC)

Should it not be Mayer joined forces with three former members of the Grateful Dead? As it was Bobby Weir who invited him after they had played together? It still comes over as 'joining with Mayer' rather than Mayer joining experienced older highly respected musicians? No disrespect to Mayer, who I think is a huge talent, but Bob, Bill and Mickey were playing before he was born!Muso805 (talk) 16:51, 29 May 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 May 2020
On March 1, 2019 John Mayer established the Heart and Armor Foundation in support of veterans of war. John has been actively involved in initiatives to help returning veterans for about 12 years.

Please add this to his Philanthropic endeavors.

https://www.heartandarmor.org/

Thank you so much,

Mimimph_1 Mimimph 1 (talk) 16:18, 29 May 2020 (UTC)
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 * Here's some.


 * — Mudwater (Talk) 17:00, 30 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done though,, you could have gone ahead and done so yourself. Cheers, RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 17:29, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 October 2020
I want to change John Mayer's picture into a more recent one. 3peersu (talk) 11:13, 17 October 2020 (UTC)
 * The only one we can choose from are commons:Category:John_Mayer – Thjarkur (talk) 11:22, 17 October 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 October 2020
Add collaboration with Tim and Eric to "Appearances in the media" section. Mayer did a brief collaboration with Tim & Eric, appearing in an episode of Tim & Eric Awesome Show (source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1277919/) and in an episode of Tim and Eric Nite Live! (source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1191814/). This was in 2008. I think it fits well with the sentence about his one-off comedy show. RWalen (talk) 22:59, 29 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. IMDB is considered not a reliable source. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 23:09, 29 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Here is an article in the Denver Post that briefly mentions it: https://www.denverpost.com/2009/01/19/tim-and-eric-awesome-onstage-too/. There's 'evidence' on YouTube too, but I'm not sure if that would be considered reliable. RWalen (talk) 07:43, 30 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: I don't think that this merits a mention in the article. P,TO 19104 (talk) (contribs) 14:28, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 November 2020
In the "Relationships" section it says Mayer was romantically involved with Tina Turner, however the source says it's from a movie (Pitch Perfect 2) and that the only proof of it ever actually happening is that Mayer hasn't specifically denied it. (source: https://www.bustle.com/articles/83459-did-john-mayer-really-date-tina-turner-pitch-perfect-2-raises-an-important-question)

This is the only website that makes any mention of this and it's hardly a credible source. It's nothing but speculation based on a single line from a fictional comedy movie. Nautx (talk) 08:52, 10 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Done, thank you. – Thjarkur (talk) 09:05, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 January 2021
Andri Kesenja 01 (talk) 07:09, 16 January 2021 (UTC)

haii iam from wikipedia minangkabau i want copy info toolbox john mayer and edit in wikipedia minagkabua
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Semi-protected edit request on 16 November 2021
I think the use of the n-word in this article is outdated and should be changed. 216.80.94.58 (talk) 00:36, 16 November 2021 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 16 November 2021 (2)
In the section to do with Battle Studies, Demi Lovato is referred to using she/her pronouns. Can this be updated to reflect that they use the non-binary pronouns they/them. Jimmocaster (talk) 09:22, 16 November 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ Changed to omit pronoun altogether, felt that using "their" in that instance might be slightly confusing and could be misunderstood as referring to Mayer and Lovato and not just Lovato. Don't know if this was the best option, feel free to reword further Cannolis (talk) 11:34, 16 November 2021 (UTC)

Touring Equipment
When he is on his solo tours he uses 3 pedalboards 24.125.13.188 (talk) 19:20, 12 May 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 June 2023
John Mayer plays the piano as well as vocals and guitar as already recorded. Austinschae53 (talk) 00:42, 15 June 2023 (UTC)
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