“I could put a record out right now”: John Mayer says he’s written enough songs to make a new album – but here’s why he’s not going to do it
Despite what the media would have you believe, it’s not easy being a rockstar. Years of effort go into a good album, and, when it comes out, there’s endless travelling, touring, and promotion junkets to endure. Rockstars are human too – and sometimes they need a break.
John Mayer is the latest rocker to admit that he needs a “breather”. While songs are easily “coming out of [Mayer]”, he’s yet to construct the follow up to his 2021’s Sob Rock. “I don’t know when it’s coming out,” he tells People. “But I’ve been going around making music, touring, making music, touring for a lot of years, and I think it would make sense at this stage in my life [to] just take a breather.”
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Considering Dead & Company’s 30 date residency at Last Vegas’ Sphere only wrapped up last month, it makes sense that Mayer wants a break. Rather than running on empty, he’s taking the time to recoup, allowing himself to enjoy the songwriting process without the pressure of deadlines.
“I’m [figuring] out when I want to do it and how I want to do it,” he explains. “So I’m enjoying just taking it day-by-day and doing the projects I love.”
Of course, Mayer is still a songwriting machine, noting that he has “enough songs that [he] could put a record out right now”. However, he’s just not in the mood to tour right now. “If I put a record out right now, I would want to go on the road, and I just want to take a minute and practice this newfound ‘going with the flow’,” he explains.
He clarifies what this means, noting he has to learn to let life and inspiration “happen”, rather than forcing himself down a strict path. It is something he admits he is having to “relearn all the time”.
While Mayer is in no rush to release another record, he already has some festival performances booked in for September and October, including California’s Palm Tree Festival and Nevada’s Rise Festival.
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