So, I was talking with a buddy about my ideas on songwriting and my desire to start a band in the imminent future.
Quickly, my comments turned toward "John Mayer will have the biggest influence on my songwriting."
Why? Because Mayer is one of those rare people to have the ability to bridge gap after gap. The bridge between mainstream pop and creative songwriting? Got it. The bridge between young audiences and old audiences? Taken care of.
The thing that makes Mayer so significant as a musical influence to me is that he gets the balances in songwriting. Listening to his hour-long lecture at Berklee too many times to count has left me with one concept that stands out well above the rest.
Write music that gets stuck in everyone's head.
Melodies. Melodies are amazing. Hooks, too. Can have the greatest chord progressions in the world, but melodies are the driving force... and the thing that will be remembered.
Mayer is great at melody writing with complimenting guitar riffage and other instrumental things to spice up the overall song.
In related news, I managed to get some new acoustic strings today. After a re-string, I'm back in business. Got hype.
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