John Mayer and Leicas

richardhkirkando said:
You know that guy who plays Dave Matthews songs poorly on his acoustic guitar to impress girls? Imagine if that guy went pro.

(note: I can't actually name a single John Meyer song. I just came to this conclusion by judging people I've seen in public wearing John Meyer shirts.)
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He plays better than DM in my opinion with his live music being more complex and freestyle.

He is a good musician really, out shadowed by his own fame apparently.
I think only the people who really listen to his music can appreciate it. Like any music really, If you haven't heard it you probably do not have a clue.

What is the ex girlfriends thread by the way?
 
aperture64 said:
I'll admit that it turns me off. I visit the site a lot less because of it. I was going to start a thread (before this one was started) about John Mayers' Leica M4, but I figured it would turn negative or go off topic or both, like a lot of other threads. Seems like a trend that is getting worse. It amazes me that people would click on a thread titled "John Mayer and Leicas" and then post "Who is John Mayer?" or comparing him to a Dave Matthews wanna-be who went pro and then admitting not knowing his music at all. Both ignorant and arrogant statements. It appears he has good taste in music, watches, cars, women and cameras. He is also talented, which anyone could see if they watched either of the clips posted to this thread, and was compared to Eric Clapton during the early part of his career. If you can't give him credit for his musical talent, then say something positive about his choice in photography, or more specifically, rangefinder gear. More importantly, remember what mom always said. "If you don't have anything good to say, don't say anything at all."
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Amen. There seems to be a lot of pent-up bitterness all over the web, but it's creeping into the forum increasingly. At least that's from what i can tell--but don't trust me, I don't own a Noctilux 😛
 
patrickjames said:
Remember the Seal incident here a few years ago?
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Yes but Seal brought it on himself with his 'suffer no fools' commentary. (But that actually was on another forum, and it crossed over into others.)

We need more threads about RFF celebs and their Leicas. Oh, we already have one! 🙂
 
Always enjoyed John Mayer, a hell of talented guitar player and performer. Enjoy his playing at Crossroads with Eric Clapton. (you can do a search and find some UTube materail if interested) He has demonstrated he can play pop, soft rock, rock, country, and the blues.

Like cameras . . . . .

. . . . . different horses for courses.
 
I have nothing negative to say about him. I'm familiar with his talent as a guitarist, but I don't listen to his music. For what it's worth, I don't listen to Santana or Eric Clapton, either.
He comes across as very intelligent and vaguely humble in his Rolling Stone interview.
 
bob338 said:
He comes across as very intelligent and vaguely humble in his Rolling Stone interview.
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That would be the sound of someone trying to revive/re-invent their career and undo the past of having a big loud mouth 😱 New PR spin trying to undo his disastrous 2010 Rolling Stone interview 😎
 
never heard of this guy before this post. WHo is he? I shoot with an M4 and DR Summicron too.
 
it's not just about celebs with cameras...rff is going south...getting into the habit of being negative...i would like to think that we are better than that.
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I'm all for sweetness and light but surely a little leg pulling is acceptable? I admit that my post would have been better for a couple of smilies 🙁

As for everything going to the bad, I don't see that at all. What I do see is that people on the internet feel free to be honest. Isn't that a good thing?
 
I like John Mayer's music, and as a musician myself I can appreciate that the guy's one heck of a player. He also is one of the most successful acts of the past decade whose new album is numbe one (despite all the "who is John Mayer?" posts) so when he talks about film and vintage rangefinders on his blog, we should all be thrilled. I don't like Justin Bieber's music, but if he told his millions of admirers about how much he loves his new M4, I'd be his newest fan. It's fashionable to bash JM; I get it. But in this case it makes no sense to me. The most popular thread in the past week has been the one about slide film, with many on here, myself included, cramming our brains to come up with ideas to keep slide film (and, by extension, film itself) alive. A huge boost to that cause would be a celebrity coming out in support of film. Then one of the world's biggest does just that and what happens? He gets bashed (by many, not all) on a forum dedicated to rangefinders. It's self-defeating. There seem to be a bunch of film-shooting celebs--Brad Pitt comes to mind. We should be so lucky when they happen to mention it in interviews. I wish it happened more often.
 
anjoca76 said:
I like John Mayer's music, and as a musician myself I can appreciate that the guy's one heck of a player. He also is one of the most successful acts of the past decade whose new album is numbe one (despite all the "who is John Mayer?" posts) so when he talks about film and vintage rangefinders on his blog, we should all be thrilled. I don't like Justin Bieber's music, but if he told his millions of admirers about how much he loves his new M4, I'd be his newest fan. It's fashionable to bash JM; I get it. But in this case it makes no sense to me. The most popular thread in the past week has been the one about slide film, with many on here, myself included, cramming our brains to come up with ideas to keep slide film (and, by extension, film itself) alive. A huge boost to that cause would be a celebrity coming out in support of film. Then one of the world's biggest does just that and what happens? He gets bashed (by many, not all) on a forum dedicated to rangefinders. It's self-defeating. There seem to be a bunch of film-shooting celebs--Brad Pitt comes to mind. We should be so lucky when they happen to mention it in interviews. I wish it happened more often.
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...and this is the main reason that I started this thread. 🙂 Thanks for the post!
 
anjoca76 said:
I like John Mayer's music, and as a musician myself I can appreciate that the guy's one heck of a player. He also is one of the most successful acts of the past decade whose new album is numbe one (despite all the "who is John Mayer?" posts) so when he talks about film and vintage rangefinders on his blog, we should all be thrilled. I don't like Justin Bieber's music, but if he told his millions of admirers about how much he loves his new M4, I'd be his newest fan. It's fashionable to bash JM; I get it. But in this case it makes no sense to me. The most popular thread in the past week has been the one about slide film, with many on here, myself included, cramming our brains to come up with ideas to keep slide film (and, by extension, film itself) alive. A huge boost to that cause would be a celebrity coming out in support of film. Then one of the world's biggest does just that and what happens? He gets bashed (by many, not all) on a forum dedicated to rangefinders. It's self-defeating. There seem to be a bunch of film-shooting celebs--Brad Pitt comes to mind. We should be so lucky when they happen to mention it in interviews. I wish it happened more often.
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Pretty much spot on. It's quite obviously jealousy on behalf of some.
 
I had read somewhere that Brad Pitt shoots film, but didn't find anything in a short google search just now. We need more high-profilers speaking out on behalf of film, if only to make it "cool" and get others doing it.
 
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