What It All Comes Down To

Was handed this letter at a meet and greet on my last show of the tour:

“Dear John,

My name is James Thomas. I’m 17 years old and I’m so happy that I was finally able to meet you tonight. You changed my life by inspiring me to pick up a Martin and a Strat when I saw you live for the first time in 2008. I really understand your music and connect to what you’re saying in your songs. You gave my life meaning to be honest and showed me a way to express myself and I truly thank you for that. It would be my dream to play with you one day and possibly tour with you in the future. Thank you for everything.

Sincerely,

James Thomas”

That’s it. That’s why it’s worth it.

Hey James, if you write songs anything like you write letters, I’ll be opening for you some day.

To The Fans

Thank you all so much for making the Battle Studies tour such a huge success and a pleasure. I’m going to miss seeing your faces every night. Thanks for singing along. And for accepting me. You don’t know how good that feels. And thanks for the signs, the clever, funny, awesome signs. And for letting me play both my pop radio hits and a 15 minute long jam while giving it the same level of appreciation. Thanks for buying a ticket when money is tight, for waiting in traffic to both enter and leave the venue, and thank you for telling your dubious friends to come with you and see what this “Mayer” guy is all about. Thank you for being fans and thank you for giving me the awesome life I have.

Time to (try to) disappear for a while. Love you guys. A lot.

John