
John Mayer Opens Up About Collaborating With Mac Miller
Mac Miller's passing at 26 in September sent a shockwave through the music community, not only because of his age, but because of the positive impact he had on those who knew him. That included John Mayer, who spent time with Miller during a session for Swimming.
Mayer opened up about connecting with him in the studio and contributing to "Small Worlds."
"This is a true story: I started talking to my manager about splits—I gotta start making a living playing on people’s stuff. For years, it would be, like, a really fun sidenote," he explained. "I got to Mac’s house and he played me this thing he had just worked on that morning, and I went, 'Give me a guitar. I’m in.' I think it had something to do with him having worked on it that day—it was still wide open and fresh."
Mayer continued,