One of the best musicians, John Mayer, had the great oppurtunity to perform during Michael Jackson's funeral on Tuesday. Along side some other good performers, even though I thought some didn't do to well, he performed "Human Nature" and felt really well knowing the invitation was from the family, personally.
Check out the interview:
"The first thing I said was a question - does this really come from the family? I think that was essential to me sort of processing the honor," he says. "And when I found out that, in fact, it had, it took me about 48 hours to sort of strike the balance in how I was going to approach being — you know, being invited to this unbelievable event without actually having the proximity to Michael Jackson, personally. I'd never met him."
As to why he didn't sing along with the popular song, he reveals it was what was "best" for him as he understood that "it's quite a mine field to go into trying to in any way replicate vocally what Michael Jackson has done."
As to why he didn't sing along with the popular song, he reveals it was what was "best" for him as he understood that "it's quite a mine field to go into trying to in any way replicate vocally what Michael Jackson has done."
When John looks back on the memorial, he admits that he'll remember how "humanizing it was. You know, Michael Jackson wasn't super human. He was extra human" and that "the best service of all was the service done to Michael Jackson to sort of render him finally as being a human being."
Oh yea, finally someone hasn't had a personal experience with him. Seems like everyone that has been interviewed in regards to Michael Jackson has had a personal experience or has gotten a phone call from him.