John Mayer | Life In Music | Oxford Union

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John Mayer talks about his life in music to the Oxford Union. SUBSCRIBE for more speakers ► http://is.gd/OxfordUnion John Mayer talks openly about his past rejections, his duet with girlfriend Katy Perry and his pivotal move to Montana. John Mayer begins by talking about his time at Berkeley Music College where he studied for a year and discovered how his peers visualised success and through that discovery he found what he wanted to achieve in the world of music. After Withdrawing from Berkeley, he moved to Atlanta where he describes the gradual progression of his music career as every month being better than the last for at least 5 years. Within 3 years he went from selling out a 180 seater venue to getting a record deal, playing to 8000 people a night and winning his first Grammy award. He says it's incredibly hard to realise how amazing his life had become because the journey was so gradual. In today's society it's very hard to have a hit song that's also musically complex. He goes on to explain that there's so much he wants to do but has time management problems on a life span scale so worries that he won't be able to achieve them. Being inspired by Bob Dylan he looked at the huge variations of the position of his records in the charts fluctuating from 1 to 70, from this he came to the conclusion that trying to maintain the number one spot for you're whole career will ultimately be the ruin of you. Further on in his talk John Mayer reveals another secret that he's learned, being that as a performer you should allow yourself to feel bad and listen to what other people say, never block it out otherwise you don't learn and grow. He's thankful for discovering this during his career as most people discover it after their career is over. STAY CONNECTED: Facebook @ http://fb.me/theoxfordunion Twitter @ http://www.twitter.com/OxfordUnion Oxford Union Website @ http://www.oxford-union.org/ Filmed on Friday 25th October 2013 ABOUT SEPP BLATTER: Joseph "Sepp" Blatter is a Swiss football administrator, who serves as the 8th and current President of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). He was elected on 8 June 1998, succeeding João Havelange. He was re-elected as President in 2002, 2007 and 2011. ABOUT THE OXFORD UNION SOCIETY: The Union is the world's most prestigious debating society, with an unparalleled reputation for bringing international guests and speakers to Oxford. It has been established for 190 years, aiming to promote debate and discussion not just in Oxford University, but across the globe. Rights managed by Oxford Media Associates http://www.oxfordmediaassociates.com/ Filmed by Oxford Media Solutions http://www.oxfordmediasolutions.co.uk