ladies and gentlemen, please welcome john mayer!>> they're fantastic. >> jimmy: you know the roots for a long time, yeah? >> yeah. i met quest -- like, 2003? came in and worked on a record. >> questlove: yeah. >> yeah. >> jimmy: you worked -- so, you worked together. you just -- you sound great tonight. thank you so much. >> thank you, yeah. >> jimmy: i appreciate this. now you got a -- [ cheers and applause ] you got a new record, "born and raised." it's doing super well. congratulations on that, buddy. you have a -- you have a new hat. >> i have a new hat, which i did not know was such an issue. >> jimmy: yeah. [ laughter ] >> because i -- when you're making a record, you're in the studio all the time. you're either -- you're tunneling from the house to the car, to the studio, back and forth. and i thought nothing of it actually. i quite like it. i think it's a very nice look. >> jimmy: no, no, it's a great hat. i'm just saying, it's just a large -- a large hat. >> it is a large hat. it's a commitment, that's for sure. >> jimmy: y

what do you think of the new john mayer?e man who reached the summit of mt. every rent twice and living through the so-called death zone. the first technology of its kind... mom and dad, i have great news. is now providing answers families need. siemens. answers. >>> we now know this fourth climate has been found dead. one of the most harshest environments on "planet earth." one person is still missing. everest is more than 29,000 feet high. nearly as high as cruising altitude for planes and at the summit, the air has only 1/3 of the oxygen you get on the ground. the winds are as strong as a category 4 hurricane. >> once you leave 26,000 feet, to make the climb to the summit at 29,028 feet, you're in a region where there's just so little oxygen, it's hard to function properly. storms can come upon you very quickly. and i think another aspect of this that's -- should be mentioned is that there's a tremendous drive at this point, after months on the mountain, to reach the summit, which affects decision making. and that alone i

now that's personal pricing. >>> john mayer and his smooth sound of blues and rock are back. aven't heard any new music in quite a while, but he's definitely kept himself in the headlines. now mayer is opening up to cnn about his tarnished image and what he wants now. here's brooke baldwin. ♪ >> reporter: contrary to popular belief, john mayer's new single "shadow days" isn't an ode to a woman. it started as a mantra to himself. >> i was singing and strumming the guitar and i remember singing "i'm a good man with a good heart." and it was really interesting to hear it sung, because it's not arrogant to say that. >> reporter: on his new album, the seven-time grammy winner writes about picking up the pieces after his very public fall from grace in 2010. it came to a head in an overly glib interview with "playboy" where he insulted african-americans and a pair of high profile ex-girlfriends in one disastrous swoop. >> i think that's probably the only time i did or will sort of just write about that crash, you know, that sort of like violent awakening into adulthood by way of like

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singer/musician john mayer has a throat condition that's keeping him from performing.us is this? >> it is really serious. he had the same surgery or the same problem back in october. had surgery. well in march it came back. it is called granuloma and he is like i can't do anything. he had to cancel his concerts, all performances indefinitely. it's not a good thing. >> let's listen. >> okay. ♪ >> that's john mayer singing from his new album. it's still number one. >> can you believe it? >> his throat is obviously very good right there. >> that is before. what is crazy is most artists have to do so much promotion. he hasn't been able to talk. >> that's hard for jaime navarro mayer as he stays in trouble. >> yes he does. he still has a number one album which is fantastic. >> hi foot in the problem is not the problem. >> we wish him well. what's coming up tomorrow. >> we have 93 fly days of summer so we're sending people places to see some of their favorite artists. if you want to see nicki minaj go to 93.9 kysdc.com for tickets. >> all right. thank you, georgia. >> thank

plug into the savings you deserve with snapshot from progressive. ♪ >> that's john mayer.this new song about jennifer aniston and their breakup. a.j. hammer is in new york. a.j., there's more than one woman who dislikes john mayer for singing songs exactly like this. >> he is opening up about his relationship with jen aniston. if jen was bracing herself, it doesn't say anything bad about her in any way. it's more what he went through. they've been broken up for almost three years. aniston seems very happy with her current beau. mayer's new song "shadow days" is a farewell letter to jen. sounds like he had a tough time dealing with the breakup. let me read some of the lyrics. i found myself in pieces on my hotel floor. hard times help me see. i'm a good man with a good heart. i finally learned to let it go. can't we all relate to those lyrics. he's been keeping a low profile for a couple years ever since he was too revealing in some interviews about his relationships with not just aniston but jessica simpson well but he's been on the receiving end of post-relationship lyric

>> many are saying taylor swift wrote her newest hit after a brief romance with none other than john mayerjohn i see it all now that you're gone ♪ >> reporter: but inspiration doesn't always come from love. it is no secret that neil diamond's "sweet caroline" is actually caroline kennedy. what many don't know is that the song stemmed from a picture of her in "life" magazine. ♪ sweet caroline >> reporter: and sources say christopher cross was literally caught between the mood and new york city writing the lyric on a plane circling jfk airport looking at the moon in the window. ♪ when you get caught between the moon and new york city ♪ >> reporter: but sometimes mystery can make a song even more popular. the subject for "you're so vain" has been speculated for decades. warren beatty to david geffin and mick jagger. carly simon has never revealed the truth. ♪ you're so vain >> reporter: next time you're singing along to your favorite tune, take a moment and think, who could this song really be about? ♪ ♪ mockingbird don't everybody have you heard ♪ >> dumb and dumber there that was in case yo

john mayer, the singer, trying a little barry white action on a woman friend. to jimmy fallon. you know that -- they call it mommy porn, that book "50 shades of grey." he's decided he's going to try to woo this woman. this is in his own words. he decided to sing a page from the book. >> what? >> he picked a random page from "50 shades of grey," sang it to music and apparently the reaction from the woman was laughter. >> oh, i can imagine. >> she fell on the floor and laughed. >> you are opposed to even looking at it. i picked it up and read one page, and the page that i read is so dirty -- >> really? >> -- i can't even imagine reading it out loud to my own husband. >> i never said i was opposed. odyssey. odyssey. show me later. >> oh, my gosh. >>> anyway, coming up from the pasture to the beer bash. >> the cows that busted up a party and drank all the brew. we'll be right back. let me tell you about a very important phone call i made. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement nsurance card, too. medicare is one of the great

get this, three years after the breakup, john mayer has a new song called out called "shadow days.""us weekly" it's all about jen. >> still talking about her. >> her body must be a wonderland, baby. you find yourself alone. i found myself in pieces on his hotel room. he really did love her. >> get over her, john. it's over. >> whatever, man. ♪ we built this city on rock 'n' roll ♪ ♪ we built this city on rock 'n' roll ♪ ♪ we built this city we built this city on rock 'n' roll ♪ ♪ built this city >>> nice shot that. you got to love that. it is official, new york city has a new tallest building and, of course, it does mark an emotional milestone more than a decade after 9/11. >> yes, the building reaching new heights symbolizing the spirit and rebirth of manhattan's skyline. abc's bob woodruff shows us how we got to this incredible moment. >> reporter: with this one beam, the world trade center reclaimed the skyline. new york's tallest building, 1,250 feet high, so high not even 8 statues of liberty would reach the top. >> really a symbol of the american people. >> reporter: for 6 yea

. >> carson daly, john mayer. i mean, what a run. >> they've all been great people.de great friends. and i feel really good about that. i would like to find real love. >> who is the mr. perfect? you must have worked out slowly but surely the kind of guy you're really looking for. what do you think that person is like? >> i don't know. i'm feeling a bit lost on it at the moment. >> are you? >> yeah. i'm kind of feeling like i have been looking for perfect and it doesn't exist and that's part of the problem. >> there are men watching this interview thinking, she's single? >> yeah. i am. i'm single and massaging men. so i've got it pretty good at the moment. it's not too bad. >> in one of the many dreams that you have, we've already discussed this, do you dream of a wonderful white wedding and then having kids and everything else? is that part of -- >> i definitely dream of kids. definitely. the wedding part i don't know. i don't know that i ever have to be fully married. but i would love to spend my life with someone, and kids most definitely for sure. >> when i went t

join us or john register and jim monier. -- mayer. mr. ster as a veteran of operation desert shield and desert storm and the world class that late, but a ninth gold miners in the armies armed services competition. in 1994, john suffered an injury that but to the amputation of his left leg. undaunted and with the aid of a prosthetic, john went on to many silver medal in the 2000 paralytic paralympic games race at the american long jump record at a distance of 5.41 meters. he now works at the olympic committee where he manages the paralympic academy youth outreach program and the paralympic military program. we also had the privilege of being joined by mr. chen mayor. mr. mayor service infantry men in the united states army during the vietnam war. he's a combat disabled veteran and a bilateral polyphony amputee. after serving honorably, mr. mayor has devoted his life and career to assisting his fellow veterans, working for 27 years at va and 12 of their veteran service organizations. perhaps most of us played he spent 21 years as an amputee

mayer in here. >> let's do the call of the right. >> chris, i think the problem is the inmates are running the asylum, john boehner doesn't have control. american needs a republican party. you know this better than anybody. these people believe that compromise is evil. they will not compromise, it's all their way, it's partisan objection. we don't have a transportation bill because they only think roadways go to the far, far right. i think politically, they don't take advice from me, but anyway we can contrast democratic priorities to protect cuts for mill fairs. >> why would any voter say let's screw the poor people one more time. medicaid you can't go to the hospital or anywhere. and they keep coming ut with more breaks for the rich. no progress was made today when the president did meet with these leaders. here was jay carney's readout of it today. >> the president refuses a replay of last summer's self inflicted crisis. the president reiterated that any serious bipartisan approach to tackle the deficit must be balanced, and he wants to stake out an agreement along those lines. he will not accept an approach that asks middle class