John Mayer will not let an injured finger cease him from taking part in the guitar.
Per week in the past, the 46-year-old singer injured his left index finger in a truck door incident. Though the accident has rendered his injured finger unusable for the foreseeable future, Mayer took to Instagram on Thursday to share how he has taught himself the way to play with solely three working fingers. The guitarist has six upcoming performances with Lifeless & Firm at their Sphere residency in Las Vegas.
“Last Thursday I injured my left index finger (truck door), and the first thing that went through my mind was ‘I really need that finger in a week.’ I need all my fingers, but the left index is the team captain of my fretting hand. It will heal just fine, but will be out of commission for a while. In the meantime, I have spent every day practicing guitar using the other three fingers and I think I have it sounding pretty good!” Mayer captioned a photograph of his bandaged appendage.
He added, “I’ve always felt like every part of me belongs to these shows, and it’s my responsibility to return to the stage each night without screwing up the equipment, and I’m sorry for the misadventure here. The power of the music and the love for these shows will prevail! See ya tonight ♥️.”
There are six reveals left of Lifeless & Firm’s Lifeless Endlessly residency, which is being hosted on the Sphere — Aug. 1-3 and Aug. 8-10. Lifeless & Firm is made up of members from Grateful Lifeless.
“See you this weekend. Gonna be GREAT,” longtime pal Andy Cohen commented. The 2 have been associates for greater than a decade and have even needed to repeatedly slam rumors that they are romantically concerned.
Mayer and his three working fingers must work further onerous as a result of the band performs a novel setlist each night time of the residency, increasing the vary of songs he’ll need to familiarize himself with once more.
This is not the primary well being situation for Mayer, who has been taking part in guitar with the group for years. In 2022, he examined constructive for COVID-19, inflicting him to drop out of a Lifeless & Firm efficiency. That yr his father additionally suffered a medical emergency, which triggered Mayer to cancel a Lifeless & Firm present. Earlier than that, in 2017, Mayer’s emergency appendectomy compelled Lifeless & Firm to postpone reveals.
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