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John Mayer performs at Michael Jackson's Public Memorial Service held at Staples Center on July 7, 2009 in Los Angeles, CA.Harrison Funk/MJ Memorial/WireImage.comUs Magazine
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"The first thing I said was a question - does this really come from the family?" he said on Larry King Live Tuesday night. "I think that was essential to me sort of processing the honor. 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."
Mayer performed an instrumental version of Jackson's hit "Human Nature" at Tuesday's memorial. He said he is glad he didn't end up singing.
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"The decision to not sing is just out of knowing what's best for me," he said, adding that he doesn't have a strong vocal range. "I think it's quite a mine field to go into trying to in any way replicate vocally what Michael Jackson has done. And in a way, it was sort of respectfully leaving an absence, you know, sort of the presence of his absence."
He added that Usher's rendition of "Gone Too Soon" was "unbelievable."
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Looking back on Tuesday's memorial, Mayer said he is amazed at how "humanizing it was. You know, Michael Jackson wasn't super human. He
was extra human."
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Added Mayer, "I think everybody who watched the service, I think by the end of it -- the best service of all was the service done to Michael Jackson to
sort of render him finally as being a human being."
"How do I resume Twittering after a day like yesterday?" the singer wrote -- on Twitter -- today. "My cells feel different. Thank you to you all for your kind of loving replies."
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mary gJOHN GO INTO ANOTHER PROFESSION YOU JUST DON'Y HAVE ITreport abuseposted August 9, 2009 8:44 PM PDT
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YeahJohn Mayer, you MUST do a smooth jazz CD!!!report abuseposted July 26, 2009 6:01 PM PDT
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LivingWHY DID PEOPLE WANT TO CONFUSE THE ISSUE THAT MJ IS THE FATHER, HE TAKE OF THEM HE SHOW THEM ,HOW TO LOVE AND RESPECT FOR PEOPLE THAT IS WHAT A FATHER DUTY IS ALL ABOUT MJ IS THE GREAT DADDY THAT THOSE CHILDREN KNEW AND THEY THE MEMORY OF THEIR FAHER THOUGHOUT THEIR LIFETIME. STOP SAYING NONSENSE AND ASK FOOLISH QUESTION. PATRICIAreport abuseposted July 9, 2009 4:00 PM PDT
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ShontaJohn Mayer couldn't have done a more fitting tribute even though he never met him his music inspired him to be the musican he is today like so many other artists that performed at the memorial and around the world God bless his family and his children they will have to carry on their father's charitable contributions and show the world their father was more than a father but a humareport abuseposted July 9, 2009 2:38 PM PDT
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sunroseI do believe the memorial was a class act!!! It was well put, well executed and a deserving memorial for a KING like Micheal. Thank you John for your wonderful words and the respect that you have showed for our beloved and well cherished MJ. He will always be with us to the end of time as NO ONE ever will duplicate this God gifted humanitarian and a GREAT human being I have ever known, EVER!report abuseposted July 9, 2009 1:48 PM PDT
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yogagirljohn mayer..you killed it...right on point..man!!report abuseposted July 9, 2009 10:28 AM PDT
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delymTHAT YOUNG MAN DID A GREAT JOB.report abuseposted July 9, 2009 3:36 AM PDT
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delymTHAT YOUNG MAN DID A GREAT JOB.report abuseposted July 9, 2009 3:36 AM PDT
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delymTHAT YOUNG MAN DID A GREAT JOB.report abuseposted July 9, 2009 3:36 AM PDT
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SueJohn Meyer also has a Gift ! Played W/ theGREATS of guitarists, I was in AWE when he did that song at the Memorial , he too is Talent to be Appreciated ! songs & the words he writes are very meaningfull , What a Privilidge to be asked to play at the M J memorial , it was beautiful.report abuseposted July 9, 2009 12:30 AM PDT
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