“You never know when you’re going to find a new source of inspiration”: John Mayer attributes his determination to play shows with a finger injury to Fransisco Lindor of the New York Mets
When John Mayer injured one of his fretting hand fingers in an accident involving a truck door earlier this year, he remained hellbent on playing Dead and Company’s scheduled shows at the Las Vegas Sphere.
He revealed at the time that he’d spent days practising using only the other three fingers available to him, saying he had it “sounding pretty good”.
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Now, in a lengthy new Instagram post, Mayer attributes his motivation to keep paying to Francisco Lindor of the New York Mets.
“You never know when you’re going to find a new source of inspiration, and Francisco became that inspiration for me this year,” Mayer writes. “You could see the dedication in his eyes, in his plays – you could even see it in his strikeouts; it wasn’t a case of ‘couldn’t’, only ‘didn’t that time’.
“My Sphere concerts this summer became games in my mind. Wins were when the music was cooking, when the notes matched the intention, when the zone could be found. Every weekend was a series, and every show was a home game.
“When I injured my finger and looked down to see half the nail sheared off and bleeding, my first thought was how to play with the other three fingers. That was what Lindor would have done, and so that’s what I did.”
Mayer praises the “aspirational” talent of the Mets and their “relatable” humanity in general, adding: “It means that it’s never out of the question [that] what’s being done on that field could be done by you and I in our pursuits, too.”
“If I had one secret of success to share with you,” Mayer concludes, “it’s to pick someone in life you admire and run alongside them. You don’t have to know them to decide that if they can keep going, you can keep going. And the Mets kept going.”
The New York Mets ended their 2024 season with a disappointing loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series final on 21 October. Francisco Lindor was named by the team as their most valuable player.
“I hope that in the next few days, after the disappointment has had its say, that Francisco and the entire team realises that what they accomplished was enough,” John Mayer adds.
“Their monumental run was enough to unify a city, bring together families, friends, and remind us all that above all else, nothing is more powerful a force in achieving success than effort. A boring word, ‘effort.’ But it’s the only chance of good becoming great and that greatness taking hold for the long run.
“So thank you Francisco Lindor, and thank you to the 2024 Mets for the unbelievable adventure, the inspiration, and the reminder to never give up. It was more than enough.”
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John Mayer and Dead and Company wrapped up their residency at the Las Vegas Sphere on August 10.
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