Mayer lends his talents to As I Am vibe

By JANE STEVENSON

Alicia Keys has one notable guest on her disc, As I Am.

Pop-blues, singer-songwriter-guitarist John Mayer appears on Keys' new song, Lessons Learned, after she previously appeared on Mayer's song, Gravity.

"It really kind of started because we had seen each other at different events and had a chance to talk and kind of get to know each other. He's a really great guy, really funny, really intellectual, smart, and so we had a lot to talk about musically," Keys said.

"And then one day he just called me and he was like, "I've got this song and it's just screaming for your voice on it and what if we just did something really cool, and we didn't make it all about labels and managers and lawyers, we just kind of came in and did music?'' Keys said.

"And if he only knew how much I needed that song at that moment. To sing at the end of that song was a relief for me in so many ways.

"And he was like, 'Anytime, anywhere, anything, I'm there.' So when it came time for Mayer to appear on Keys' song, it was a no-brainer.

"With this album, I just wanted us to vibe 'cause I wanted to do things that were not quite expected when it came to collaborations," Keys said. "And so he was like, 'Yeah, let's do that.' "

Apparently there are more Keys-Mayer songs in the can.

"We vibed on like four or five songs, so those will come back," she said.

Originally found here.