Bob Weir and John Mayer on Dead & Company 

There will never be a new Jerry Garcia. But there is John Mayer. Unreal. Coming from a true deadhead, this band fucking rocks.

John has rejuvenated Bobby and brought a fresh breath of life back into the dead. Bobby just looks so healthy and happy on that stage. Bobby's at the helm kids, weir all gonna be ok

John, you’ve done an amazing job as lead guitar in this band and we all love it. Watching the 2015 shows compared to the 2023 shows, man you’ve grown into a force that can’t be reckoned. Thank you!

Take a drink every time john mayer says a metaphor

Bob is one of the most down to earth ego-less rock stars ever really.

John said at the end "this is the most selfless experience of my life. They're not coming up and saying YOU were awesome, they're coming up and saying that experience was awesome." Touche Mr. Mayer!

I think he gets it. 'Thank you for taking me there'. He knows he can't recreate Jerry, Jerry's personality was too integrated into the music, but he can take you to the precipice of Jerry's Cannon, and say, 'Here, look at this vastness, and stand with me in awe, and here, look what I can play to pay homage. Wasn't that amazing? "

Two intelligent and reflective musicians. A joy.... and some valuable insights to the dynamics of being in a band.

what theese two dudes have done for music as a whole is a unfucking believable life consuming love that very few people will ever understand as a whole is truely great

I'm 44, and was shocked when John entered the band. Now the Dead & Co wouldn't be complete without him. So happy for John, and Deadheads everywhere. Uncle John's Band 🍄

This latest dead and company tour has been next level. They'll be going out on top.😊

John has earned my respect. Everyone knows that Jerry will never be replaced and Jerry certainly wouldn't want the band sitting on the music. That's because nature of music is ever evolving.....and the beat goes on.

bob weir looks great. really nice to see. John Mayer is perfect for this role

The bit about john saying "you have to be tall and short, play a long solo, but not a *lonnnng* solo. it has to be blue and red" can be said for any band, and is an excellent piece of advice for aspiring musicians. there is a balance (or a mix ;) lol) of all of the smaller parts. play as one, be one, know your place, be humble, but be inspiring to your bandmates and audience

hahaha, like the good 'ol days of confounding conundrumming of trying to explain what is unexplainable...

This is my favorite incarnation of the dead I've ever seen. Further was great and I miss Phil but damn these guys are vibing on stage in ways I can't even explain. Just saw them for the 3rd time at TD Garden in Boston, great set list. Scarlet

I like Bob Weir, but boy is he full of crap. Makes me laugh!

Man, I love me some Mayer!! Big time! I was worried that those who worship at the alter of Garcia wouldn't even give him the time of day, but man does this band kick! John is a real treasure. People sometimes don't give mim credit but he delivers every time. Whether getting the title of "master guitarist" from Mr. Eric Clapton for his playing on his JJ Cale tribute, John's beautiful solos behind Leon Russel at his Hall of Fame induction, or his solo performance of Human Nature at Michael Jackson's memorial, Mayer always rises to the occasion with taste and grace. He knows just what to play and just what not to. I'll always be a fan of his.

It is a perfect match. John matured a lot since his early days. It wouldn't have worked in his 20s or 30s. Plus he has the skills now to constantly surprise.

John is starting to get gray hair. It's weird to see one of your adolescent heroes aging. I love this project! Can't wait to see them July 7th.

fantastic insight. they, as a team, are intuitively artful in their craft & understand the machine as a whole. not many artists think like this. what a great pleasure & happiness to see, hear, & follow these incredible musicians on this musical journey & sharing it with the world.

When you thought John couldn’t get any better ,you see him playing for the dead ,and he’s done a GREAT job ,there will never be another Jerry ,but thank God for John Mayer for real ,he’s the reason I started listening to this incredible band ,and I couldn’t be more grateful (no pun intended), it has opened my eyes and I don’t see the guitar as just a fool instrument anymore ,I see it as a way of expressing emotions and feelings that cannot be explained with words

Saw them at Fenway last week..Mayer is a good fit. He plays Jerry's guitar part beautifully while making it his own as well

Thank you for continuing to take us there

It's kinda funny how John is trying to put this into words. Music is basically automatic. You can't get jammed up with overthinking it. It's a lifeform and life force of its own and it a continual stream. Everyone involved has to go with the flow and take flight. It's a magical thing.

They share the same birthday..Oct. 16?! That is no coincidence. Bob Weir: Born Oct. 16, 1947. John Mayer: Born Oct. 16, 1977. 30 years to the day!!!!

Fantastic! The kid gets it! Keep rocking Bob!

Saw the Saturday show at Wrigley 7/1, 2017. They have reached that next plateau. With Oteil and Jeff, they are ready for another leveling up.

There's a new MAYOR of deadtown!!

The Dead, one of the best bands of all time, knows how to re-create the music while not dissing former members’ memories.

I know I’m not the only one that wasn’t a Mayer fan of his solo stuff YEARS ago but I am so stoked on him now and very glad we’ve gotten to know him and see the real guy. He’s a great guitarist and such a humble and talented and good guy and it’s crazy because none of us dead heads would have ever thought that we would be appropriating him like this lol

If you’re genuinely trying to keep the music alive while exploring and growing within the Dead,more power to you! Mayer is a top 10 world accomplished guitar player. Weir very lucky to have him step in because he gets it.

I just saw them it honestly was one of the best Dead related line ups I've ever seen since Jerry. Absolutely love John Mayer!

Bob talking about the "Next Plateau" and adding on to the body of work. Wow now THAT is what I want to see. This Bob solo stuff is really exciting too. Go Bobby! Thank you. And thank you John Mayer. You've done a great job, keep on grooving on the grateful dead music :)

I was surprised and amazed at how good this band is and how much I liked Mayer in this band. My husband got me into the Dead in the 1980s, which was already past their prime and I never really got it. Now I get it. I get it because this band has not looked like it's having this kind of fun in years. Call it sacrilege. If my husband were alive he'd say I was full of it. But give it a listen with an open mind. You'll see.

I last saw The Dead at least 18 times when Jerry was alive and OMG Bob Weir has changed so much. What is with the out of control grey beard I hope he is not trying to think hes Jerry now. Weir is becoming tone deaf maybe? The vocals are sharp, then flat and out of tone.

I just watched this after seeing these two lovely gentlemen and rest of the crew in Boulder, Colorado. Man… when he talks about bringing people to an experience. I have always listened to the Dead, but when I went to see them in Boulder and see what Shakedown Street and all the culture was about… this brought a whole new light to what the Grateful Dead means to so many people and myself. John will never take Jerry’s spot, of course not. At 75 years old I have never seen Bobby so alive and full of new breath. This was one of the best experiences of my life. (Folsom Field Boulder July 1,2,3 2023) night 3 was insane

How amazing is it that Bob Weir has found a great frontman to keep the energy going for the Grateful Dead... Really - I am astounded how wonderful this has been!!

This might rock but I'm not going to spend 198$ dollars for GA field seats at Citifield NYC. Don't they have enough money ? I'll stick with my memories of the Dead then.

Innovation vs the price of a ticket equals me no longer going to these shows because I’ve seen no new level that this music has been taken too! Glad they’re doing well but going from Jerry to John Mayer is just a buzzkill for me. If this conglomeration does it for you then great, enjoy.

Summer Tour 2019 That next plateau they were envisioning this day

You guys need Phil lesh to make it killer

Kuddos JM, your playing at Bonnaroo was way more relaxed and in the moment than any other shows you've played IMHO. Working on relaxing your vocals is the next part of your journey, but I'm only 1 in ten thousand no hate intended at all, best wishes and happy trails :)

John: "And I was obviously worried about whether I could keep up, obviously" Bob: "I wasn't worried about that" These two have an unreal amount of respect for each other, class recognise class

you can see how unsettle bob weir is at 05:25 when John Mayer mentions Jerry Garcia, takes a deep breathe and thinks about him a little i'm sure :/

The music of the Grateful Dead brings me such joy. And this incarnation is another fantastic bunch!

You can read too much into all this. I guess that’s the fault of RU-vid and the like. Endless analysis. Really though they are just good musicians getting to know each other. Let’s lose the pretentiousness.

Im sad that after 2022 Dead and Company will no longer perform together. I'm really regretting not getting tickets this year. Now I will never get to see them perform

One of my fave things about dead and co is the fact that john and oteill both look so happy to be there. I think jerry would be proud of what they are doing. Jerry poured his entire adult life into the dead. I think he would be happy to see them still going.

I still don’t like Bobbys face hair , he is such a beautiful man with out it all over his face , he’s not Jerry but very kind gentleman !

Grateful Dead were CIA informants. Uncle Sam hiding out in a rock and roll band.

The grateful dead family is always evolving. Yes jerry is gone. No John is not trying to replace him. Mayer is simply the next chapter in the story of the dead.

I’ve been a JM fan since Room For Squares. I followed all of his peaks and valleys. But in this thing he finally sounds at peace. Monster musician and amazing individual.

They went Furthur this weekend in San Francisco. Incredible to look back at this interview.

If you get confused, listen to the music play😊

In the years since this interview the only thing they've done is gotten better

How long does it take to do that? "time"... jeez Bobby... send me deeper into the void please.

Great interview guys! Really enjoyed this,

It gets no better than Anthony Mason, fantastic interviewer and these two are two of the best interviewees in rock n' roll.

Phil Lesh & Friends already figured this out. Lesh modernized Dead songs and his shows were phenomenal, but I absolutely support Dead & Company in their journey.

Bob and John can celebrate their birthdays together

"thank you for taking me there" Music!

Always thought Weir can't stand Mayer... At all.

THEY WILL NEVER REPLACE JERRY......

I never ever thought I would say this but John Mayer has become extremely cool as fu#k to me!!!!!

John is a pretty cool dude. And he crushes it in Dead and Co.

You John are awesome at being yourself and so is Bobby. You give me chills

I dunno, I've been resistant to Mayer all along, but I'm impressed with him here. He is insightful and articulate, and really does understand music. I guess I owe him another listen now.

I just experienced The Dead & Co. for three nights in Boulder, Colorado. I saw my first show in 1970 and many since. These three shows were as good as I've heard any one play. Bob and the band said goodbye in the best way - three nights of a fabulous musical experience.

smile Bobby! Yeah at 5:20! Share a birthday, 30 years apart, wow!

Johns doin it...he has the passion and skill..to embrace Jerry's style to make it fresh

I hope they stick with it and keep taking it to the next level. Love Dead & Co.

Bobby looks like ought to be wearing a Confederate General's uniform and doing Civil War reenactments.

john mayer hasnt eaten enough paper for me to accept him into the dead yet g

I hope people understand this, how important this is that they're talking about,for without that there can never be any good, just a bunch of crap that everyone else has already done, and Who wants to listen to that Dead & Company hope you will be here for some time

Wow, this is the kind of dialect the American population should be ingesting everyday. Two brilliant minds with excellent grammar. I subconsciously compared this to an interview with a young hip-hop/pop/entitled artist (pick any of them), and I'm not afraid to admit that I am terrified of the current and future music generations influence.

Bobby sounds like every intellectual homeless man I've met

John mayor is a G, that venue the dead and company had in boulder 2 days ago was absolutely life changing!

You're doing a beautiful job John. Jerry is certainly proud of how you have filled his shoes. Nice to hear how grateful you are for the experience- very lucky guy you are.

I can’t stand John Mayer … will try to keep open mind though

I worship it-im a fuckin head-FOREVER- this is just the next level

It goes away internally & externally .. i can feel that.. think on ur feet to keep it fresh.. MAYER YOU CAN DEFINITELY HOLD UR OWN. THANK YOU.. HOPE TO SEE U N DALLAS IN AUGUST.. 2017. 🌸🌸SHAKA-LIFE🌸🌸

This is a colossally ponderous, boring seven minutes and 24 seconds of Weir and Mayer trying to philosophize narcissistically about what they do on stage, how sublime it is, how attuned they are to "the next plateau" and blah blah blah. It's their absolute reliance on generalities that makes this such a waste of time. If only they'd speak precisely about parts of songs, moments on stage and while rehearsing, and anything else concrete.

Bob Seems to be Holding up Well,

This interview with these two legends is a delightful experience and John Mayer’s input brings an ‘east coast’ sensibility to a west coast band to create a new dynamic. I cannot wait to see them perform in Europe hopefully not too long into the future with Mayer in the fold.

well- just finished up summer tour 2017 & my mind was blown. over & over & over

Blown away to see them live, after seeing the Dead SO many times. Loved it!!!

Like so many others I had my doubts, I thought this was a horrible fit Oh, I thought it would never work, boy was I ever wrong, now I'm eating crow!

Bob calls John a Berklee boy, I think he thinks of Berkeley CALIFORNIA. It’s Berkelee College of Boston. Did someone suggest John bc of this? Anywho John is an academic player. In ways appropriate to cover the lead possibilities of grateful dead tunes. As a persona, na. Pop star celebrity, Jerry was a talker too, it was highly nutritious & frosted. John tryin a little hard here to SELL. Coverin all the bases. It became fashionable to be a dead head. I am not really a dead head. The music didn’t reach me until I was an adult. There were dead heads in junior high, only a few were COOL PEOPLE. Touch of Gray seemed old fashioned. It wasn’t. Just another song. Grateful Dead are simply a rock n roll country mustang group. Unlike all of their contemporaries. There’s no pretense or sanctimony like u get with the Who, no looking down through their Noble noses as with the Stones. No look at what we did from Paul McVeryImpressedwithmyself. Music for music. Guessing Jerry may have played more live dates than anyone else, other members of the dead may be close or maybe have done as many by now.

Sunday Morning is a slow show. Perfect for a Dead & Company interview 😂

Bob I'm Sure John Mayer is Perfectly Capable and Articulate Enough to Answer for Himself? Maybe Set Your Pride Aside and Apreciate What a Saving Grace He is For The Band and Your Own Musical Future, Kinda Like Sharing the Microphone Which We All Know You have a Problem Doing.. Keep Groving and Improving..Right On

Just let it happen, you guys know. I thought the "50th shows" atleast on bobs end was to wound tight to scripted, all I thought was relax and let it flow guys! But none the less so glad the core four are still alive and well to play music. So sad to see Wasserman leave us, I know we must go sometime, but it's still hard. To me he made rat dogs sound unique. Keep on trucking fellas, glad your still here in the flesh to play to who ever will listen(~);}

eat some sunshine it will help

where is the full interview?!

Rush's 2112 was Rush's flash of insight imo - Hemispheres was good too... Like a 70s Lateralus

How did he get in this band again? Lol

Gotta love Bob Weir, he keeps on truckin, incredible journeyman, passion and commitment. Thank you Bob.

both amazing bob and john

💃🏻 Thank you for taking me to this place… 🎹🕺🏻🎸🎶

Don't worry Johnny we love you for stepping up to bring us the Dead Live.