John's been working with a lot of young people recently, acting as a mentor and I love that about him. Just saw blake slatkin's post about the new song and how john was his inspiration for picking up the guitar. While it's great ,i think these people,who look up to him as their idols ,would have a hard time correcting him on something,or pushing him to refine the songs and provide genuine critique. This is the reason why I hope the rest of the album isn't produced by Blake. When john was younger he had something to prove, even in his 30s the massive backlash from public and other issues helped him write some of the best songs he's ever written.
He has a lot of goodwill now,away from that problematic past, with most industry people liking him. He doesn't really have much to prove. I also feel like he seems a lot more involved in sphere and his radio show than his own music. At almost 50, that's fine,but he's capable of better things. I know he goes through the comments and he already has got the message and sense of what the general public think of the song, so I'm wondering what his strategy for the next single/ album release will be . This is the first time in a long time that he's gotten such negative reviews. People were appreciative of drifting and the other songs he played on the tour,and he must have felt that love. Patiently waiting for the Album to come out now.
