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John Mayer Shares Epic Story To Celebrate Kanye’s Birthday

By June 9th, 2017

John Mayer wished Kanye West a happy birthday on social media, by sharing a story of the first time the rapper performed “Gold Digger” live.

Yesterday was Yeezy’s birthday, and to celebrate John Mayer took to Instagram to share a classic picture and told the story of the time that he watched West perform his highest tracking song to date: “Gold Digger”.

Wishing a Happy 40th to Kanye, one of the most gifted people I have ever known. Here's a story I'd like to share: Years ago, while we were both in the studio together, he stood in front of me and performed a song he had just finished writing. He rapped the whole thing while playing the instrumental track on a laptop he had clutched in his arm. He was way too excited about what he had created to have the patience to concern himself with any disclaimers or false humility. It was just "listen to what I did." He knew he had one, in an ongoing streak of tracks that got better with each one he finished. I remember taking in both how incredible the track was, and how big a force he was. A guy and some laptop speakers hitting you like a laser beam. The track was "Gold Digger." And I think about that moment as a metaphor for everything he does. He was given the gift. He interacts with it like those scenes in Spider-Man where Peter Parker first discovers he can shoot webs. It's exciting and intoxicating AND YAH, maybe there would be some extra webs around stuff that didn't need it. You'd do it too. In a time where we tend to celebrate the birthdays of those who are no longer with us, I say LONG LIVE KANYE WEST. CARRY ON, SIR.

Can you even imaging being party to a performance like that? It’s staggering to even think about. Kanye, who is now infamous to his elaborate and huge stage shows, simply clutching a laptop and sharing a new song that would soon become a modern classic.

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