PlayStation Monger

John Mayer Says Guitar Hero Is “Not Authentic.”

by Nadia on June 6th, 2008

There are two kinds of people in this world. On Side A, we have the logical members of Earth’s population who understand that games like Guitar Hero do not birth real rock stars (everyone knows they’re born in crossfire hurricanes). On Side B, we have musicians like John Mayer who feel the need to remind Side A that Guitar Hero is not an authentic experience.

I guess The power rush that comes from holding a Fisher-Price guitar can put ideas into someone’s mind.

Mayer revealed his thoughts on Guitar Hero during an interview with Rolling Stone:

“I don’t ever want to be the kind of guy who rails against whatever progress has taken place. But Guitar Hero was devised to bring the guitar-playing experience to the masses without them having to put anything into it. And having done both, there’s nothing like really playing guitar. I mean, what would you rather drive, a Ferrari or one of those amusement-park cars on a track?”

What if I choose the on-rails amusement park car? What if I choose to ride it while holding a spool of pink candy floss, man? Don’t take my pedal car away from me!

I like amusement parks. I could care less about ever driving a Ferrari. In the same vein, I play Guitar Hero because I have no interest in learning real guitar. I just want to play music while funny people move on the screen. Same as I’ll play Punch-Out!! because I don’t really care about taking up boxing for real (I’d never get to fight Soda Popinski). It’s a bad comparison on Mayer’s part.

Let’s play a better comparison game!

Musicians Who Think Guitar Hero Is Hot
Slash

Musicians Who Think Guitar Hero Is Not So Hot
John Mayer

Aw, sorry Mayer. But thanks for playing!

Share This

Related Stories

• Guitar Hero Aerosmith? Dream On.
• Activision: Guitar Villians
• Want More Guitar Hero III? No Doubt.

POSTED IN: Activision, Harmonix, News