John Mayer Cancels Upcoming Tour. May Need to Undergo Surgery Again

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John Mayer,who has been recovering from throat surgery for the last several months, has today announced that he is cancelling his upcoming tour and will likely have to undergo another round of surgery on his vocal chords. The news comes as a shock and disappointment to his music fans and friends so looking forward to traveling to concerts on the tour scheduled to kick off in Bloomington, Indiana on April 9,2012. The tour is in support of his soon to be released record "Born and Raised", which is still scheduled to be released by Columbia Records on May 22.

 John went back to his doctor on Wednesday for a check up after "something did not feel right/sound right" during a rehearsal. His doctor informed him that the condition had returned and he would have "to take an indefinite break from live performing." Let's hope this is not so! It was enough of a shock that he was not among the performers at the White House concert Red,White and Blues in appreciation and celebration of the blues last month. His blues guitar was sorely missed.

  He originally underwent surgery four and a half months ago,which was around the same time that singer Adele had laser surgery on her vocal chords. She has since recovered.

This is such unpleasant news for John who usually manages to maintain an infectious enthusiasm with superlatives like "excellent" and an upbeat spirit. He did remark in response to the doctor's findings, "This is bad news. Because of this, I have no choice but to take an indefinite break from live performing." While this health issue is undoubtedly a setback for the tour and a disappointment to fans, John's health comes first. So, keep him lifted in  prayer that the problem will be corrected this time for sure with surgery and proper medicine. Hopefully, his resilience in combination with our prayers and well wishes will spur him on to a speedy and lasting recovery.

It just may be time to power up an 'interfaith' prayer intensive to help him through this. John,by the way is part Jewish. However, that does not mean you can't pray for him if you are Christian or any other faith for that matter. Get well John! We all love you.