John Mayer reveals the special ways he honors his late friend Bob Saget: ‘I feel a great connection’
Bob Saget had a heart for life, and John Mayer remembers that fondly.
After the “Full House” star’s tragic death at 65 in 2022, the musician, 47, lost a close friend but continues to live by the words and actions the late comedian taught him.
“Being there for other people,” Mayer exclusively told The Post during the Scleroderma Research Foundation’s “Cool Comedy • Hot Cuisine” event in LA on Tuesday. “Knowing when to remind someone that their troubles aren’t as bad as they might think by joking about it and getting them to laugh.”
“I think Bob was one of those rare people who could press on those walls of rules,” continued the artist. “He could press on them and move them and he really delighted people when he did that, and sometimes I have to remember that it’s okay to bring your favorite soft drink that the [place] doesn’t offer with you in your pockets to the restaurant, which I did after he died.”
“I went, ‘I really want Spindrift at this restaurant, and they don’t have it so I’m bringing it.’ And I was like, ‘Can I get a glass for the two Spindrifts that I brought?’ And that felt very Bob to me because he really bravely did kind off pushed on customs, and people loved him more for it.”
And Mayer keeps Saget’s memory alive by telling stories of the beloved actor.
“I like to tell people, there’s this one intersection – and I know you’re the New York Post but let’s get Beverly Hills-centric here for one minute,” the singer recalled. “There’s one intersection right next to the Beverly Hills hotel that has like six lanes and Bob said the rule is the nicest car goes first.”
“And every time that I drive through that intersection and there’s someone in the car with me, I tell the story. I get great pride and I feel a great connection to Bob when I get to tell stories about my old friend, Bob.”
Another way Mayer honors Saget is by showing up and supporting the work the fallen star started many years ago with the Scleroderma Research Foundation.
“Even continuing on with events like this,” he remarked. “This is a way for everyone to miss him together.”
With Saget’s three-year death anniversary swiftly approaching, Mayer shed light on how he navigates his grief.
“Have fun remembering him.” he shared. “I like when he comes to life through my memory. I like telling people about my friend Bob.”
As for the best piece of advice Bob ever gave him?
“See, the right answer is something really dirty that only he could think of,” Mayer teased. “So, I love you, Bob. What do I say? Give me some divine inspiration to kill my career right here in the microphone because I’m no Bob Saget!”
All jokes aside, the late actor had an important message for his loved ones.
“He was always about taking care of yourself,” reflected Mayer. “If I was working really hard and I was on the road and everyone was like, ‘This is really cool you’re playing all these different shows and these different bands,’ Bob’s number one care is that I was taking care of myself so I continue to take care of myself with him in mind.”
As Mayer put it, Saget was “deeply, deeply sensitive.”
The stand-up passed away suddenly on January 9, 2022, at the Ritz-Carlton in Orlando, Florida. His autopsy determined that his death was an accident caused by blunt head trauma, resulting in a brain bleed.
His widow, Kelly Rizzo, hosted the event alongside Mayer and told the Post what she has learned from the tragedy.
“We truly have no idea when it’s just going to be taken away from us instantaneously,” shared the blogger. “Tell your loved ones that you love them. Hug them. Say it often. Say it as much as you can.”
