Mayer said, “I learned don’t talk to see if you have something to say …

John Mayer brought his most modern folder, ‘Battle Studies,’ was free last year, Mayer told crowd Matt Lauer that his current music is “as much of a difference [as] I think I am as an individual.”

The vocalist-songwriter then played ‘Battle Studies’ tracks ‘Half of My Heart’ and ‘Crossroads.’ Watch the performances below. The soloist and guitarist performed in front of a crowd of fans in Rockefeller Plaza, opening his set with the 2006 separate ‘Waiting on the World to Change.’

Since his pop-sway tunes to the ‘Today’ show on Friday.

Mayer said, “I learned don’t talk to see if you have something to say … It’s a really bad way to find out you had nothing to say. I’ve gotten goofed.”