And then there was the favorite-concert incident.
He died a few years ago, but it was an amazing concert before that happened.
Its hard to know where to even begin to unpack this, but lets try.
Eric Adams has maintained his innocence after being charged with several federal crimesStephanie Keith/Getty Images
The show had the feeling of a much-welcome comeback.
Mayfields silky, siren-like voice was still well preserved.
The wind slammed into the speakers, which wobbled, and into the lighting rig above the stage.
The rig wound up falling, and one of the stage lights hit Mayfield, who crumpled onstage.
He lay splattered on the stage, helpless as an infant.
Torrents poured from the sky; thunder exploded like shrapnel.
Being a quadriplegic, its a life-or-death situation almost every minute of the day, he said.
Mayfield died in 1999 at age 57.
Unfortunate doesnt even begin to describe the concert Adams says he attended and its horrific aftermath.
But the best show he ever caught?
Maybe Adams also needs to be charged with one count of bad memory banks.
