John Mayer's Quotes
I'm willing to make compromises based on someone I think is the one, but I think it's psychologically important to people when they're famous to be the only famous person they know.
John MayerI've never done anything because I thought it would look cool.
John MayerWho I am as a guitarist is defined by my failure to become Jimi Hendrix.
John MayerA man's got two shots for jewelry: a wedding ring and a watch. The watch is a lot easier to get on and off than a wedding ring.
John MayerMy fear is that I go up to the girl of my dreams and say 'I'm sorry, but I've got to say hello to you,' and she slides the stool back and gets up and walks away, saying, 'Not for me, Bub. I don't want anything to do with you.'
John MayerYou cannot avoid war in life, you cannot avoid the fear of terrorism, you cannot avoid those things now, they are a part of everyday demeanor.
John MayerSometimes I get so bold and I'm so confident about what I'm doing that I actually try to be more of a dork because it's a really liberating feeling to experience what it's like to not care.
John MayerYou get to a certain age where you prepare yourself for happiness. Sometimes you never remember to actually get happy.
John MayerI can't even explain to you how terrible that feels, that I equate dating a woman with punishment, shame, guilt, disappointment, reproach, reprimand, persecution. It's a nightmare.
John MayerI hate being the heartbreaker. Hate it. If I date somebody and it doesn't work out, it's another nightmare for me.
John MayerHave you ever loved somebody, loved her completely, but had to end the relationship for life reasons?
John MayerI'm not deluded enough to think that everyone who knows my name is a listener. You know, I hope that part of that interest - part of that public interest - has to do with me still making records that people like.
John MayerWhat I've learned in my life, it's a very interesting social study for me, to go back and forth between being the guy at home and being the guy on the road and being the guy in studio and being the guy in the interview. The environment around you has so much to do with your character, and when I'm home, my character really changes quite a bit.
John Mayer