“What 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.”
Home
“There's a constantly applicable nature to soul music, whereas sometimes pop music can be a periodical.”
MusicAll Quotes by John Mayer
“Atlanta's my musical home. It really was the place where I really came alive.”
Home“Every song I put on a record could be a single and I just pack my bags for it... and the minute it takes off, I'm not gonna be home for a while.”
Home“It's so interesting how success hits people and how they react to it.”
Success“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.”
Famous“I've never done anything because I thought it would look cool.”
Cool“Look, demanding somebody do anything in this day and age is not going to fly.”
Age“My 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.'”
Dreams“Sometimes 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.”
Experience“There are people in the world who have the power to change our values.”
Change“I hope that what it comes down to at the end of the day is that people believe that I believe what I'm singing. It comes down to being believable. You don't have to be likeable generally, though, I think I am.”
Hope“I scientifically engineer my music to be as accessible as possible.”
Music“I've figured out my learning curve. I can look at something and somehow know exactly how long it will take for me to learn it.”
Learning“I'm getting to a point where everything is becoming streamlined in my life. I'm learning how to stand onstage for two hours and play in front of thousands of people as if I am completely in the moment every moment.”
Learning“I'm a good music provider, and I'm fine with that. I'm a quality music manufacturer.”
Music“Maybe someday you can accuse somebody of being a poseur by selling out and playing blues music, but that's just not going to happen in my lifetime.”
Music“You get to a certain age where you prepare yourself for happiness. Sometimes you never remember to actually get happy.”
Age“A 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.”
Wedding“Who I am as a guitarist is defined by my failure to become Jimi Hendrix.”
Failure“If you get half a million, at a certain stage you probably will get 4 million people, if they are able to hear it. The touring thing is unbelievable. It really is amazing from what we did the last tour even to what we are doing now.”
Amazing