John Mayer

John Mayer

29 quotes

American musician John Mayer (b. 1977) remains a towering presence in the world of memorable quotations. Their thinking spans from Music to Home, revealing a mind that refused to stay in one lane. Discover 34 of John Mayer's most memorable quotes, ranging across Music, Home, Age, Learning, and Fear. As John Mayer put it: "It's almost charity work, what people have done, turning other people on to my music."

“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 Mayer

Famous

All Quotes by John Mayer

“Ladies, if you want to know the way to my heart... good spelling and good grammar, good punctuation, capitalize only where you are supposed to capitalize, it's done.”

— John Mayer

Good

“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.”

— John Mayer

Wedding

“I was very successful from a very early age, and I want to keep it.”

— John Mayer

Age

“I scientifically engineer my music to be as accessible as possible.”

— John Mayer

Music

“I'm a good music provider, and I'm fine with that. I'm a quality music manufacturer.”

— John Mayer

Music

“You 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 Mayer

Fear

“I 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 Mayer

Dating

“Look, demanding somebody do anything in this day and age is not going to fly.”

— John Mayer

Age

“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.”

— John Mayer

Music

“Who I am as a guitarist is defined by my failure to become Jimi Hendrix.”

— John Mayer

Failure

“It's almost charity work, what people have done, turning other people on to my music.”

— John Mayer

Music

“I've never done anything because I thought it would look cool.”

— John Mayer

Cool

“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.'”

— John Mayer

Dreams

“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.”

— John Mayer

Learning

“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 Mayer

Famous

“Have you ever loved somebody, loved her completely, but had to end the relationship for life reasons?”

— John Mayer

Relationship

“I look away at car crashes, and I know people who look away at car crashes, because it makes us uncomfortable to watch other people in pain.”

— John Mayer

Car

“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.”

— John Mayer

Hope

“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.”

— John Mayer

Learning

“You get to a certain age where you prepare yourself for happiness. Sometimes you never remember to actually get happy.”

— John Mayer

Age