“Look, demanding somebody do anything in this day and age is not going to fly.”
Age
“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.”
ExperienceAll Quotes by John Mayer
“Who I am as a guitarist is defined by my failure to become Jimi Hendrix.”
Failure“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.”
Car“I'm a good music provider, and I'm fine with that. I'm a quality music manufacturer.”
Music“It's so interesting how success hits people and how they react to it.”
Success“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 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.”
Fear“I was very successful from a very early age, and I want to keep it.”
Age“It's almost charity work, what people have done, turning other people on to my music.”
Music“Atlanta's my musical home. It really was the place where I really came alive.”
Home“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“There's a constantly applicable nature to soul music, whereas sometimes pop music can be a periodical.”
Music“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“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“Have you ever loved somebody, loved her completely, but had to end the relationship for life reasons?”
Relationship“I've never done anything because I thought it would look cool.”
Cool“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“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'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“Hopefully people can see my music is tethered to my brain.”
Music