“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.”
Dating
“Atlanta's my musical home. It really was the place where I really came alive.”
HomeAll Quotes by John Mayer
“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“There's a constantly applicable nature to soul music, whereas sometimes pop music can be a periodical.”
Music“It's so interesting how success hits people and how they react to it.”
Success“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“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.”
Good“Who I am as a guitarist is defined by my failure to become Jimi Hendrix.”
Failure“Look, demanding somebody do anything in this day and age is not going to fly.”
Age“I scientifically engineer my music to be as accessible as possible.”
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“Atlanta's my musical home. It really was the place where I really came alive.”
Home“I've never done anything because I thought it would look cool.”
Cool“I was very successful from a very early age, and I want to keep it.”
Age“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“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“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“You get to a certain age where you prepare yourself for happiness. Sometimes you never remember to actually get happy.”
Age“It's almost charity work, what people have done, turning other people on to my music.”
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“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