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Well, I guess it had to happen at some point: after two years of silence from John Mayer, he’s once again making headlines for his nasty comments instead of his music. This time, he’s directing his attention-seeking opinions towards Taylor Swift. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, John complained about how Taylor’s song “Dear John” completely “humiliated” him and – get ready for this – he “didn’t do anything to deserve that.”
Oh, and he also bashed the award-winning singer for her songwriting skills, saying, “I will say as a songwriter that I think it’s kind of cheap songwriting. I know she’s the biggest thing in the world, and I’m not trying to sink anybody’s ship, but I think it’s abusing your talent to rub your hands together and go, ‘Wait till he gets a load of this’! That’s bullshit.”
Honestly, I’m pretty disgusted and confused by his entire interview. First of all, does anyone else remember how John just issued an apology for his past ridiculous behavior and interviews that included rude comments towards Jessica Simpson and Jennifer Aniston? In his own words, he claimed that he “lost his head for a little while,” but the mistakes he made helped him grow up and mature.
Um, John? Lashing out against Taylor Swift, AKA America’s sweetheart, is hardly what I would call grown-up behavior. And going after her songwriting abilities? That’s even less mature than whining about how much she embarrassed you.
Not going to lie, I'm kind of curious to see if Taylor will write a song about this. | Source: Helga Esteb/ShutterStock
Second of all, why is he even bringing up this song?! “Dear John” was released in October 2010, meaning it’s almost a full two years old. Sure, the song was big news when it came out, but if John really wanted to comment on it, why would he wait almost two years? Whatever relationship Taylor and John had ended a while ago, along with all of the drama that surrounded it, so I don’t understand the point of bringing it all up again.
On second thought, maybe I do see the point – this whole interview screams “Pay attention to me!!!” John has been out of the spotlight for a few years now, and one of the most obvious ways to make headlines would definitely be to try to cut someone like Taylor down. Okay, maybe “Dear John” really did humiliate him… but if that’s true, then why bring it to everyone’s attention once again?
Lastly, I’m having a hard time believing that John didn’t deserve the insults Taylor threw at him in the song. John is over 10 years old than Taylor, and while there’s nothing wrong with an age difference in a relationship, it’s entirely possible that he took advantage of her. And his track record of treating girls with zero respect doesn’t help him out here either. Is it really so wrong of Taylor to get a little revenge?
What I’m really trying to say is that if John wants to be taken seriously and be seen as a mature adult, he should probably stop picking on 22-year-old girls and start acting his age.
What do you think of John’s comments? Was Taylor wrong to write a song about him? Or was John wrong for bashing her? Tell us in the comments.
Confession: This girl dated an older guy, just like Taylor
Excuse me. Taylor has some talent, but John Mayer, as a guitar player? Holy shit, he’s outstanding!!!!!!
Taylor was sooo not immature for writing a song about him. He was a jerk and he knows it. And his only way to defend himself is through whining. Taylor has her own way of expressing her feelings and that is through her incredible talent for songwriting. Whether people like it or not, you have to face the facts. Taylor has talent- and a heart of gold. She’s the sweetest person out there that hasn’t gone wacko with all the fame and fortune.
Aside from the obvious biased tone against John, this article is full of misinformation. For starters, his “nasty” comments in the recent “Rolling Stone” interview were not brought up by him. He was initially asked his opinion on Taylor’s song, and said he had none. The interviewer pressed for more, asking him his feelings about it after he heard it, and then he gave an honest answer. And he has every right to be humiliated; whatever went on between them was private, and she, immaturely, told the whole world about it. Up until this interview, John had never said anything negative about Taylor in public, so for her to go and do that was completely uncalled for. It’s like making the equivalent of a Facebook status after a bad breakup with a boyfriend. We don’t know specifically what happened between them, so for you to say “get ready for this” when he claimed he didn’t deserve it is biased and quite frankly, rude. Also, you completely left out the fact that John is an award-winning singer as well (in fact, he won seven Grammys as compared to Taylor’s six).
Now I’m not going to go ahead and say that John is an angel, but you’re wrong in saying that he “just issued an apology” about the comments he said concerning Jessica and Jennifer. In fact, on Feburary 10, 2010, the day the Playboy interview was released, he gave a long, tearful apology at his concert in Nashville. In my opinion, her song about him was far more immature and she lashed out more than he did.
This interview does NOT scream “pay attention to me!” The Taylor excerpt, when not in context in the whole interview, makes him seem like an attention-hogger. However, if you read the article in its entirety, you can see he’s a changed man. He even flat-out states how he “wouldn’t mind being forgotten about right now” and he “has a hard time wanting to be thought about again.” Don’t try and twist his words around.
Again, I’m not saying he’s perfect and I’m definitely not excusing the comments from old interviews and some of the things he’s done in past years – but the media has been painting this negative image of him for so long that people have begun to accept that for who he is. He’s not. His “track record” of “zero respect for women” is tarnished, yes, but that’s not the whole story. John DOES respect women. Listen to the lyrics of his Grammy-award winning “Daughters,” and especially listen to his speech beforehand from the VH1 episode of Storytellers, and you’ll see what I’m talking about. He let his desire to be witty and clever get the best of him, and he’s taking responsibility for that now. Like you suggested, he’s acting his age.
I know that it’s going to take a lot more than a single comment on the Internet for people’s opinions of John Mayer to change. In reality, he probably won’t even see this, and if he does, he doesn’t care. He has learned not to care what people think of him anymore. But I care. I’m (obviously) a huge fan and I’m sick of people bashing him and making him feel so horrible about himself, especially after how he has helped so many fans, including myself, overcome so many obstacles in their own lives. If people can’t respect him as a person, at least try respecting him for what he’s always wanted to be – an outstanding musician. He doesn’t deserve all the hatred he’s getting.
Thank you.
There are two sides to every story, and they both have reasons to be mad at eachother
What did he expect after dumping a 19-year-old pop/country singer? I’m surprised he hasn’t written a song about it too. Except it’d have to be about what a jerk he is.
I think they’re both talentless. It’s sad that people are listening to this douchebag AND a cookie-cutter country girl. Sad.
I agree.