Call me ignorant, but I do not understand the fascination with John Mayer. I suppose he’s somewhat attractive. I know that his smash hits like “Your Body is a Wonderland” and “Waiting on the World to Change” are supposed to get under my skin with their tender and positive messages. But there’s something I can’t get past. It’s not that his voice irritates me, or that I think he’s undeserving of his Grammy awards. It’s not that the specific male pop singer/guitarist thing has never appealed to me (if a guy does pop, I’d prefer he was more straight up about it a la Justin Timberlake)—there’s just something about John Mayer’s overall person that annoys me beyond description. He seems arrogant, cocky and completely phony.
Between his narcissistic blogs about the “poignant statement” that is his new 80s-style feathered haircut, charging fans $10 for a photo op, and the mysterious gossip about his exceeding abilities in bed, it’s more than I can stomach. His seemingly all-knowing and romantic treatment of women via his lyrics on songs like “Daughters” actually comes across as disingenuous to me. Does anyone else see where I’m coming from? He’s climbed his way up the celebrity dating ladder from Jennifer Love Hewitt to Jessica Simpson to Jennifer Aniston, and it troubles me that many other women are in fact charmed by him.
After doing my research I do feel badly, because, yes, John Mayer did work for over a year at a gas station to save up for his first guitar and yes, he has been involved with a number of charities as well as starting up his own non-profit. So maybe he’s not the worst dude in the world, but it doesn’t mean I have to like him, or his music.
Now you tell me: what’s your take on John Mayer?
