John Mayer quotes - page 5

I get recognized somewhere in between like local meteorologist and national meteorologist. (John Mayer)
I was very successful from a very early age, and I want to keep it. View quote
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I'm not deluded enough to think that everyone who knows my name is a listener. You know, I hope that part of that interest - part of that public interest - has to do with me still making records that people like. View quote
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People want to see musicians sing things that come from their own mind and own heart in real time, responding to the moment for them. View quote
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I need some kind of emotional stake in it to write my lyrics, assuming that place. It might just be an emotion I understand but am not currently experiencing necessarily. View quote
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It's so interesting how success hits people and how they react to it. View quote
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When you're just open but not honest, then you start free-associating garbage. View quote
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I knew what I wanted to do when I was 13 and I had to go through four years of high school to get out. That's a blessing, because I never had to lay on my bed staring up at the ceiling going, 'What am I going to do with my life?' View quote
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I scientifically engineer my music to be as accessible as possible. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. (John Mayer)
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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I'm a good music provider, and I'm fine with that. I'm a quality music manufacturer. View quote
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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.' View quote
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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. View quote
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I believe in blues, and I believe that it's been misrepresented. View quote
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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. View quote
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When you do an interview with me, you're talking to a cheap imitation of the person that I really am. There's no magic in my words, it's just me talking. View quote
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I'm singing what I want to sing based on the emotion of what that day feels like. That's what comes out of my mouth and guitar. That impacts people. They know anything can happen. View quote
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No matter what I do, I'm going to earn it. (John Mayer)
I've realized you can use a fork as a spoon if you use it rapidly enough. View quote
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I hate being the heartbreaker. Hate it. If I date somebody and it doesn't work out, it's another nightmare for me. View quote
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There's a certain lack of gimmickry to what I do that makes people in England go: 'Where's the thing? View quote
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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. View quote
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