Perhaps we shouldn't give a rip about some of the indulgent, naughty interviews that
John Mayer has been giving to Rolling Stone and Playboy lately, but it's been widely reported that he had to apologize for a racial slur this week.
Dangerous stuff, those slurs, and I hope he apologizes for the non-important, tacky details he's been throwing out there as well. I'm not interested in reading that "I'm so significant--let me tell you about my sex life" drivel. Sadly, this type of disease has
infiltrated American culture lately.
This only matters because Mayer is a talented songwriter and guitarist (and a sort of acquired taste as a vocalist--some find his style annoying) who managed to sneak "Waiting On the World to Change" to the top of the charts a few years back. Mayer was vague enough about his criticism of world leaders, including Bush II, that it eluded all the radio censors, who seem to think that socio-political pop is obscene. Modeling "Waiting On the World to Change" after Curtis Mayfield's '60s work with the Impressions (think "People Get Ready" and "I'm So Proud") was a masterstroke, insuring that Mayer wasn't merely ranting.
So why does this guy's intelligence vanish during interviews?
John Mayer has been giving to Rolling Stone and Playboy lately, but it's been widely reported that he had to apologize for a racial slur this week.
Dangerous stuff, those slurs, and I hope he apologizes for the non-important, tacky details he's been throwing out there as well. I'm not interested in reading that "I'm so significant--let me tell you about my sex life" drivel. Sadly, this type of disease has
infiltrated American culture lately.
This only matters because Mayer is a talented songwriter and guitarist (and a sort of acquired taste as a vocalist--some find his style annoying) who managed to sneak "Waiting On the World to Change" to the top of the charts a few years back. Mayer was vague enough about his criticism of world leaders, including Bush II, that it eluded all the radio censors, who seem to think that socio-political pop is obscene. Modeling "Waiting On the World to Change" after Curtis Mayfield's '60s work with the Impressions (think "People Get Ready" and "I'm So Proud") was a masterstroke, insuring that Mayer wasn't merely ranting.
So why does this guy's intelligence vanish during interviews?
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