My gawd.  The third John Mayer post in one day.  This is bordering on obsession and my computer is going to start to smell like Summer’s Eve if I’m not careful.  

Anyway, John Mayer, realizing that he was about to be flayed, crucified and then burnt at the stake in the court of public opinion over leaked comments from his interview with Playboy, offered a mea culpa by his favorite way of communicating with the unwashed masses, his  Twitter page.

“Re: using the ‘N word’ in an interview: I am sorry that I used the word. And it’s such a shame that I did because the point I was trying to make was in the exact opposite spirit of the word itself. It was arrogant of me to think I could intellectualize using it, because I realize that there’s no intellectualizing a word that is so emotionally charged.

And while I’m using today for looking at myself under harsh light, I think it’s time to stop trying to be so raw in interviews. It started as an attempt to not let the waves of criticism get to me, but it’s gotten out of hand and I’ve created somewhat of a monster. I wanted to be a blues guitar player. And a singer. And a songwriter. Not a shock jock. I don’t have the stomach for it. Again, because I don’t want anyone to think I’m equivocating: I should have never said the word and I will never say it again.I just wanted to play the guitar for people. Everything else just sort of popped up and I improvised, and kept doubling down on it…”

You know he reminds me of a dumbass I had to report to once.  Insecure, vapid, totally self obsessed and completley incapable of answering anything simply or quickly (lots and lots of words but very little said).  

So to sum it up, John Mayer may be a douche bag, but ensures us he isn’t a racist and that he’s very sorry.

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