John Mayer's Swift Humiliation
2012-06-07 by Andrew Caswell | 116 Replies | 3264 Views

John Mayer is widely known for being an exceptionally talented musician but his notorious playboy antics have overshadowed his career. The high profile cases have landed him in hot water but unscathed until a latest talk with Rolling Stone magazine. In the article he opens up about feeling publicly ridiculed by a 2010 song called “Dear John” written by then 19-year-old country pop star Taylor Swift.

Mayer confessed that the hit made him feel terrible and was a lousy thing to do considering his ability to account for his actions. In an attempt to show how blindsided he was by his ex-flame’s venting method Mayer stated, “It really humiliated me at a time when I'd already been dressed down. I mean, how would you feel if, at the lowest you've ever been, someone kicked you even lower?"

When asked about the real story behind the unflattering lyrics he quickly changed the subject to Swift’s credibility as an artist. While admitting he’s not trying to downplay her success he still finds her songwriting to be cheap. Mayer closed out the interview with his final opinion on the matter, “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."

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1686646/john-mayer-taylor-swift-dear-john.jhtml

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Geist
June 7th 2012

340 Comments


I see what you did thar.

Hyperion1001
Contributing Reviewer
June 7th 2012

15035 Comments


pussy

camaraderie
June 7th 2012

988 Comments


Hahaha, I love his music, but he deserved every bit of it.

jefflebowski
June 7th 2012

4496 Comments


i thought this section was for news, not poorly disguised rants

that said, mayer is a dick

camaraderie
June 7th 2012

988 Comments


Also, isn't he a bit late? The album came out like over a year ago.

camaraderie
June 7th 2012

988 Comments


Who's ranting? Not Andcas...

Trebor17
Contributing Reviewer
June 7th 2012

39743 Comments


His own fault for being a pedophile


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TooLateToGoBack
June 7th 2012

1178 Comments


Is andcas the blonde dude on TMZ?

IS HE?

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RooseveltsGhost
June 7th 2012

863 Comments


“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."

With great talent comes great... wait, who were we talking about again?

suppatime
June 7th 2012

257 Comments


What the fuck he dated Taylor Swift?

ASnideRemark
June 7th 2012

4568 Comments


Andcas always provides the best news articles, that should be common sputknolwedge by now.
Also, Mayer is a tool and a douche, but he is talented.

andcas
June 7th 2012

57764 Comments


I just want sowing to raise hell when he sees this hilarity.

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ASnideRemark
June 7th 2012

4568 Comments


Also with how he changed subjects, I bet John and Taylor did some things. Oh well, they're both talented musicians.

wabbit
June 7th 2012

6033 Comments


to be fair her music is clearly designed around the effect not the actual music.

andcas
June 7th 2012

57764 Comments


@asnideremark, apparently he took her v-card.

johnnyblaze
June 7th 2012

2422 Comments


whatever john man, cheer up, you fucked taylor swift.

ASnideRemark
June 7th 2012

4568 Comments


Damn, didn't realize that John got lucky with Taylor Swift out of all people. No wonder he's so arrogant.

geezers1989
June 7th 2012

131 Comments


the only way out is to kill himself

andcas
June 7th 2012

57764 Comments


he's nailed as many impressive chicks as justin timberlake.

ASnideRemark
June 7th 2012

4568 Comments


Did he hit them in more than one way like Chris Brown and Rihanna?

andcas
June 7th 2012

57764 Comments


chris beat her to near death and women still want him. tisk.

freedomofspeechnoway
June 7th 2012

361 Comments


You know, back in the early 00's I heard from credible sources that this guy would selectively pick underage girls to take backstage at his concerts. Granted he was in his early 20's at the time, still creepy.

ASnideRemark
June 7th 2012

4568 Comments


It's because he's a celebrity. Simple as that. It's sad what some people have come to these days.

@Freedom: Really?

Scoot
June 7th 2012

15563 Comments


guy's a twat

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andcas
June 7th 2012

57764 Comments


knowing mayers rep she has no one to blame but herself.

ASnideRemark
June 7th 2012

4568 Comments


When was the song Dear John written?

sixdegrees
June 7th 2012

9966 Comments


lol, what a pussy.

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LifeAsAChipmunk
June 7th 2012

4031 Comments


"When was the song Dear John written?"

Some time in late 2010.

andcas
June 7th 2012

57764 Comments


I kinda agree with him. her lyrics are childish and she plays this innocent role like her shit doesn't stink. I'm not buying
she's any different than the rest.

LifeAsAChipmunk
June 7th 2012

4031 Comments


"I kinda agree with him. her lyrics are childish and she plays this innocent role like her shit doesn't stink. I'm not buying she's any different than the rest."

She's taking advantage of how people view her...Can't say I've never done that before.

andcas
June 7th 2012

57764 Comments


the way she runs through boys I don't see how it stays.

ASnideRemark
June 7th 2012

4568 Comments


Basically what I got from all this was, Taylor was stupid and gave her virginity to John which was a stupid idea in the first place. Now Taylor wrote a childish song about it and John's pretty butthurt.
I think John's regretting viewing her body as a wonderland.

andcas
June 7th 2012

57764 Comments


she writes petty songs about every guy she fucks but acts like the school girl who got her heartbroken for sympathy.

LifeAsAChipmunk
June 7th 2012

4031 Comments


She lost her virginity to him!? That's probably a damn lie.

"the way she runs through boys I don't see how it stays."

Too true, man.

ASnideRemark
June 7th 2012

4568 Comments


Fuck google chrome crashed three times. I highly doubt Taylor is as innocent as she portrays
herself.

LifeAsAChipmunk
June 7th 2012

4031 Comments


"/b/ proved that ages ago."

What's /b/?

andcas
June 7th 2012

57764 Comments


her record label banks on the wholesome image so they'll always be there to clean up the mess. one day it'll slip up.

ASnideRemark
June 7th 2012

4568 Comments


The music world really annoys me these days, especially large record labels.

andcas
June 7th 2012

57764 Comments


dumb people want dumb stuff so it's supplied.

ASnideRemark
June 7th 2012

4568 Comments


The charge for copyright infringement these days is more than rape... I believe there was a quote by Thomas Jefferson about this.

Mulva
June 7th 2012

17 Comments


John Mayer is a dickhole

ASnideRemark
June 7th 2012

4568 Comments


John Mayer used* his dickhole.

Fixed, but he is an ass

Knott-
Staff Reviewer
June 7th 2012

10191 Comments


I don't think it's cheap to write bitter songs about someone that did you wrong. I don't think that's true at all. "Dear John" feels palpable because it's so clearly about a real person, someone you have a notion of. It humanizes Swift (and Mayer, in a weird way).

Spec
June 7th 2012

23672 Comments


What a faggot.

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ASnideRemark
June 7th 2012

4568 Comments


Knott- I understand that, but the way Taylor writes it is basically "boohoo, look at me, I didn't do anything wrong", when she let Mayer into her pants even though he had a shit reputation that she most likely knew about since she's in the same industry as him.

andcas
June 7th 2012

57764 Comments


it would be a lot more effective if she wasn't so butthurt about every guy she invites to bed. the way she goes about
it comes off as immature and I think it sets a bad example to her fans. I don't find anything genuine about her brooding.

ASnideRemark
June 7th 2012

4568 Comments


Couldn't have said it better myself andcas.

Knott-
Staff Reviewer
June 7th 2012

10191 Comments


I don't think "Dear John" is inherently immature and nor do I think it pretends Swift is guilt-free. Her writing style makes her feel like an innocent girl but if you actually hear her talk you know she's not playing off that persona, it's just the way she writes music. "Dear John" is more angry than anything else, it's a really vulnerable song to write because you know you're opening yourself up to [this kind of] criticism when you write it. And you don't know what happens behind closed doors - just because someone has a terrible "reputation" doesn't mean you can't fall for the act when you see it first-hand, and naivety isn't exactly an abhorrent quality for a person to have.

ASnideRemark
June 7th 2012

4568 Comments


Knott- if it was anyone else I would agree with that, but almost all of Taylor's songs play off of that same conceptual victim-like stance of naivety though. Also with the target that Taylor's music is aimed at, I really don't think that she has to worry about criticism in that department because that's not what her audience is focused on. Despite this, I haven't seen any interview with Taylor so I can't judge how she talks about such things.

BallsToTheWall
Contributing Reviewer
June 7th 2012

41109 Comments


Andcas...the Chris Chase of sputnik....anybody who follows yahoo sports will get the reference.

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Knott-
Staff Reviewer
June 7th 2012

10191 Comments


What songs are you talking about? Off Fearless, I think there are probably three songs which
revolve around a victim. On Speak Now, maybe 3 again?

ASnideRemark
June 7th 2012

4568 Comments


Haha Balls, the kardashians bro.
Andcas is a far better writer than Chris though.

@Knott- I haven't heard a full album, I've heard probably 8 songs from across her discography and I
don't remember the titles, just the message in the songs.

andcas
June 7th 2012

57764 Comments


she speed dates through a wide range of celebrities like it's going out of style. even jake gyllenhaal for christ's sake and
then writes a song for every single one. you can only play the naive game for so long and it's clear she's either a huge
bitch or just uses men so she'll have material. I think she purposely goes out of her way to put herself in situations that
will end up badly so she can play the victim and it's really annoying. at first it was kinda endearing to see such a young
girl with such a strong backbone but now I see it's nothing more than a gimmick. I have no compassion for someone
who never learns from their mistakes and continuously bashes everyone for it. perhaps she should go after someone
her age or better yet try to make it last more than a week.

MMX
June 7th 2012

4053 Comments


Man can do no wrong. Being able to Your Body is a Wonderland can land you some fine pussy and I will
forever love this man for writing that song.

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Trebor17
Contributing Reviewer
June 7th 2012

39743 Comments


Yeah I bet Taylor Swift is a cunt

BallsToTheWall
Contributing Reviewer
June 7th 2012

41109 Comments


Wonder how many abortions she's had.

andcas
June 7th 2012

57764 Comments


balls can't handle my unorthodox and entertaining sputnews.

BallsToTheWall
Contributing Reviewer
June 7th 2012

41109 Comments


I can..I have a good time reading them off yahoo even more so here but you are definitely Chris Chaseian in news article respects. No hate, only amusement. Next article you post should be about Tom Brady's latest haircut.

ConcubinaryCode
June 7th 2012

1480 Comments


One day a T swift text will leak and it'll be like that Olivia Wilde thing where she was talking about her pussy or whatever.

BallsToTheWall
Contributing Reviewer
June 7th 2012

41109 Comments


WHOAAAA SAY WHAT CONCUBINE?

ASnideRemark
June 7th 2012

4568 Comments


And here begins the newest sputrend thanks to Concubine.

tommygun
June 7th 2012

6751 Comments


Good stuff andcas, I love your news articles man. Mayer may be a douche but damn he's bedded some fine ladies in his time (although Swift does absolutely nothing for me)

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andcas
June 7th 2012

57764 Comments


I think you mean olivia munn concubinary since I made a list about it. I don't know who that is balls but if he writes for
yahoo I assume that's an insult because they usually suck.

ASnideRemark
June 7th 2012

4568 Comments


Andcas, Chase is the worst writer on Yahoo news.

auberginedreams
June 7th 2012

5753 Comments


"John Mayer's Swift Humiliation"

ugh

ConcubinaryCode
June 7th 2012

1480 Comments


oh yeah I get them mixed up all the time andcas

andcas
June 7th 2012

57764 Comments


oh I'm sorry aubergine. do you not like my clever titles?

BallsToTheWall
Contributing Reviewer
June 7th 2012

41109 Comments


The comparison is made only because you both post the "hottest" of news articles. Mind you, you're not receiving hate posts by everyone on a given basis like he is.

ASnideRemark
June 7th 2012

4568 Comments


I love seeing everyone make fun of Chris Chase on Yahoo, it's hilarious. The guy's a terrible writer.

andcas
June 7th 2012

57764 Comments


I like posting fun articles that stand out from the everyday
submissions. I thought you were hating but we cool balls.

auberginedreams
June 7th 2012

5753 Comments


^he's on his third draft of that comment right now.

BallsToTheWall
Contributing Reviewer
June 7th 2012

41109 Comments


That asshole loves posting articles about Tom Brady's haircuts. I mean I guess technically it was a bad comparison, I just felt like hating on Chase tbh for being a irrelevant idiot who posts the most unimportant most superficial news ever. It's funny when he gets all self righteous like those two olympic swimmers that are posing with guns in a gun shop.

andcas
June 7th 2012

57764 Comments


I'd hate to imagine that he actually gets paid for his shit.

bringonthebreakdown
June 7th 2012

8870 Comments


great guitar player, shitty dude/songwriter

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andcas
June 7th 2012

57764 Comments


ps. aubergine stop riding my dick and go kill some jews.

Wolfhorde
June 7th 2012

11286 Comments


ps. aubergine stop riding my dick and go kill some jews.
ps. aubergine stop riding my dick
and go kill some jews.
go kill some jews.
kill some jews.

wut.

auberginedreams
June 7th 2012

5753 Comments


yeah idk either.

Wolfhorde
June 7th 2012

11286 Comments


Please, solve this like men. Holmgang. Each of you gets 3 shields and one weapon of your choosing and you fight until the other one is either disarmed or dead.

andcas
June 7th 2012

57764 Comments


go ask recspecs wolf and he'll gladly tell you all about it.

spillingmercury
June 7th 2012

869 Comments


"Being able to Your Body is a Wonderland can land you some fine pussy"

now a verb.

idc about Mayer or Swift. But I lol'd at the news title since bad puns are cool.


theacademy
June 7th 2012

25657 Comments


not scrolling up

guessing this is an andcas article

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theacademy
June 7th 2012

25657 Comments


oh who called it

auberginedreams
June 7th 2012

5753 Comments


if it seems like it belongs on tmz or in us weekly, it's an andcas article.

andcas
June 7th 2012

57764 Comments


you're terrible at talking shit but anyways what's your point?

someguest
June 7th 2012

14560 Comments


kinda jealous he was nailing 19 year old pussy at what, 30 years old?

andcas
June 7th 2012

57764 Comments


it says he's 30 something in the mtv article so I guess so.

auberginedreams
June 7th 2012

5753 Comments


sounds like kind of a creeper.

someguest
June 7th 2012

14560 Comments


how can you be so consistently stupid, aubergine?

andcas
June 7th 2012

57764 Comments


he's no woody allen.

auberginedreams
June 7th 2012

5753 Comments


i'm just saying if i was 30 i would feel weird fucking a 19 year old.

Ricspics
June 7th 2012

32 Comments


john mayer is okay but he is no alter bridge

andcas
June 8th 2012

57764 Comments


don't worry aubergine you'll never get the chance.

ASnideRemark
June 8th 2012

4568 Comments


i would love to fuck a 19 year old when I'm 30 hopefully rebecca black will turn 18 soon im starting to feel guilty for beating my
hog to her music videos


So you have a wild boar in your trousers?

VicariousIntent
June 8th 2012

1526 Comments


"why would you even post this, it isn't about music, this isn't news, fuck you"

*news article about relatively unknown band's new single is posted*

*two comments*

Ricspics
June 8th 2012

32 Comments


yeah my hard penis you dickchugger

andcas
June 8th 2012

57764 Comments


@VicariousIntent, sad but true.

ASnideRemark
June 8th 2012

4568 Comments


Ric I can't believe that you would surgically attach a boar to your penis, wouldn't that be painful?

Ricspics
June 8th 2012

32 Comments


i can't believe you mother didn't abort you when she had the chance what a cunt wo

Ricspics
June 8th 2012

32 Comments


did she tell you about how we got drunk when she was pregnant and she took a shit and you came out

ASnideRemark
June 8th 2012

4568 Comments


i can't believe you mother didn't abort you when she had the chance what a cunt wo
did she tell you about how we got drunk when she was pregnant and she took a shit and you came out


That didn't answer my question about your surgically altered boar penis

Ricspics
June 8th 2012

32 Comments


talk to doctor mccluskey he did the operation

InvertTheInverted
June 8th 2012

614 Comments


He's a pretty cool guy.

BallsToTheWall
Contributing Reviewer
June 8th 2012

41109 Comments


I thought I got all you Guinea hoods locked up! What the hell are you doing here?

ASnideRemark
June 8th 2012

4568 Comments


talk to doctor mccluskey he did the operation

Tell him he did a small job.

BallsToTheWall
Contributing Reviewer
June 8th 2012

41109 Comments


How dare you...my uncle is one of the best in the business at what he does.

andcas
June 8th 2012

57764 Comments


does he kill people?

BallsToTheWall
Contributing Reviewer
June 8th 2012

41109 Comments


We McCluskeys have a rich, historical past how dare you question our integrity and commitment to our work. Only when he drinks too much, which is every night. Fucking Irish...

ASnideRemark
June 8th 2012

4568 Comments


Is Dr. McCluskey like Dexter?

henryChinaski
June 8th 2012

1731 Comments


Seems he always bangs the wrong chicks

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BonRurgundy
June 8th 2012

318 Comments


Luckily he's never been relevant this side of the pond.

muddysquirrel
June 8th 2012

52 Comments


Do not wanna get into that drama, but the song is fucking awesome! One of her best.

JosephLong
June 8th 2012

301 Comments


m/

muddysquirrel
June 8th 2012

52 Comments


Spin delivers as always:

http://www.spin.com/articles/john-mayer-humiliated-taylor-swifts-pitch-perfect-dear-john

J0ckstrapsFTW
June 8th 2012

3267 Comments


Haha lots of people hate on Taylor Swift.


Can't tell if retarted or hate is deserved

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SwayzeFaced
June 8th 2012

336 Comments


“It really humiliated me at a time when I'd already been dressed down. I mean, how would you feel if, at the lowest you've ever been, someone kicked you even lower?"

Yeah that shit happens all the time to people. They call it life. Welcome.

andcas
June 8th 2012

57764 Comments


I'm sure people will stop hating when she grows up.



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