So John Mayer is hot water after his "tell all" interview with Playboy... I won't go into the specifics, but he used a racial slur and then proceeded to give intimate details about his relationship with his ex Jessica Simpson. He now says he was only trying to be "clever" and he's apologizing left and right. He even got teary eyed during one of his concerts the other night! BUT, in all honesty, I'm not surprised!! I've met John Mayer on two occasions, and both times I was NOT impressed!!!
The first time I encountered John was very soon after his first hit single, "No Such Thing". The radio station I worked with at the time had him perform at an annual event. He never left his trailer the entire time... not to meet his fans or to meet the staff of the station for a photograph. I figured he must have just been shy. That or he wasn't use to the fame game yet.
But after the second meeting, I figured it out... He wasn't shy and he wasn't scared of the attention. HE WAS JUST A JERK... It was a couple years later and he was MUCH more famous at this point. I was standing backstage at his concert. In fact, I was waiting to escort "Mr. Mayer" to the "meet and greet" with the listeners of my radio station who had won the chance to meet the star. He was about 30 minutes late, nothing new when it comes to meet and greets! But as I was waiting for him to emerge from his trailor, I heard some yelling. Next, a young girl came out the door in tears. That was followed by John Mayer throwing a pizza box out the door. I then heard, "It's cold. Can somebody get my some fresh pizza?" The crying girl (who I later learned was just a volunteer) had delivered the pizza, but when John tasted a piece, he began screaming at her that she was useless if she couldn't bring him hot food.
John proceeded to refuse to do the meet and greet because he now had to wait for his dinner and he needed time to eat before his show. By doing this, he left 10 winners and their guests out in the cold. In fact, I watched a pre-teen girl melt into tears when she found out she wouldn't be meeting her idol.
So in less than 30 minutes, John had made two girls cry, 20 winners mad and an entire radio staff holding the bag for his rude behavior! So am I surprised that John Mayer is a cad? NO, I'm just surprised it took this long for people to see his true colors. I admit to really enjoying his music. He is VERY talented! But I've met many stars, plenty that are far more famous than John Mayer, that were gracious, kind and giving of their time. There is NO reason for John Mayer to think he is better than that volunteer who delivered his pizza! GET A CLUE!!!