John Mayermay have previously had a reputation for being a ladies' man, but the guitarist admits he’s hearing “no” more often than “yes” lately.
On Sunday, the Grammy winner — who has been previously datedKaty Perry,Taylor Swift,Jennifer Aniston,Jessica Simpson,Minka KellyandJennifer Love Hewitt— got candid about his love life on his Instagram Live show,Current Mood.
“I get rejected a lot since I became PR poison for people,” Mayer, 41, joked. “I really have to make a direct connection with somebody … I don’t think that people are into the idea of, ‘Hey, I snagged Mayer.’ "
“Yes, I could have sex with somebody at any moment. But being a famous man is somewhat similar to being a beautiful woman: there is access, there’s very seldom any desire,” Mayer said. “The older I get the less desirous I am of unsheathing new body parts.”
Though his experience is different now, the “New Light” singer has embraced the change. “I actually find that people not being into me brings a real level of reality into my life,” he said. “Whereas when I was in my early 20s, where I couldn’t really miss, I really kind of abused that. That’s now out of the question.”
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As an example, Mayer recalled his experience seeingScarlett Johanssonat an Oscar party back in 2016.
He added: “I won’t name names but not so long ago I gave a girl my number and she said, ‘I probably won’t use it.’ I actually think it’s awesome too because I would have ruined her.”
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That wasn’t always the case for Mayer, who begrudgingly admitted— at the urging of David, who initially asked if his number was over 800, then 500 — to sleeping with “less than 500” women.
“Are you guys surprised? Are you surprised that I have slept with less than 800 people?!” an incredulous Mayer asked. “I think my fans know me.”
Asked if he’s ever used his music to help him hook up with a girl, Mayer told the 24-year-old writer and comedian that he “probably did” in his early 20s — though that didn’t make it “any less from the heart.”
“This f—ing song of mine,” Mayer said, discussing his 2001 tune. “Three and a half minutes at the age of 21 … The same thing that makes [that song] very direct and sort of piercing also makes it fun for drunk men to yell at me down the street. [They’re] still quoting ‘Wonderland’ and I’m still trying to live it down.”
“Though at this age, it’s kind of fun right now,” Mayer confessed. “I kind of embrace it. We all know I’m not the guy who wrote that song anymore.”
Current Moodis streamed live Sundays at 11 p.m. EST on Mayer’s Instagram.
source: people.com
