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John Mayer: Taylor Swift “Humiliated” Me

Truth rating: 10

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John Mayer says he was “really humiliated” by Taylor Swift’s song, “Dear John.”

The track, which was released on Swift’s 2010 Speak Now album, was rumored to be about an alleged failed romance between the music stars, though the country superstar never confirmed it.

But now Mayer is speaking out, telling Rolling Stone, “I didn’t deserve it.”

Explaining that he’s “pretty good at taking accountability,” the rocker, who says the song made him feel “terrible,” insists he “never did anything to deserve that.”

RELATED – Taylor Swift to Spill on John Mayer in “Tell-All”?

“I never got an e-mail. I never got a phone call,” Mayer tells the magazine, adding. “I was really caught off-guard, and it really humiliated me at a time when I’d already been dressed down.”

He continues, “I mean, how would you feel if, at the lowest you’ve ever been, someone kicked you even lower?”

Interestingly, Mayer refuses to address some of the song’s seemingly telling lyrics such as, “Don’t you think I was too young to be messed with?”

RELATED – John Mayer Forced to Cancel Tour After Throat Problem Returns

Swift, of course, is well-known for using her personal life as musical fodder, a trait that Mayer doesn’t hold in high regard.

He tells Rolling Stone, “I will say as a songwriter that I think it’s kind of cheap songwriting.”

“I know she’s the biggest thing in the world, and I’m not trying to sink anybody’s ship, but I think it’s abusing your talent to rub your hands together and go, ‘Wait till he gets a load of this!’ That’s bulls**t,” Mayer says.

What do you think of Mayer’s comments?

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  • Ali

    He’s an idiot. It’s not like he didn’t know that she often wrote songs about her relationships. He’s a notorius jerk. She has written “I’m sorry” songs about boyfriends she has hurt so it’s not like it’s only in a negative light. She writes from her experiences which, if you think about it, are limited given her schedule. sorry – I just think he’s using this for attention for his new album.

  • pjl

    I think after what he said about Jessica Simpson he should just suck it up and take it like a man. “Quit yer bellyachin” is what my grandpa used to say. Everyone has forgotten all about that already, why bring it up again. He learned a good lesson about what goes around, comes around.

  • Chris

    He sounds like a whiney little boy….she we all know is a cry baby who writes about anyone that did her any wrong (or she thinks they did her wrong)

  • Anonymous

    2 years to late John.

  • Guest

    He hasn’t learned a thing. He should have just kept his mouth shut.

  • Tinaaga1968

    Get over yourself John. Did Jessica deserve being humiliated in your interview with Playboy? Pot meet Kettle.

  • http://twitter.com/MuisiCrazy Mike

    I’m no Taylor swift fan but John Mayer needs to grow up and get over it. If he wasn’t such a jerk to the women that he dated they wouldn’t have things to say/material to write from.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_XRFXDPRS5L65V5YGFTJIMTYKZI brittany s

    First off she should be able to write songs about break ups and maybe he shouldn’t have date someone that was 12 years younger then him and took advantage of her. He clearly has issues considering the multitude of relationships he has been in and how he treats women. I think it’s about time someone pays him back and teaches him a lesson. Now he knows how all of those women felt when he threw them away like trash. He talked so much trash about his exes so he has no room to cry or talk about it. Did you contact Jennifer or Jessica via phone or email before he trashed them in an email? Doubt it. I guess it’s okay for him to talk crap but once some airs our his dirty, narcasstic laundry it is a big deal. Everyone already knows your a womanizer ass bag so don’t fret about the song.

  • Arcachnar

    Awwww. Poor baby. Stop your whining and be a man.

  • anon

    What a shmuck & that is really tame for what I would really like to say about this idiot. He sure didn’t learn anything from his past & talking about women that were once in his life. Sad being to call a grown man behaving like someone in diapers.

  • Mayhemgirl

    This guy has the worst case of verbal diarrhea I have ever seen. It just gets worse and worse. Frankly I find it amusing that after making his “private” life so public in interviews and mentioning things about other famous people, he really has some nerve for this comment. I don’t care HOW much talent a person has, that clearly doesn’t transfer to him having any class at all. What a douchepoodle!

  • Naz

    What a complete ass this man (and I use the term ‘man’ loosely). Is he too stupid to realise that what’s good for the goose is good for the gander?

    I can’t believe his nerve! Swift didn’t even say anything THAT insulting IMO – she was just letting him know that he hurt her. Whereas his comments, especially those about Jessica Simpson, actually were contraversial.

    I really hope women have enough sense to avoid him from now on.

  • Sienna

    He deserves it! Arrogant prick. As a song writer he writes from personal experience and so does Taylor and she’s not scared of showing the truth and showing how she felt. I think it’s brave of her, i sure as hell wouldn’t do it. And in the song you can see she was hurt so..fuck you mayer (:

  • Anonymous

    John Mayer is a cry baby who needs to grow a thicker skin, as for being over a decade older who cares the Reagans were more than 10 years apart and married 52 years 3 months & a day when the Former president passed away 8 years ago. pretty much everyone that’s ever been interviewed in Playboy has said something controversial for example when Paul Newman was interviewed for the July 1968 issue in the run up to the release of Rachel Rachel when the interviewer asked him why he was never tempted to cheat on his wife Joanne Woodward he famously remarked “Why Go Out For Hamburger When You’ve Got Stake At Home” to which she didn’t take kindly. He later had to amend that and compaired her to a 1959 Bordeaux wine and that year was significant to them as it marked their first wedding anniversary and the birth of their oldest daughter Elinore “Nell” Theresa who would later be followed by Melissa “Lissy” Stewart & Claire “Clea” Olivia

  • Jaxtionjunkie

    I wonder why he’s bringing this up.. 2 years later.. doesn’t he have new music coming out now? Probably the reason he’s talking about this.

  • Hydrangea

    I assume songwriters use other people’s issues to write about? I beg to differ. I think most of them use any quote, any experience-including their own to heal, vent and expose feelings in song. He’s sure done alot of that. What a hypocrite. He deserves all the crap he’s dished out. He just got a dose of his own medicine-Karma’s a b…..

  • Jlme84

    It doesn’t matter what he says, everyone is going to believe America’s sweetheart, no matter who the song is about. If you’re in one of her songs you are screwed. Biased jury.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_63SFUJ622FEIJ65S5YKIQG425A Sophia

    What did he think was going to happen? That little slut dates a new guy every few months so she has material for her next “boo-hoo poor little me” song. He knew what he was getting himself into

  • Useyourminds

    Even if he’s not a saint, Taylor Swift is a “bitch” to revenge and turn people against boys who “supoosedly” hurt her. She only revealed her side of the story we didn’t hear his side.
    I agree he’s a player but she’s not that innocent she dumped Taylor Lautner to be with him, so she kinds of hurt Lautner, why isn’t she treated as bad in this case?? Because she’s a girl??
    I know what people are going to say, she apologized to him in a song: but Mayer can do the same, that’s not a reason to be “seen as a good soul just because she apologized”, mayer can do it too!
    But because he is who he is , he’s seen as a bad guy and because she’s “america’s sweetheart”(pathetic btw she’s not an angel) she’s always defended.I am sorry but please in this case he’s right!!!

  • Anonymous

    Is John Mayer really as stupid as he sounds. Being a songwriter himself he should know thats what songwriters do. They write about their life’s ups and downs. Anyone remember Adele. Her whole album is about her ex and the hurt he caused her. You can’t tell me some of John’s past songs weren’t about personal experiences. Apparently though he feels it’s alright to stand on a street corner and talk to TMZ about Jennifer Aniston, or Playboy about Jessica Simpson or now Rolling Stone about Taylor Swift. He should feel more humiliated that he’s John Mayer.

  • Aww

    He is such a douchenozzle. He can be oddly entertaining though, just because of what a little bitch he is :) He and Chris Brown should have a douche-off

  • tosenheejk

    I never knew that they want out. Song writers typically write about their experiences. So he sounds naive by his comments.

  • Krissie

    Agreed.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_63SFUJ622FEIJ65S5YKIQG425A Sophia

    I agree. I know he comes off as being the bad guy in all this, but she’s not off the hook herself. Maybe he did hurt her, we dont know what happened, but now she has millions of 12 and 13 year old girls hating on him for only hearing her side of the story. She is such a slut and a horrible example to the girls who listen to her music. “I can relate to it”. Oh really, you’ve had 8 boyfriends in the past year? She dates a new guy, breaks his heart, then uses her half of the story to write a hit song, and frankly, i am sick of her and her games. She really does bug me.

  • Kaylee

    Omgosssh I so agree. Him and Chris Brown are two big babies

  • Ali

    Looks like TaykTaylor hit a nerve!! Everything she sings about must be true or else he wouldn’t be so concerned about it!! D’oh!!

  • Arcachnar

    Wow. So according to you is a girl who just dates (nothing else) some guys to find the right one is a slut? You really should stop using words if you don’t know the right meaning of them. Because you only make yourself ridiculous. A slut is girl who sleeps around with many guys or a girl with a manly attitude. Think before you post.

    You know her personally? Or knows from firsthand that she was the one who broke their hearts? Of course you don’t. And do you really think she is going to lie about this? No.

    Oh. Taylor L. was the one who dumped her and broke her heart. Thus get your facts straight.

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  • Kyle

    quite frankly if i banged taylor swift and she wrote a song basically comfirming that a pumped her then dumped her …id be the happiest guy in the world lol thats winning

  • Arcachnar

    Don’t forget Kanye West.

  • Useyourminds

    Taylor L was the one who dumped her???? Really??????? Are u kidding me: listen to the silly “BACK TO DECEMBER” who’s an apology dedicated to him, “the boy from michigan” is him my dear! But Fortunately he was inteligent to not go back to her( of course he doesn’t want to finish in other songs and he’s right) and didn’t pay attention to her to last events both attended!

  • Jennifer

    One can hope. I laughed at his comment that he didn’t deserve it. Yeah, you did, John… and then some. For all the reams of nonsense we know about AND the thousands of things you’ve done that we don’t know about. You are one of the most deserving little wankers we’ve seen in a very, very long time.

  • Jennifer

    And what has always amazed me… he’s not even good looking!!!! What do these women see in this guy? He looks like Early Man. Must be the guy-with-guitar syndrome. Can’t explain it. He’s homely as a mud fence.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_63SFUJ622FEIJ65S5YKIQG425A Sophia

    “Just dates (nothing else)” really? come on, you know she’s sleeping with plent of guys. I do know the meaning of slut, and she fits the definition perfectly. Would she lie about it? Absolutely, she needs to keep her petty little fans on her side and be “america’s little princess”. Of course she would lie about the breakups, something called god publicity. If anyone were to ever find out that Taylor Swift dumped someone, my god, the unthinkable would happen!! please, give me a break. She’s dated Taylor Lauter, Jake Gyllenhaal, John Mayer, the list goes on and on and on

  • Anonymous

    Mayer? Yawn.

  • Tyler

    Taylor swift isn’t a slut. I’m sure you are. Idiot

  • Tyler

    And you know anything about and why she dumped Taylor and why how exactly? You don’t know shit the bitch is you

  • Tyler

    Exactly!

  • Tyler

    And you know who he didn’t pay attention to how? We’re you there? Hell no

  • Tyler

    The only one who fits the definition is you clearly. You don’t know her to call her anything. Do you monitor her ass? Nope. You are the last one who needs to talk about others lying.She dates no more than anyone else. Oh wait shes not suppose to date and just fucking Pray that god sends her a prince? Youre funny. And by the way check yor spelling it’s lacking.

  • Tyler

    And Chris brown comes into this how? Grow up.

  • Tyler

    Exactly

  • Cc

    She is a beard to these guys

  • Rachel

    I’m a fan of both of them and i am still after the song, but my views on John Mayer have lowered after these comments and it just makes him look kind of worse because it must be true otherwise he wouldn’t have got so ‘worked up’ over it, otherwise it could easily be a publicity stunt seen as he has new music and it is 2 years since she released the song…

  • Arcachnar

    Wow. How cute. Have you been lying under her bed or something to check her personal or sex life? Because you are clearly talking out of your neck. Perhaps you like to have sex with every guy after one date, but it is very clearly that she did not. Because not everyone is doing this.

    Wait. You really believe that Taylor L did not dump her? Liar. You must have missed the important fact that it was great news; him dumping Taylor Swift over the phone. Not cool.

    Taylor Swift dated first Taylor L and then Jake. Not John.

  • Useyourminds

    I know swifties love to see her as an angel!! the empire swift is about to fall babies!
    And yes Taylor Lautner passed in front of her during the KCAs she stood up for him obviously to be hugged and he didn’t even pay attention or look in her direction!!!
    Yes she dumped Taylor she treated him bad: she was the one who said it no??? That’s not the reason why she wrote “back to december”????
    First don’t insult me I didn’t disrespect you we can have differents opinions let me have mine(so it proves your lack of maturity if you can’t be polite) and in number 2 damn no need to deal with you guys when Swift will grow up maybe her fans will too!!!

  • Helvin

    They apparently ran into each other in a restaurant and what did the poor victim Taylor wants us to think she is do: she acted like a drama queen in front of everybody and made a SCENE!

  • Helvin

    Oh my God poor Arcachnar she dumped Lautner for Mayer and you still pretends she didn’t, some sites even claimed she cheated on Lautner with Mayer: where’s the truth?
    If Lautner would have dumped her she would have write a song and made it so clear to know it is about him like she did with Joe and Mayer. She made it so clear that back to december was about him and that she regreted dumping him. Now Lautner is better without her and far from her.
    I applaud Mayer cause HE HAS THE BALLS to confront her and her crazy fans cause like someone said before she is not a saint and soon we’ll know others things.
    And Tyler really how old are you?

  • Helvin

    so true

  • Arcachnar

    Huh? This news was already busted on GC. But I know. Everything on the internet must be true, right?

  • Guest

    busted for her fans but nobody know the truth arcachnar she may did a scene

  • Arcachnar

    @ Helvin Sorry, but I have to do this way, because there were no reply buttons left. Huh? Poor me? What? Just because I heard something else? Did you heard it from Taylor Swift (That she dumped him for Jake) herself or from another ‘source’? Just wondering. What done is done.

    @Use Saying things ‘like the empire swift is about to fall babies!’ is not that mature neither. We all should talk this over as adults. Of course that fans are defending her. That’s what fans do. Just like you are doing with Taylor L or John Mayer.

    We all do not know what truly happens with John. But I think that he should man up and take it as a champ. It sounds very suspicous that he waited TWO years to speak out about this song as well.

  • Arcachnar

    Oh. Wait. It was Joe Jonas who dumped her over the phone. Shit. Bad memory sometimes.

  • Arcachnar

    We all were not there. But. An alleged witness told this to the tabloids. So. It is not THAT reliable. Oh. Before you jump to the conclusion that I am a fan. No. I am not. Unbiased.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_63SFUJ622FEIJ65S5YKIQG425A Sophia

    Thank you!!! Some people obviously have some fact checking to do

  • smartchick

    Absolutely right on! John Mayer should feel guilty about ‘loving and leaving’ Taylor for someone he obviously liked better or would do him more good. He is a complete jerk!

  • Victoria Bowley

    The song is freaking 2 years old GET OVER IT!

  • Forever_Swiftie09

    He should get over it, I’m a swiftie but I dont want to trash on him. Its just falling in love. No need to call people Slutty. Life is full of things like these. We must get up & move on. Go Taylor Swift… <3

  • Arcachnar

    I agree. We all should move on.

  • megan

    so you’re arachnar and also Tyler in this section? Man swifties are stupid emotional fools. Taylor has created a clan of immature crybabies with vengeful souls. Sad. Anyway, Taylor and John are both wrong. Face it. If he really did hurt her, he’s wrong. If she did hurt Taylor Lautner, she’s wrong. He gave this interview after 2 years because he was ASKED, he was also on a hiatus for 2 years in Montana. Don’t be stupid. Taylor is also one to carry around baggage. What about her song “Better than revenge” about Camilla belle? That was ALSO 2 YEARS ago before her speak now album came out, maybe even more than 2 years. So Taylor is just as bad as John. They should totally get back together

  • it’sSANTA

    IT’S YOU AGAIN. Arachnar, admit you’re a swifty, no one will hate you for that. Stop defending this girl, she will spoil your brains.

    It’s obvious from your post you’re as/even more immature than Taylor swift
    A slut is a “girl who sleeps around with many guys” (CORRECT) but then you added “a girl with a manly attitude”? wtf are you?12? hahahahahahahaha. Grow up. For the record, how do you know Taylor didn’t sleep with all the guys she dated? Maybe you’re too young to know this but, people have sex when they’re in love. Perhaps not all, but let us assume taylor did, or lets also assume she didn’t, reality is she did date many guys over the past few years. That somehow does make her look like a slut.

    Taylor L did not break her heart. Are you daft? Did you not listen to “Back to December” it was an apology song to Taylor Lautner. The time Taylor was still dating taylor lautner, she was already so close to John Mayer. Go read. How do I know? I was the biggest fan of her’s ever!

    Howdo you know she won’t lie? How do you know the guys are all liars? Ok listen up SWIFTIES, I THINK Taylor can be a sweet person, I will NOT dispute that BUT you cannot always blame all the guys she’s been with for the failed relationship. She has so many failed relationships, perhaps it’s her fault? It can’t be all the guys, maybe there’s something about her all the guys can’t stand. She’s beautiful, why would guys leave her? So there could be something wrong with Taylor swift. She’s so immature. You should grow up too. As I said, Taylor makes little kids even more immature

  • SwiftiesAreLame

    YOR [sic] statement is ironic

  • megan

    You weren’t there either. Now go away and fantasize about Rat Face Swift somewhere else

  • megan

    Fact: Most of Taylor swift’s fans do not know the meaning of “biased jury”

    Many are still waiting for their first pimple. THIS.

  • Manik Vashisht

    fuck u sienna…….mayer is always right……

  • Manik Vashisht

    FUCK U TAYLOR…….

  • Lololo

    shut up!

  • Kr

    John Mayer made mistakes, but he has apologized for them too. So, don’t assume it is all John Mayer just because of the past. Taylor Swift was not forced to be in a relationship with him so don’t blame it all on him. Also, what if John had written a song about Taylor Swift and her name was in the title. You all would not have the same reaction you have to Taylor Swift doing it. And anyone who says John Mayer sucks is wrong.

  • Do check your facts please.

    Paul Newman was married and the father of two children when he messed around with Joanne Woodward and then divorced his wife to marry her and while he was married to her, yes, he cheated on her too with a woman who was in the gossip press which lasted close to two years. He was not faithful. It would be nice if people did their homework on a subject before holding him up as an example of the perfect husband in a marriage.

  • Manik Vashisht

    i agree……….mayer is always right……love u mayer…..

  • Manik Vashisht

    taylor is a cry baby……she have 2 grow up……there is no fault of john mayer …..so again fuck off taylor swift…..

  • Manik Vashisht

    can u tell me that what mistake john mayer made………………….

  • reyn

    that’s the dumbest shit i’ve ever heard. How does it make her brave if all she’s doing is badmouthing every guy she’s ever dated. And im glad you wouldn’t do the sane because that would make you a soul sucking diva bitch too. Also, she was hurt, bullshit, it was her choice to date him, it wasn’t like he forced her, so just writing songs and to remove all blame from herself just makes her a coward.

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