Comments on: John Mayer blogs for the Huffington Post about his hope for Obama

By: Cat

Cat — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:55:28 +0000

Damage control.
John is jumping on a bandwagon. His career is hype. I can’t see this jerk caring about nothing but finding his next Hollywood ho to front with.
Least we forget “he only shag stupid women.”

Report this comment as spam or abuse

By: masquedance

masquedance — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:12:27 +0000

I’d like to give my take on the part of John Mayer’s post that I don’t necessarily deem to be political. No one will ever forget 9/11/01; I know I’ll never forget the utter devastation and mourning felt on a national (even international) level for all the beautiful lives that were senselessly lost that day. That day we not only lost 1000’s of our fellow citizens, but also the false sense of security that “it couldn’t happen to us” that most of us carried. From that perspective we lost most of that little bit of innocence many of us didn’t realize we still had, and in that way it is somewhat appropriate to say things will never be the same again. This is especially poignant to me, as I lost my beloved Mother very violently 5 months later and every therapist basically told me the same thing. Things won’t ever be the same again, BUT that doesn’t mean that they can’t be good again – just different. I feel the same way about the 9/11 tragedies. I wouldn’t want the world to be the same after that; I hope we can learn from our pain and use it to fuel our efforts to make a better future for ourselves and the generations to come. I think Mayer’s article comes to the same conclusion, but arrives at it in a different way, and for that I certainly can’t fault him. Sorry this was so long; I tend to post more when something really moves me!

Report this comment as spam or abuse

By: Kaiser

Kaiser — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:49:36 +0000

Alright, I’ve re-read the thing like three times looking for something to pick at, and I can’t find one.

For this, I give him a pass. Begrudgingly.

Report this comment as spam or abuse

By: Syko

Syko — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:22:47 +0000

Stuff like this is what makes me like him. Not his music or his love life or his skanky has-been girlfriends. This.

Report this comment as spam or abuse

By: Murmur

Murmur — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:32:13 +0000

He’s a psuedo-intellectual. But he does have a big head and a voice that sounds like nails on a chalkboard (to me.)

Report this comment as spam or abuse

By: geronimo

geronimo — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:25:08 +0000

I don’t like Mayer or his music, but what he’s saying here is thoughtful and, although not necessarily original, the final point about how hope (even if it doesn’t always deliver) shapes people for the better, is always a good message.

Report this comment as spam or abuse

By: Diva

Diva — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:09:16 +0000

Didn’t John Mayer sing a song about just sitting around “waiting for the world to change”? I don’t spend alot of time listening to Mayer music, but the lyrics to that song seemed to say that people his age cared, but no one would listen so they’d just sit around and wait until things changed before they’d even try.

I could be wrong, like I said, I don’t listen to John Mayer music.

Report this comment as spam or abuse