don't say a word..

tonight marks the forth time i've seen john mayer in concert. although i did't think tonight was his best show i've seen it wasn't the worst and i'm sure it won't be my last. his musical talent on a guitar alone is phenomenal and add to that the fact that he sounds fantastic live is a bonus. alexis said to me at the show that he sounds the same live as he does on cd and i 100% agree with her. i can't even think of the right words to express how impressed i am with his voice. it's pure and perfect even live in an enormous amphitheater. i wish that he would personally tuck me in and sing me to sleep every night, thats right john, 'just come over and lie here with me'.

yes i do understand that he is a complete mess off stage and outside the recording studio i also recognize that he is a lyrical genius. how can one man spew such verbal vomit and turn around to write lyrics like he does? i don't think i'll ever understand but i can forgive. after you hear him say stupid things these songs will make you forget about what an idiot he can be:

though i've been warned to live day by day
there's something taking over

so come on and face it
it's time that we say it
you can cross the line
whenever you want to
i'm calling it love soon

from one of my favorites love soon or these lines from slow dancing in a burning room:

i was the one you always dreamed of
you were the one i tried to draw
how dare you say it's nothing to me
baby, you're the only light i ever saw

and what about his lyrics that put things into perspective from my stupid mouth:

my stupid mouth
has got me in trouble
i said too much again

it's another social casualty
score one more for me

and i could see clearly
an indelible line was drawn
between what was good
what just slipped out
and what went wrong

how could i forget?
mama said, "think before speaking"
no filter in my head

i'm never speaking up again
it only hurts me

i may never know what his motives are behind the rants and that's fine because i don't have to. even though i don't understand him i do respect him. i respect that he puts himself out there by saying how he feels in such a raw and vulnerable way. i respect that he's not forcing his ideas or beliefs onto his fans like some celebrities. instead he speaks his mind without a filter and awkward or not he owns up to it and isn't running away. you or i don't have to agree with him but i don't think he is asking us to. he is simply a man who is trying to answer questions thrown at him from left field as honestly as he knows how to and right or wrong i respect that. at times i think his answers are a little out there however i give him props for being so real. if you are offended by his interview statements than maybe you can let him slide this time and start fresh. pop in his room for squares or heavier things cd's then sit back and fall in love with john all over again. i mean the fact that he has seven grammy's speak volumes about his musicality. lets just hope that from here on out that he'll do as he sings by never speaking up again, this way we can still enjoy his incredible talents.