John Mayer, music-maker
John Mayer: ‘You can’t make music as a famous person’ | The Guardian:
“It’s very, very difficult to want to give 14 hours a day [to making a record], to continue to choose music over a lifestyle,” he admits. “This is the part in a lot of people’s careers where they usually come in to the studio for four hours a day. I’m not a four-hour-a-day guy, but I can definitely feel the pull: do you wanna go into a room where you’re basically gonna excavate, emotionally, for 12 hours? Or do you wanna go to a restaurant where everybody gives you golf claps for what you’ve already done?
I think the phase “emotional excavation” is very very interesting.
Comments
Dan McKeown +2
Who is golf clapping whenever a celebrity comes into a restaurant?
Alexander Micek
I know what you mean — if I was a true fan, I’d probably aggressively air-guitar in the artist’s general direction.
John
I’d probably buy the person a beer and talk about animals. :)
Markoe
The urge to be a huge douche is a strong one. Its good to see he’s at least being honest about it.