John Mayer Likes Xanax, Is Just Looking For A Wife

John Mayer Likes Xanax, Is Just Looking For A Wife

Best Life   |   March 12, 2008 08:38 AM


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John Mayer sat down with Best Life magazine for an interview, and revealed one of his constant companions: Xanax:

In his early twenties, however, some­thing shifted inside that private little self-created world of his. He won't say exactly what happened, only that on one specific day, he realized that "you can create dark neighborhoods in your mind as easily as you can create rural wonderlands. And the day I realized that was one of the worst days of my life. It sent me on quite a spin. I went on a bender. An anxiety bender." Which is why he keeps Xanax in his pocket even now: "Because there are these incidental kinds of loopholes in my brain, where the wires can cross for a second and the hard drive crashes."

He also worries about finding a wife:

"I think about my wife all the time," says Mayer. "I kind of obsess on it, and what I want to find is a person who can speak those kinds of magic words. I mean 'No complaints' is a great way to live. Also, I want a woman who doesn't hear 'How are you?' as 'I would like you to come up with something dramatic now that will allow me to sit in front of you and give you more attention than I would have if you had just said 'No complaints.' When I find the person I can relate to on that level and who is also a pinup and who also says 'Can I please take pictures of your ass?' then I am going to get married to her. That I can promise you."


But there is one small hitch, and it bedevils Mayer day and night, because it's largely out of his control.

"My fear," he says, "is that I go up to the girl of my dreams and say, 'I'm sorry, but I've got to say hello to you,' and she slides the stool back and gets up and walks away, saying, 'Not for me, Bub. I don't want anything to do with you.' And she says that because of something in my past. I mean, I know how to be a celebrity. I know how to be a guy on the street. I know how to roll with the punches. I know how to do the whole thing. And my past is actually pretty sterling. But when I think about my wife, I worry. I worry about what she thinks when she reads about me in US Weekly. It's all vapor, nothing, ether. But I worry about it. I worry about what she thinks."


 
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Number one, he needs to quit the Xanax, its way too dangerous a drug. Second, if he is looking for a wife, he needs to realize women are out there by the droves, but he needs to stop dating people in the industry. He needs someone who can bring him back to his roots, back to reality, who isn't in it for the money or the fame. I am dating a musician now, a wonderful, great, totally talented guy, and the reason we get along so well is that I let him do his thing, travel, and I do mine. The last thing we discuss is music when we are together, except once or twice when we go to a blues concert, otherwise the topic is off the table. We balance each other. John needs to find an older gal, way beyond the fame thing and getting her face plastered on a rag mag. Young girls are too immature to handle the complexities of this business. Its a hard business, guys travel, have groupies. If you can't deal with it, don't date it. As far as him wanting come on lines that wow him? If he has the right woman, talk will be the last thing needed. More like a hose to cool them off. Ah youth, don't you love it?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:12 PM on 03/14/2008
- GQTaste I'm a Fan of GQTaste 7 fans permalink

This dude sure loves to hear himself talk. It seems like once a week he does a "blog" or an interview wherein he spills the beans on his "feelings.­" Hey, he's just like the rest of them.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:51 PM on 03/13/2008

You just may need that Xanax shortly after your wife says the I do's. You know when you realize you are no longer a single rock star that women throw themselves at. Keep it within arms reach, you will need it my man.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:26 PM on 03/12/2008

Wow, never thought that guy who sings lightly profound songs could be so shallow. Number 1, there ain't a perfect girl out there. Yes, she will get all dramatic when you ask about her day. When you get married, the drama is just beginning.

Number 2, if you think seeing a woman sitting in a bar and instantly judging she is amazing, you've got at least 40 more years of growing up to do.

Ha ha ha, thanks for a good laugh at Mayer's profound immaturity.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:38 PM on 03/12/2008

I don't think he needs a wife. He's got a pretty good love affair going on with himself.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:22 PM on 03/12/2008
- peachfuzz I'm a Fan of peachfuzz 11 fans permalink
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Re: Looking For A Wife

Posing in that Borat swiwsuit was a great start.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:01 PM on 03/12/2008
- dtrobert I'm a Fan of dtrobert 8 fans permalink

There's one problem with Xanax: it's addictive as hell. If he needs Xanax more than a few times here and there, he's got real problems and should approach them seriously.

What Xanax does, for those who have never taken it, is make you completely emotionally numb. It's a zombie pill. It's far too powerful for most people to take it casually; unfortunately, most psychs prescribe it like candy.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:17 PM on 03/12/2008
- Cautious I'm a Fan of Cautious 15 fans permalink
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While it's true that Xanax is very physically addictive, I think most of your comments show a lack of knowledge.

Xanax is best used for acute panic attacks, and sometimes it's the only medication that works. Maybe Xanax makes YOU or whoever you've talked to feel "emotionally numb". It is not a "zombie pill". But your remarks are just too sweeping and categorical.

Yes, people do need to be careful with it, and perhaps some physicians prescribe it too much.

On the other hand, noting that Mayer "keeps one in his pocket" for anxiety attacks- this appears perfectly reasonable. Someone with a diagnosis of panic disorder should do precisely that.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:37 PM on 03/12/2008

TJ & DT, maybe you don't understand anything about Xanax. If Mayer suffers from Generalized Anxiety Disorder or Panic Disorder and uses Xanax occasionally as needed, it is not addictive or a "zombie" pill and does not make one emotionally numb. If he takes it all the time, then I agree, its a problem. Xanax is a safety net, an emergency pill and if he has the bad gene predisposing him to an anxiety disorder, he's right to keep his prescription handy. You may disagree, but if you don't suffer from this particular physical problem, then you just don't understand.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:26 PM on 03/15/2008

I wish him well, but I have to say, isn't playing the blues the original xanax? If you're hurting, pick it up, play it, mean it, and you feel better...t­hen you do it again and again...et­c. Xanax is the easy way, until you overuse it, then it becomes a nightmare that even playing the blues can't heal. So...John, please, play harder, go deeper, bring it up and expel it...this is the very heart of the blues! Xanax is truly a crutch, but the blues is a gift from god.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:44 PM on 03/12/2008
- ranch111 I'm a Fan of ranch111 7 fans permalink
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what a wanker. also, his music is lame.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:20 PM on 03/12/2008
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Iatrogenic addiction to Xanax is rampant and few people are looking at the real issues.
http://benzoisland.org/index.html

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:17 PM on 03/12/2008

boring. like his music.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:55 PM on 03/12/2008
- pvernier I'm a Fan of pvernier 9 fans permalink
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Wow, artistic talent comes in fragile packages. But, we know that. The cemetery has many markers

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:44 PM on 03/12/2008

It might be hard to find the girl of your dreams if your bottom criteria is that she has to be a "pin-up." Good luck with that.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:30 PM on 03/12/2008

PS:
I want to add that it seems like the best solution is for him to get a blow-up doll that can say "No Complaints­."
It would save a lot of women a lot of suffering.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:08 PM on 03/12/2008

Wow, I feel his pain. NOT! How self-involved does someone have to become to wake up and realize they have a perfect life and an imaginary wife. I can honestly say, I have a perfect woman in my life, not because she wants to take pictures of my body parts, but rather, because our communication is so evolved. John clearly suffers from the dreaded Limelightitis. This rare disease strikes people caught in the bubble of their own making. I would urge John to meet a woman, not just have sex with women. The first step to finding that "happy" relationship is to speak from the heart, not from the bottom of a xanax bottle. Ironically, xanax is the refuge of countless cocaine users. There might be a problem here. The Betty Ford Clinic is affordable for people of John Mayer's exaggerated financial status. I don't have the luxury
of dwelling on my make-believe problems. I am only America's Write-In Presidential Candidate. Thanks for your time. Kind Regards, David Jon Sponheim

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:55 AM on 03/12/2008
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