In an interview on Friday morning’s episode of the TODAY Show, guitarist and singer John Mayer admitted to Ronan Farrow he’s “a recovered ego addict.” To fight his addiction — or narcissism — Mayer explained how he maintains control.
I’m a recovered ego addict and the only way that I can be sure that I don’t relapse is to admit that I constantly have this ego addiction, every day. So I do the Grammys and I go home because if I stay, I get high again.
He also went on the record about his previous tendencies of oversharing in interviews:
I went, “Alright, dude, you did a couple interviews where you were out of touch and you were being a ham…and you were basically break dancing into a nitroglycerin plant.”
Mayer touched on the notion that he’s a womanizer, but it was more of a pivot than an answer:
Not a womanizer…but when you’re crafty and clever and you go, “Well I’m just going to be as strange as they think I am.” Then you lose. Number one, you’re not playing music anymore. Number two, you’re not feeling anything honestly. And number three, you’re not saying anything honestly.
To help stay focused on his music, Mayer moved to Montana and limits his social media use. Ronan closed the interview by asking the seven-time Grammy winner what he’d say to a younger version of himself. His response?
I’d say, “That guy’s really, really talented, but I don’t want to be near him when that thing goes off.”
Recovering ego addict, is more like it.
(Source: Today)
