John Mayer Credits His Honest Music For Connecting With Crowds

John Mayer tells Launch.com he believes he’s connecting with a large audience because his music is honest. Mayer said, “Hopefully, when you see me on stage playing, you believe it. I mean, that’s really the true litmus test of whether somebody is liked as a musician, as a performer, is ‘Do I believe them?’ Well, why do I like Aaron Lewis from Staind? Well, because I believe him, because I believe that that’s the kind of guy who used to, like, scratch his girlfriend’s initials into his arms with a pen when he was in high school. I believe that. And so, hopefully, when people hear me singing, they believe that I’m the person who’s creating that.”