Award winning artist John Mayer appears to be addressing the political turmoil in the United States while defending his 2006 hit, “Waiting on the World to Change.”
“If your car breaks down, or let's say you're locked out of your car, and someone comes up to you and says, 'Why don't you get in your car, what are you doing right now?' Again [you reply]”I'm waiting for AAA,” Mayer, 48, said while performing at HISTORYTalks in Philadelphia on April 17, according to a Saturday, April 25, report. People.
“Sometimes there are people who say, 'Why don't you just smash the window and open it in the middle of the car?' Some people go, 'Just wait for your roadside assistance,'” Mayer reportedly continued. “Considering, now, I wrote that song 20 years ago. AAA never showed up.”
The singer concluded by saying, “John Mayer made an impressive speech during the 250th anniversary [of the United States].”
After an audience member requested that Mayer perform his 2006 hit, the singer admitted he received criticism for the “do-nothing” song.
“It's a good idea. It makes sense and it's responsible,” Mayer said of the idea of just waiting for the world to change. “Many people thought nothing was being done.
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Getty ImagesThe song, which is part of Mayer's third album, Continuationwas met with mixed reviews after its release on August 1, 2006. The New York Times described the song as “a sweet and unapologetic song for a clearly disaffected generation.”
“Preaching the gospel of idleness and social indifference, this song has the power of knowledge but a small part of the soul,” A fork he wrote.
Although he managed to avoid making public statements, Mayer – who campaigned for the former President Barack Obama – once said the current President Donald Trump you would have a “good talking voice” if you didn't say things that were controversial, divisive and in some cases dangerous.
“If Donald Trump hadn't said the things he's been saying, and he'd been saying negative things, he would have had a great voice,” Mayer told the former late-night talk show host. Conan O'Brien on the January 2024 episode of his “Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend” podcast.
“I love when he reads from the teleprompter, and then he responds to the teleprompter as he speaks,” Mayer continued. “You're learning for the first time. And you can always hear him saying, 'Oh yes it should be.'”
