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Birthday boy John Mayer recently posted the following on his official blog.

It has Jessica Simpson written all over it!

"THE EVOLUTION WILL BE TELEVISED

It's been a long time since the days of my playing small acoustic club dates, and though I'm more than happy (and extremely lucky) to be where I am these days, one thing I've missed is the creative spirit of working without a net. Some of my best songs were written because I had a show nearing and needed more original songs to take the place of covers. It was creation by way of necessity.

It's been my stance for years that I don't want to work out new songs on stage for fear of them getting out in their raw form. I've always believed that in music, the first impression is the most lasting, and I wanted to have the say as to when a song would be heard and in what incarnation.

I'm ready to change that stance now. I've realized that there's a new level of access into my life, one that I accept as a by-product of both lifestyle and technology. And if there's going to remain such a large window into my life off-stage, I feel like I need to open the window to my music equally as wide. I am still as devoted to music as I've ever been, and I won't let anything redefine that against my will.

I'm going to return to that firefight, taking small late night gigs around New York City and Los Angeles, writing songs and playing them when they're still fresh. The date of the gig is my self-imposed finish line and I will play a new song with each set I perform.

Lat night I played a set at Mercury Lounge, where I tested a new song called "Let a Man Be Lost", and it was amazing to be back in that place of staring at my feet to read lyrics that I wrote that afternoon.

One of the side-effects of this process is that these works-in-progress will probably be available to you in one way or another. It's your decision to listen to them if you like but it's my decision to rework them, strip them down to just their title and re-write from the ground up, or just burn them down completely, never to play them again.

I'm also ready to accept the fact that some people will try and read into the lyrics and make gossip out of them, but I can't worry about that. Trying to avoid that would be the worst thing for my songwriting. I won't let the success I've had make me comfortable, or the media exposure make me fearful of expressing myself.

Stand-up comedians like Chris Rock and Jerry Seinfeld have it right. They get to the top with their act, only to deconstruct it and start from scratch in a brick basement. That's the only way I can see staying vital as a musician; picking fights with all the hundreds of excuses that curb creativity.

See you on the street.

John"

    Posted: Oct 16, 2007 at 4:26 pm / Email this  »
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    89 comments to “When Celebrities Blog”

    1. lorean@hotmail.com says – reply to this


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      could ibe first?

    2. erica e says – reply to this


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      first

    3. MEOW says – reply to this


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      FATTY

    4. Jillian says – reply to this


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      First!

    5. KeysDizeez says – reply to this


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      Yawn, Yawn. Just take your shirt off.

    6. ns says – reply to this


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      really?

    7. Bree in Toronto says – reply to this


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      Awwww

    8. MEEEE says – reply to this


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      Why do you hate everyone????? ASSHOLE!!!!

    9. Anna says – reply to this


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      boo sucks

    10. hi says – reply to this


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      oh

    11. stephanie says – reply to this


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      first!!

    12. Michelle says – reply to this


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      KB NOISE!

    13. taby says – reply to this


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      first

    14. cherio says – reply to this


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      *****FIRST*****

    15. Jaimie says – reply to this


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      Happy Birthday to Johnny!
      30 years old and sexy as ever.

    16. Love him says – reply to this


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      amen to that. i miss the old jm

    17. Lynne says – reply to this


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      Excuse me, John? YOU'RE NOT THAT IMPORTANT.

    18. Maria from NYC says – reply to this


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      First? Love John Mayer & love you Perez

    19. hannah says – reply to this


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      kudos to him.

    20. perez hater says – reply to this


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      Why don't you lose some of that fat you douche bag!!!!

    21. streetstreet says – reply to this


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      bloody hell

    22. Media Queen says – reply to this


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      Welcome back to real life John. We have been waiting for you. The haters will hate, the players will play…but you will remain true to you…and thats why we love you.

      PLAY ON PLAYA!

      AND…Happy Birthday

    23. Jaimie says – reply to this


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      Happy Birthday to Johnnnnny!
      30 years old and sexy as ever!

    24. love john says – reply to this


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      jm is sexy

    25. me says – reply to this


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      first

    26. katie says – reply to this


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      hey perez, you know Castro was on tv a couple days ago right??? I thought he was dead..

    27. ♀♀krazihottkelli♀♀the real bitch:c says – reply to this


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      zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

      damn, U seriouzly need something decent to

      play…

      zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

    28. diva says – reply to this


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      jhon is sooooooo BORING

    29. heather says – reply to this


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      i love this man

    30. HRH Adam says – reply to this


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      To me, John Mayer's constant dronings about what an amazing artist he is, sound about as credible as if Christopher Cross had done the same in the 80s. But it must work, even Rolling Stone magazine, which makes www.perezhilton.com seem like NBC News, proclaimed him "One of the new guitar Gods." Time to go sailing out of the music scene, John, you're about as credible and talented as Ryan Cabrera.

    31. Rado says – reply to this


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      You are a fuckhead Perez… this has more to do with you and your oddly obsessive interest in John Meyer than his simple statement that his personal life will be in his songs.. big fucking deal you dildo… you missed the plank in your eye to pick out the splinter in his??? Fat, cocksucker…

    32. Sam B says – reply to this


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      Re: Lynne – yo, I totally agree! I love john, but he's like being swept up in this whole paparazzi - fame thing. didn't he used to say he hated all that stuff?!! and now he's dated Jessica, cameron, that girl from tv - umm can you say pub. stunts? i fell like he's trying to make a franchise, not music. GO BACK TO JOHN MAYER TRIO - that was THE SHIT.

    33. stephie says – reply to this


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      OH M GEE! finally john has come out of that sloppy artist look and is back to the fine cat he was when he started . lovvvvve him

    34. Kaimosae says – reply to this


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      Damn! He's so fucking hot! It's good that he's putting more muscle on that body cause he has such a large head…maybe his head to body ratio will finely look normal.

    35. missbrowneyes says – reply to this


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      Re: Rado –

      Thank you Rado. I didn't see Jessica anywhere in this post but I did see a reference to bloggers, illegal downloading and his perogative on what he puts out for public use and what decides to keep to himself.

    36. Mark D says – reply to this


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      He could spit on it and shove it in as far as I'm concerned. Woof!

    37. perez has shit breath says – reply to this


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      That bitch is a bonafied PIG!!!!!

    38. ed says – reply to this


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      Why doesn`t he work on trying to stop ripping off Stevie Ray Vaughn and getting rid of the retard faces he makes?

    39. Steve says – reply to this


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      No John, that wasn't pretentious at all.

      You wrote bullshit like "Daughters," stop going around pretending like you're Dylan or Clapton.

    40. squeezemejohnny says – reply to this


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      I am so glad JM is taking this approach.

      John, it's your songs, your words…you can do whatever you want with it.

      Happy 30th! Jack and Dianes are on me, cheers!

    41. meg says – reply to this


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      john, shut up - sellout.

    42. jill says – reply to this


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      boring as fuck. just like his music.

    43. veruca says – reply to this


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      his music sucks. he is famous for the same reason jessica simpson is - his looks. he needs to get over himself. #5 KeysDizeez says it the best!

    44. Marilyn says – reply to this


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      I must be stupid, but what does this have to do with Jessica Simpson!

    45. PEREZ YOU FATSO says – reply to this


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      WHAT A BORING PIECE OF SHIT
      HE SHOULD GIVE ANAL TO KENNY G
      AND SUCK GEORGE BUSH' S BALLS
      AND THEN BE THROWN FROM A HELICOPTER INTO BAGHAD WHERE THEY'LL PLAY SOCCER WITH HIS HEAD.

    46. kiki says – reply to this


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      most of you guys commenting are obviously too stupid to know what john is saying.

      bravo, john. play what you gotta and don't look back! you already made the $, now just get FUNKY!

    47. Veronica says – reply to this


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      AHHAHAHA HE'S BECOME THE VERY THING HE ALWAYS HATED - AN ATTENTION SEEKING MEDIA WHORE. WONDER WHERE HE LEARNED THAT? HE'S GOTTEN A TASTE OF WHAT REAL CELEBRITY MEANS, AND HE DOESN'T PLAN ON LETTING GO ANYTIME SOON DESPITE HIS REPEATED HALFASSED ATTEMPTS TO MAKE US BELIEVE HE JUST WANTS HIS PRIVACY. FINE IF THATS WHAT HE NEEDS. BUT JOHN IF YOU ARE GOING TO SEEK OUT MEDIA ATTENTION BY DATING HIGH PROFILE CELEBRITIES, THEN DONT WHINE LIKE A BITCH WHEN YOU GET HOUNDED. YOURE GETTING WHAT YOU ASKED FOR, SO TAKE IT LIKE A MAN.

    48. Murphy says – reply to this


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      That had nothing to do with Jessica Simpson at all… how did you think it did ????

    49. 25beerbelly says – reply to this


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      HOMOS- I WANT TO READ YOUR DIRTY BOOY COMMENTS ON THEQUEEROFALLMEDIA.COM
      THE HOTTEST BOYS-MODELS IN JOCKSTRAPS, ACTORS SHIRTLESS, ATHLETES LIKE DAVID BECKHAM STRADDLING A BED NAKED
      YUM YUM

    50. Ktten Sharma says – reply to this


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      MEOW!!!! You are stealing MY line, PEREZ!!! YOu are a fat whore!!!!

    51. ALLI says – reply to this


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      I love John Mayer. (Happy 30th!) He is a truly talented musician that deserves all the success he has received. I can't wait to hear his new songs. And of course he is going to write about his personal life-it's just different because we know exactly who he's writing about!
      Love him!

    52. plainbagel says – reply to this


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      I absolutely love John Mayer, I have for years and own all his albums. But I find it sad he used a vulnerable girl to gain fame for himself. A smart move on his part, but it is sad for her. I liked it better when he was more low key and not so high-profile. But I'll still buy his albums.

    53. Dawn says – reply to this


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      Re: ALLI –
      ditto

    54. Roy says – reply to this


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      The dude is a total copycat. He stole Stevie Ray Vaughn's voice and guitar style. What a fucking egotistical snot.

    55. messica says – reply to this


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      see you on the street— literally. he's my neighbor and i see him on lafayette all the time. he's always friendly, though according to my friend he once came all over her face after a concert……..

    56. irene says – reply to this


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      this has nothing to do with jessica unless he means that he did love her hes so full of himself, he needs to be seen with stars so he can get more attention but it doesnt work anymore because no one gives a damn grow up john you lost a good person jessica simpson

    57. Kasey says – reply to this


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      wow… he is so incredible!
      i'm in love with this man! lol
      happy birthday, john! :)

    58. kj says – reply to this


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      It would be nice if he'd play some shows anywhere besides NY and CA, but what do they matter?

    59. Another Tara says – reply to this


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      Glad to see he got the point back. Should have done this all along, dear.

    60. ME says – reply to this


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      HE USED JESSICA FOR MEDIA ATTENTION & PRESS! I THOUGHT JOHN DIDN'T LIKE TO BE IN THE MEDIA. HE WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR JESSICA OR ANYONE ELSE!! FRAUD!

    61. Jewel says – reply to this


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      I

    62. amy says – reply to this


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      It's great to see an intelligent, articulate, creative, thoughful celebrity who can spell no less! John, I have a newfound respect for u.

    63. Liz says – reply to this


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      oh Johnny! I love you tons!

    64. wordland says – reply to this


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      Actually, this has "writer's block" written all over it.

    65. charlene says – reply to this


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      And how does this have Jessica Simpson like P says written all over it? Am I missing something?? (I hope so for Mr. P's sake

    66. mel says – reply to this


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      He takes himself WAY too seriously….whatever!

    67. What shit is this man on? maybe thats what he should sell. says – reply to this


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      Seems all Mayer do is copy every other artist music. Really do he have a complete song that do not have a rip from another artist. Why can't he come up with his own sound. The lyrics sucked so bad on that last cd, that I didn't bother to buy that shit. Boy can he shovel the shit big time-to be that stuck on yourself. Hanging around Jessica Simpleton is burning up his brain cells. Man this guy is a nut job. I guess he needs his fans again to sink there little bit of money into his hyped up shit.
      How else will he have money to run with the big hollywood dogs. Come on fans sweet little Johnny need your cash to support his Hollywood chick habit.

    68. evan says – reply to this


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      you're all psychotic…i agree with #48 - this has nothing to do with Jessica Simpson. He's stating the opposite; that people misconstrew his lyrics to mean something that they dont, for instance his relationship with her. All you hot-headed Jessica Simpson finds need to calm the fuck down and actually read what John wrote instead of Perez' stupid remarks. The post has nothing to do with him "becoming what he once hated" or "using Jessica for fame" - he's just saying he's going to write & perform in the style he used to. Chill out people.

    69. dana says – reply to this


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      oh my lord!
      he is so fudgin
      gorgeous!

    70. vivi says – reply to this


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      No one gives a s**t, John! This guy thinks he's got a monopoly on brains… He annoys the hell out of me. He takes himself WAAAAAY too seriously!

    71. Pat says – reply to this


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      Totally blowing smoke out his arse. 30 I sure thought he was 16. He should grow the hell up. It never was about the music more like finding the celeb scene. Glad Dumbass helped you find it.

    72. vivi says – reply to this


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      Oh-and Jessica S. needs to stop trying to increase her credibility by dating "quality" musicians. Girl, just go back to the jocks and light-pop types. There's nothing wrong with being shallow and light. Accept it. Embrace it. You'll be alot happier.

    73. vivi says – reply to this


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      Oh Mel (#67 comment): I said the same thing!!!! Ha ha! Cause it's true!

    74. Lillz says – reply to this


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      Re: Lynne –

      LOL…so states the non entity on a Gossip site.

    75. yummyo says – reply to this


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      duh - the evolution will be televised….isn't that the name of a documentary on LOGO?

    76. Summer's Eve says – reply to this


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      Re: evan – Hi John! Why are you posting on Perez when you're supposed to be out celebrating? *shrugs* Whatever. Happy Birthday douchebag! Hope all your wishes come true.

    77. Yeah Whatever says – reply to this


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      If he thinks that I can go and listen to one of his songs without laughing my ass off then he really is f-ed up in the head. YOU DATED JESSICA SIMPSON!! How horrible is it that if it was Jessica Biel it wouldn't be as bad. Yes that's the category you've surrounded yourself with. Congratz! You were walking around going to restaurants acting all serious and shit but you forgot that orange mess you were with. You sold your soul to the devil…deal with it and stop acting like you're intelligent. You've already proven you're not and I have a million pictures to prove it.

    78. LOL says – reply to this


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      #78 So true I could not have said it any better.

    79. hehe says – reply to this


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      Why is he famous? Anyone can whisper songs and his songs suck.
      Oh Yea, he slept with Jessica Simpson. That's why.

    80. Sabal says – reply to this


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      John Mayer is a legend in his own mind. He doesn't deserve Jessica Simpson or any other woman - he's a player, a very minor player.

    81. POMPOMQUEEN says – reply to this


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      John can play with me anytime!

    82. corey says – reply to this


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      john mayer is FUCKING AMAZING.
      nuff said.

    83. J says – reply to this


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      John Mayer is a man of many words. He is magnificent.

    84. Vivian says – reply to this


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      Re: HRH Adam – And what is a guitar God" to U, tell us all? What makes U more of an expert that Rolling Stone (one of many), and each individual who does think John Mayer is one of the legends???? My expert opinion is: U're a douche.

    85. O'Really? says – reply to this


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      Re: Yeah Whatever – U're so lame…U think cause John dated Jessica it hurt his musical creds? Personal life/Music life…one of them is nobodys damned business.

    86. Sure.... says – reply to this


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      Re: hehe – JM has more musical talent than u have ass….and that's huge!

    87. get a mind, get a life says – reply to this


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      Re: Sabal – Jessica Simpson has never loved anyone as much as herself. She only hooked up with John to regain some lime light. Your right, John deserves so much more in a woman. Like for instance: one that can read.

    88. You must suffer from bigASSitis says – reply to this


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      Re: Yeah Whatever – whoever dated you must feel the same way…only we don't have pictures. You really should get out more dear.

    89. www.otivito.com says – reply to this


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      Actually, I did see him on the street in Union Square. I was just walking and I look up like uhhh hey JOHN! I've had sex to a lot of ur songs, keep up the good work! :-)