Alas, he continued to unknowingly dig the grave for the primary chapter of his movie star life when he tweeted he was engaged on a music and he needed to sing it with the 19-year-old Fearless artist. “Waking as much as this music concept that will not depart my head. 3 days straight now. Meaning it is adequate to complete,” the once-prolific Twitter consumer wrote in March 2009. “It is referred to as ‘Half of My Coronary heart’ and I wish to sing it with Taylor Swift. She would make a killer Stevie Nicks in distinction to my Tom Petty of a music.”
So, no expectations there in any respect. However they did meet as much as report “Half of My Coronary heart” for his 2009 album Battle Research, which got here out that November, and carried out stay collectively a number of occasions.
However whereas he did not make the identical mistake he did with Aniston, it was Swift who made certain that individuals kinda-sorta knew what was what. That he was a person who ended a relationship.
Mayer informed Rolling Stone in 2012 that he was fairly devastated by the 2010 music “Pricey John,” which referred to as out a sure fellow’s “darkish twisted video games.” He insisted that, on this case, he “did not deserve it. I am fairly good at taking accountability now, and I by no means did something to deserve that. It was a very awful factor for her to do.”(Swift has by no means explicitly stated that the tune is about Mayer, however earlier than the music got here out she stated in an interview that “little hints” would guarantee that it could be clear who the man was, no additional rationalization vital.)
Furthermore, he continued, “I by no means acquired an e-mail. I by no means acquired a cellphone name. I used to be actually caught off-guard, and it actually humiliated me at a time once I’d already been dressed down. I imply, how would you’re feeling if, on the lowest you’ve got ever been, somebody kicked you even decrease?”