John Mayer Gay: The name that has been linked to eminent media personalities, including Katy Perry and Taylor Swift, is John Mayer. The American singer was once a hot topic when he began dating Taylor. Apart from having high-profile relationship status, he is renowned for being an amazing singer and songwriter. In fact, his skills as a guitarist are exceptionally amazing. John is in the music industry for several decades since he formed a band in 1997 with one of his friends. But his career started professionally in 2001 when he signed a deal with Columbia and Aware Records.
Since then, he has never looked back and has released various albums. Thus, ever since he gained success, the singer has been in the media spotlight. But lately, he has been trending over social media and on the Internet concerning his sexual orientation. A shocking revelation by Andy Cohen has left the fans surprised. That is why people are speculating: Is John Mayer gay?
Born on October 16, 1977, John Mayer had his parents working in educational institutions. His father was a principal, while his mom worked as an English teacher. He was merely a teenager when he got attracted to guitar. The singer watched Michael J Fox’s performance and found the instrument fascinating. Gradually, his love for music and guitar evolved over the years. Talking about his expertise, John Mayer particularly performs blues and rock music. His third studio album, titled Continuum, earned him a Grammy Award in 2007. Well, there was a time when John landed into several controversies. After then, he decided to withdraw from his public life and focus on creating his albums. His career included a few live albums and a couple of extended plays as well.
Throwback to John Mayer and Taylor Swift’s relationship!
There is no possibility of seeing Taylor Swift and John Mayer holding hands again. The duo met each other for the first time in 2009. They came together for John’s single track, Half Of My Heart. Following the collaboration, the singers were spotted performing together, and these sparked rumors concerning their romantic relationship. However, it was neither Taylor Swift nor John Mayer who confirmed the romance, but fans believed that they were once a couple. So is John Mayer Gay, is it just a rumor? Sadly, the relationship apparently fell apart.
After breaking up, the artists released several breakup tracks. While Taylor Swift came up with ‘Dear John,’ Mayer dropped the ‘Paper Doll.’ Though there was not a particular description of these songs, people believed them to be inspired by their relationship. According to the media reports, Taylor and John Mayer got separated in 2010. Although it has been more than a decade since they parted ways, Swift’s Midnights has again ignited the past fire. Amid John Mayer gay rumors, the female singer mentioned the past relationship that she shared when she was only 19.
But it created complications for Mayer. In March 2021, John Mayer received huge backlash at Tiktok from Taylor Swift fans. The guitarist was trying to record a selfie video and uploaded the same. Sadly the video was roasted by several people, and the comment box was full of ‘Dear John.’ Responding to the reactions, the musician posted another video with a straightforward caption: After 11 years of breakup, Taylor Swift fans were still chasing John Mayer on the Internet. In fact, in November 2021, he received a couple of death threats following the release of ‘Red.’
Why is Taylor Lautner praying for John?
Lately, Taylor Swift has been re-recording her old albums to claim rights to her music. The first target in the attempt was Fearless, followed by Red. The next album that is to be released in the upcoming months is 2010’s release Speak Now. Amid this, her ex-boyfriend Taylor Lautner shared his thoughts on the upcoming albums of Taylor Swift. While talking about it, he mentioned John Mayer and said, ‘Praying For John.’ Has it something related to John Mayer gay rumors? As per the media insiders, ‘Back To December’ was written particularly for Lautner, while ‘Dear John’ is believed to be about John Mayer. For the unversed, John, in an interview with Rolling Stone, revealed that he felt terrible about the lyrics of Dear John.
Is John Mayer gay? Is the musician dating Andy Cohen?
The rumors concerning Mayer’s sexual orientation sparked off when people believed him to be dating Andy Cohen. John Mayer shared the picture on Andy’s birthday, and they seemed close. That was when people speculated the former to be bisexual. John Mayer gay rumor mill began when they went to Montana and visited Brazil in 2017. Andy Cohen and Mayer bonded over their mutual interest and love for Grateful Dead, a rock band. Hence both of them share a close relationship, and it is one of the unexpected connections in Hollywood.
When talking about his relationship with John Mayer, Andy Cohen said that he is in love with him. The former has also attended the baby shower for Andy’s son and has been spotted together many times. Hence, there were significant rumors stating them to be in a sexual relationship. But the two personalities share a deep bond of friendship and have been pals for a long time. Andy Cohen responded to their dating and John Mayer gay rumors and clarified their sweet friendship.
He has also mentioned John as his best friend and a good partner. Therefore it would be safe to assume John Mayer is straight. He does not share any romantic relationship with the American TV presenter. Surprisingly they were not shocked by the assumptions being made widely. In addition to this, John, in an interview with The Rolling Stone, said that he does not feel like being gay.