John Mayer is sorry

Before a bunch of black people could assemble like a dark Voltron to stomp a hole in John Mayer for using the N word in that Playboy interview, Mayer quickly retreated to the safe glow of his computer and hopped on Twitter to issue an apology.

Re: using the ‘N word’ in an interview: I am sorry that I used the word. And it’s such a shame that I did because the point I was trying to make was in the exact opposite spirit of the word itself. It was arrogant of me to think I could intellectualize using it, because I realize that there’s no intellectualizing a word that is so emotionally charged.

And while I’m using today for looking at myself under harsh light, I think it’s time to stop trying to be so raw in interviews… It started as an attempt to not let the waves of criticism get to me, but it’s gotten out of hand and I’ve created somewhat of a monster. I wanted to be a blues guitar player. And a singer. And a songwriter. Not a shock jock. I don’t have the stomach for it.

Again, because I don’t want anyone to think I’m equivocating: I should have never said the word and I will never say it again.

You see, this only happened because Mayer was too raw. There’s too much fire in this boy. And he didn’t even mean it in that way and he hates how it overshadowed his overall positive message of black people making something of themselves despite the odds. Not that he’s making excuses mind you. He’ll never use that word again. His apology can pretty much be succinctly translated into: “Please don’t kick my ass.”