To be fair there are people whose favorite songwriter is John Mayer, so your question really needs to be phrased in terms of your taste.Blockhead wrote:it is possible for someone to be extremely skilled on an instrument yet terrible at writing songs. steve vie anyone? i've seen john mayer play some really dope guitar but i am yet to hear a non-awful song of his. admittedly, i haven't peeped much of his shit though. i'd be curious to hear what his non pop shit sounds like. he's definitely got a molesters singing voice though.
I don't really like the guy, I don't like his songs, and would tend to agree with your entire post. I also know people who will argue that he's one of the better songwriters of the last 10-15 years. Whether it's us or them that's misguided isn't really my call.
Yes he sings like a throaty molester of kids.