“I am not in Us Weekly. I'd have to be going out with someone who is in there to be in there myself.”

—  John Mayer

The (now ironic) quote on how he shows self-restraint with his fame<br>Small, Mark (2005). &quot;John Mayer &#x27;98: Running with the Big Dogs&quot; http://www.berklee.edu/bt/172/coverstory.html Berlee.edu (accessed February 22, 2007)

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