John Mayer Exercises His Right to Wear Lady Shades

We absolutely love John Mayer's cat-eyed sunglasses. In fact, we have a pair just like those. John upped his manly ante despite the feminine shades by showing off some newly-sprouted facial hair as he walked around NYC after a trip to the gym. We're sure he's very secure in his masculinity, but really, those are girly glasses.

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Lately every time we see John strolling around, he's got a glum look on his face, like he just found out someone destroyed his favorite guitar.

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Too bad his trip to the gym didn't provide him with some smile-starting endorphins. We miss the old, cheerful, paparazzi pal version of John.