Something to Think About (and practice) on a Monday...
Mar. 30 2009, Published 7:24 a.m. ET
Flipping through the latest Scientific American Mind (a magazine I love because like Mental Floss, which our brilliant new Editor-in-Chief Katie Caperton introduced me to) you feel smarter after just a few pages of bite-sized, easily digested information. It's kind of like the instant celebrity culture education you get reading OK! each week ;)
In any case, taking 'Laughter is the best medicine' a little further, I just read, "Forcing a smile can lift your spirits." So, even when faking a smile for the benefit of another, you're helping yourself. Maybe that will help more people smile like they mean it more often.
As promised, here are a few more Mayerisms I got from the Vh1 Save the Music One Splendid Evening event John Mayer had on the Carnival Cruiseship he renamed after himself, the MayerCraft Carrier 2. Enjoy, and smile ;)
When asked how important was music to him when he was a kid (because the Vh1 Save the Music program funds keeping music in public schools), John said, "Wow, everyday when I would come home from school and feel like I was misunderstood I would shake off the bruises, pick up my guitar, and it was my alter-ego. I was in the 8th grade and my alter-ego was stronger than my regular ego and I think it’s so important. There are so many people born every year, no matter where you are, with a certain wiring that goes unfound. It matters to me, it matters to the people who listen to music and the people who put music out."
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John followed that with the even more profound statement, “What am I without music? If you look at my life and take out the music, I’m just a schmuck, really."
John seems to sincerely believe the music is what makes him relevant and that the rest (dating Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Aniston, Twittering) is still extraneous sugar-coating, makes me continue to like and even respect John, even if he is a bit arrogant and self-obsessed. But, don't think it's not all (or mostly) calculated. John, who said he's laying off partying a while to work on his album said, "Being famous can be healthy, it can be clean and I don’t make dumb decisions. I can’t. I stay home most of the time. I have sick thoughts though, oh my god."
We're sure you do, and I'm not sure I even want to know. Ignorance can be bliss in some cases.