Last week in Los Angeles I participated in a live Q&A as part of an ASCAP expo on songwriting. When the topic of Twitter came up, I explained my waning interest in it being part of my daily life. By no means do I think it’s over as a medium altogether, but I do think that the days of “Twitter: The…

Ever since signing up for this, I’ve officially had “I’ll tumble for ya” stuck in my head, and now my boyfriend’s head as well, so thanks for that!  Ha!

That being said - I sincerely hope that you are still accepting new reblogs and are upholding the follow back strategy you first posted.  I think it’s genius. So, at the risk of this being wasted and not being read, I suppose I’ll still write it for my own benefit….  

I think tweeting is overrated.  I think it’s good for the occassional “giggle”, but as a whole, I must say I prefer reading your tumblr page by far.  140 characters or less is too limiting.  I buy your records and go to your shows not because of how funny your tweets are, or because of how “cute” your twit pics may be, but because of the way you speak to my soul.  I’ve been a “fan” since first hearing your music.  Then my boyfriend did me the pleasure of taking me to one of your concerts.  I’ll be honest with you.. while I liked the music and disregarded the medias criticism, I sort of had these preconceived notions of how my experience would be.. You’d talk too much and ramble about a bunch of shit in between playing some good songs.  In my head it would be a moderately enjoyable experience, worth the $100 ticket.  My boyfriend came with me for my benefit, not expecting to enjoy it much himself.  Neither of us could have been more wrong.  The show in Columbus, OH was so far beyond mind-blowing and anything we thought it might be that we immediately went home, checked the bank account, then headed to Louisville the next morning to catch it again.  At the risk of sounding completely crazy and over-the-top, it really was a life-changing experience.  I’ve re-listened to several songs I’ve “known” in the past and have “heard” them for the first time.  It was the first time I have gone to a concert and gotten those heeby-jeeby spine tingling sensations and really ‘FELT’ music.  Like I had eaten a handful of mushrooms and put on a CD, only without the mushrooms.  

The point to my rambling is that I appreciate reading your unlimited, uncensored tumblr posts so much more than tweets.  You open my heart, soul and mind and challenge people in a way that no other artist currently does, or has in a very long time.  I think people have an issue with you because they cannot handle blatant honesty.  They’d rather hide behind the facade and find ways to hate people that are real.  One of the words I see used to criticize you at times is “self aware” and that makes me laugh because I think “wow… how true.. we live in a world where being aware of one’s self is so frowned upon and judged.  Now - get some implants, spray tan, drink til you’re incoherent and bang some strangers, and you’ll surely end up on the cover of US Weekly”. 

Your shows are like a therapy session to me.  I find that anything I am going thru in life, you find a way to help thru it in your music.  So for that, John Mayer, I want to thank you.  Thank you for rambling.  Thank you for talking too much.  Thank you for blatant and unabashed honesty.  Thank you for going “too far” sometimes.  Thank you a million times over.  You’ve touched my life and spirit in a way I never thought was possible for an “artist” to do.  So, follow me or not - you’ve earned a fan for life in me.

Sincerely,

Carrie