More than a decade after the song was released, Taylor Swift has finally addressed fan speculation surrounding her 2010 song "Dear John," which was thought to be inspired by her relationship with John Mayer. John Mayer relationship. The singer-songwriter took the stage at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Saturday, June 24, to perform the fan-favorite song, which was chosen as one of her Eras tour "secret songs."
Introducing the song, Swift clarified why she planned to re-release her album Speak Now , telling the audience: "I'm 33 years old. I don't care what happened to me when I was 19 ," USA Today reported Anything...I'm not releasing this album so you can defend me on the internet against people who think I wrote a song that's about 14 million years old," the Grammy winner continued. Said: "I put out this album because I wanted to own my music, and I believe any artist who aspires to own their music should be able to do so."
Swift and Mayer reportedly started dating back in 2009, but broke up just a few months later. As mentioned, their brief romance is said to have inspired the song "Dear John," in which Swift sang the lyrics: "Don't you think I'm too young to be bothered?" Although Fans speculated that Swift never confirmed whether the song was about their relationship.
Mayer, on the other hand, addressed the "Dear John" drama back in 2012, telling Rolling Stone that the song made him feel "humiliated" and that he had "never done anything to deserve the humiliation." matter".
"I never got an email. I never got a phone call. I was really caught off guard and it was really humiliating for me when I was already dressed modestly," he told the outlet at the time. "I mean, how would you feel if someone kicked you even lower when you were at the lowest you've ever been?"
