John Mayer Talks Oscars, 'Mayercraft Carrier 2' & Britney Spears

Access Hollywood - February 25, 2009 5:20 PM PST
Story photo: John Mayer Talks Oscars, 'Mayercraft Carrier 2' & Britney SpearsJohn Mayer and Jennifer Aniston cuddle up at the Vanity Fair Oscar partyGetty PremiumAccess Hollywood

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Just after his first trip to the Oscars, John Mayer chatted it up with Ryan Seacrest on his morning radio show and talked everything from "Mayercraft Carrier 2," to Britney Spears , to finally feeling comfortable enough to walk the red carpet with girlfriend Jennifer Aniston .

After a year of dating, John decided he was ready to make his first red carpet appearance with Jen on his arm at last weekend's Oscars.

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"I basically stepped into the picture frame of Hollywood," John said of Oscar night. "For one night, I put on the most amazing suit and I entered into the picture frame. You have to really be with someone that you know has your back in that situation... and she did, and it was really great."

But when he's not walking red carpets with Hollywood's elite, John is busy making music.

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John is getting ready to embark on his second round of the "Mayercraft Carrier," a four-day, four-night cruise from Los Angeles to Cabo featuring performances by John, O.A.R., Guster and more.

"It's like, you know, for three days you can just let everything go, because you couldn't possibly be private, you couldn't say, 'Uh, no I just want my privacy.'" John explained about the unique concert experience. "You're on a boat with like 2,000 or 2,500 people who like, are so dedicated to you, that they wanted to go on a boat with you!"

Before heading off to sea, John will be kicking off the cruise with "One Splendid Evening," an event to benefit VH1's Save The Music campaign.

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"Basically all the bands that get very seasick are just going to be performing on this one night, and then the boat takes off the next day," he explained.

Such seasick performers are set to include Gavin Rossdale , Sara Bareilles and Jordin Sparks , who will sing alongside John as he plays the guitar (and maybe sings).

"I may sing a little bit... it's hard for me not to once I get it going," he joked.

One person John won't likely be singing with in the future? Britney Spears .

"I was just talking the other day about how strange the Britney Spears songwriting approach is," John said. "Because it's all about, 'I'm going out tonight, but nobody look at me.'"

"I've never met her and I'm not coming down on her, but all of the songs are sort of like, 'I'm-getting-all-my-girls-together-we're-gonna-go-out' and 'I've-got-holes-cut-out-for-(bleep)-I-got-flashlights-on-me,'" John sang. "And then it's like, 'Why's-everybody-looking-at-me? Everybody's-looking-at-me'" because oh, did you hear verse two, Britney?"

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  • Gepetta T
    he must have some good sex or something.
    report abuseposted June 26, 2009 12:28 AM PDT
  • Gepetta T
    he must have some good sex or something.
    report abuseposted June 26, 2009 12:28 AM PDT
  • Gepetta T
    he must have some good sex or something.
    report abuseposted June 26, 2009 12:28 AM PDT
  • Gepetta T
    he must have some good sex or something.
    report abuseposted June 26, 2009 12:28 AM PDT
  • justagirl
    Hey Y'all, if John Mayer is a washed up loser then why did Rollingstone pick him as one of the three greatest guitar players? Also, I don't recall seein any of y'alls square gray faces on the red carpet.
    report abuseposted March 15, 2009 3:38 PM PDT
  • D.A.
    YOU AGAIN PURPLE GET OVER JEN YOU STALKER PLEASE GET SOME HELP!!!!!!!!!!AND WHILE YOUR AT IT GET A LIFE ...... PLEASE
    report abuseposted March 3, 2009 8:59 PM PST
  • Purple Delphanium
    Voted for yourself... Ha ha, :) :) loser
    report abuseposted March 2, 2009 9:25 PM PST
  • Purple Delphanium
    John mayer. Shut-up. Stop trash others. He is a talker like a woman. They so match up together. STHFU about Britney's song. You just want a piece of her. By commenting about Britney, ppl now reading your story. Hey cheap publicity. Both of you and Jen, is so match. One is a talker, one is the whiner.....
    report abuseposted March 2, 2009 9:24 PM PST
  • Taylor
    Yep, he knows if he brings up Britney's name people will listen to him. This guy is such a desperate attention grabber for publicity. I guarantee that if Britney decided to date him, Jen would be down the road, because this creep craves publicity and will date whoever gives it to him at the time. And how dare him to judge anyone elses music when his own sucks! (And so does Britney&
    report abuseposted March 2, 2009 5:02 PM PST
  • Wyzeblud
    John Teen Layer & Chinifer Aniston Hes the white R. Kelly- She's a Jealous, Talentless, Self-Absorbed Loser
    report abuseposted March 2, 2009 4:00 PM PST
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