Pop Star Criticizes Country Music for Constantly Referencing Drinking

No one asked this songwriter for his take on country music. And to make things more awkward, he shared it with Lainey Wilson.

No one asked John Mayer for his “critical take” on country music, but he decided to share it anyway.

To make things even more awkward, Mayer shared his opinion with Lainey Wilson on his radio show How’s Life With John Mayer on SiriusXM.

What Did John Mayer Have to Say About Country Music?

Mayer told Wilson that he isn’t taking issue with the sound of country music. Rather, he believes the lyrics of many songs revolve around one topic in particular: booze.

“My hottest take about country, the only critical take about country… It’s the constant invocation of drinking,” explained Mayer. “Everyone loves drinking. So when you think about drinking, you get excited.

He then added, “When you hear about drinking, you have a smile on your face. To me, sometimes,  it’s a little bit of a cheat. Because it’s like telling people, ‘Remember how cool tequila is? My song is playing while you are thinking about tequila.’ See what I’m saying?”

Mayer’s Take Is Light Compared to This Songwriter’s

We admit that Mayer may have a point. If you enter the word “drinking” in our website’s search bar, there are countless lists of songs about drinking. Of course, this generalization doesn’t account for the numerous country songs about faith, sobriety, and social issues.

Last year, Oliver Anthony shared an even hotter take about Nashville and the state of the country music industry.

“Find some guy that you can build a character around. Prop him up through your label,” he said. “Give him a bunch of songs that some kids over at The Hick in Nashville wrote while they were wearing their Crocs and drinking White Claws and hitting golf balls.”

“Nobody that’s either written the song or sung it really knows or understands the words to the song that their singing, but it sounds good, and it’s catchy, and it fits the model,” the “Rich Men North of Richmond” singer added. “And it sounds like every other big song that’s been out in the last five years. It’s just a rinse-and-repeat model. It serves no purpose, other than it’s just a business.”

Singers disagreed with Anthony, with Kip Moore saying he “couldn’t help but kind of giggle at” him.

He added, “Go sit in a room with Casey Beathard, go sit in a room with Brett James, go sit in a room with Tony Lane, and they will write circles around you.”

No word yet if anyone is challenging Mayer to a songwriting competition.