John Mayer reveals inspiration for 'Your Body Is a Wonderland' - CNN

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John Mayer has enactment to remainder the mentation that “Your Body Is A Wonderland” is astir 1 of his erstwhile personage girlfriends.

In a recent speech connected the “Call Her Daddy” podcast’s vacation special, the vocalist and songwriter and talked astir his deed 2002 single, which won him a Grammy.

“That was astir my archetypal girlfriend,” Mayer said of the tune.”That was astir the feeling, which I deliberation was already benignant of nostalgic… I was 21 erstwhile I wrote that opus and I was nostalgic for being 16.”

There had been speculation that it was astir histrion Jennifer Love Hewitt, whom Mayer dated aft it was released. Podcast big Alex didn’t suggest names, but brought up that it was believed the opus was inspired by a celeb.

“No, that’s 1 of those things wherever radical conscionable benignant of formed that idea,” Mayer said. “It gets reinforced implicit the years, no, no, no. I had ne'er met a personage erstwhile I wrote that song.”

He besides said helium doesn’t day overmuch anymore.

“I look astatine it similar this: Dating is nary longer a codified enactment for me,” helium said. “It’s not patterned anymore.”

And since giving up drinking six years ago, Mayer said helium nary longer has “the liquid courage” erstwhile it comes to relationships.