--- title: "1 Instead Say Quotes By John Mayer" description: "1 Instead Say quotes by John Mayer. Plus more from John Mayer and more Instead Say sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df6/john-mayer-1620_say_walking-like-a-one-man-army-fighting-wit_513051.jpg" --- > [Walking like a one man army Fighting with the shadows in your head Living out the same old moment Knowing you'd be better off instead, If you could only, Say what you need to say](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mayer/walking-like-a-one-man-army-fighting-with-the-shadows-in-your-head/) [John Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mayer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df6/john-mayer-1620_say_walking-like-a-one-man-army-fighting-wit_513051.jpg) ## More by John Mayer > [I'm getting to a point where everything is becoming streamlined in my life. I'm learning how to stand onstage for two hours and play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mayer/i-m-getting-to-a-point-where-everything-is-becoming-streamlined-in-my/) [John Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mayer/) > [I'm a good man with a good heart had a tough time, got a rough start But I finally learned to let it go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mayer/i-m-a-good-man-with-a-good-heart-had-a-tough-time-got-a-rough-start/) [John Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mayer/) > [I just sort of lost my head for a little while.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mayer/i-just-sort-of-lost-my-head-for-a-little-while/) [John Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mayer/) > [Anybody who's made it will tell you, you can make it. Anyone who hasn't made it will tell you, you can't](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mayer/anybody-who-s-made-it-will-tell-you-you-can-make-it-anyone-who-hasn-t/) [John Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mayer/) > [I have these accidents, these mistakes, these self-inflicted wounds, and then I tear my head to shreds about it for days.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mayer/i-have-these-accidents-these-mistakes-these-self-inflicted-wounds-and/) [John Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mayer/) > [Who I am as a guitarist is defined by my failure to become Jimi Hendrix.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mayer/who-i-am-as-a-guitarist-is-defined-by-my-failure-to-become-jimi/) [John Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mayer/) > [I knew what I wanted to do when I was 13 and I had to go through four years of high school to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mayer/i-knew-what-i-wanted-to-do-when-i-was-13-and-i-had-to-go-through-four/) [John Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mayer/) > [We're supposed to lose our friends to time, at an age when we're ready to agree to the terms of having lived a long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mayer/we-re-supposed-to-lose-our-friends-to-time-at-an-age-when-we-re-ready/) [John Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mayer/) > [I need to learn how to start saying no. Like when someone says ‘please stop choking me.’](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mayer/i-need-to-learn-how-to-start-saying-no-like-when-someone-says-please/) [John Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mayer/) > [By the time I recognize this moment, this moment will be gone. . . But I will bend the light, pretend that it somehow lingered on](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mayer/by-the-time-i-recognize-this-moment-this-moment-will-be-gone-but-i/) [John Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mayer/) > [Everybody is just a stranger, but that's the danger in going my own way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mayer/everybody-is-just-a-stranger-but-that-s-the-danger-in-going-my-own-way/) [John Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mayer/) > [Ninety-nine percent of my life is still completely common. I do have a golden helicopter. I fly it to Malibu. But other than that,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mayer/ninety-nine-percent-of-my-life-is-still-completely-common-i-do-have-a/) [John Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mayer/) > [I really don't want to be a hunk.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mayer/i-really-don-t-want-to-be-a-hunk/) [John Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mayer/) > [I get recognized somewhere in between like local meteorologist and national meteorologist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mayer/i-get-recognized-somewhere-in-between-like-local-meteorologist-and/) [John Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mayer/) > [I mean, I’m quite happy. I’m happy in all aspects of my life. I'm very happy in all aspects of my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mayer/i-mean-i-m-quite-happy-i-m-happy-in-all-aspects-of-my-life-i-m-very/) [John Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mayer/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/instead-say/john-mayer/#itemlist", "name": "1 Instead Say Quotes By John Mayer", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Walking like a one man army Fighting with the shadows in your head Living out the same old moment Knowing you'd be better off instead, If you could only, Say what you need to say", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Mayer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mayer/walking-like-a-one-man-army-fighting-with-the-shadows-in-your-head/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df6/john-mayer-1620_say_walking-like-a-one-man-army-fighting-wit_513051.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df6/john-mayer-1620_say_walking-like-a-one-man-army-fighting-wit_513051.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df6/john-mayer-1620_say_walking-like-a-one-man-army-fighting-wit_513051.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Walking like a one man army Fighting with the shadows in your head Living out the same old moment Knowing…” — John Mayer", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/instead-say/john-mayer/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/instead-say/john-mayer/", "name": "Instead Say Quotes by John Mayer", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/instead-say/john-mayer/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df6/john-mayer-1620_say_walking-like-a-one-man-army-fighting-wit_513051.jpg" }, "description": "1 Instead Say quotes by John Mayer. 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