"You sound beautiful!! But we're in Nashville, half of you already have record deals." (September 26 concert)

"Here's the part of the night where we all get do-own! (John says while dancing a little jig) And ladies and gentlemen...Spanky's back!" (September 26 concert)

"They make pills for that shit, not music, that why they make the little pocket in your jeans, that’s what the jeans pocket are for, NOT FOR KEYS FOR PILLS!! IT’S A PILL POCKET!

The damn manufactures of America are trying to DOPE US UP!" (Boston, October 2005)

From the road journal at johnmayertrio.com:

"What a great one, for lots of reasons. Obviously the crowd...But some other interesting elements as well." (About the Cleaveland show)

"Gotta go enjoy the day off." (On a Sunday morning)

"That room just smiles back at you while you play. It's a very interesting dynamic that's started to take shape lately - when we started the tour, we were as new to the music as the audiences were, but now we know it (and ourselves) somewhat better."

"2005? Really? Huh. Felt 1975ish. (I watch VH1 Classic. Lay off.) "

"The crowd is UP THERE with us. If you were there, you can tell your friends we all hung out tonight...I don't feel like I used to before I go on stage, like some slow clicking of a conveyor belt on an amusement park ride before that huge plunge..."

"I speak about my guitar playing like it's something other than me, because in many ways, it is. Same with the singing. I stand on stage with these two children who have to play nice together, and when they don't, I have to spend most the time on stage making sure they don't beat each other up. Do I concentrate on singing and let the guitar playing happen on its own, or the other way around? "Yes" is the answer."