Mayer: 'Britney must connect with music'

John Mayer has advised Britney Spears that she can overcome any personal problems by concentrating on her music.

The rock star, who is in an on-off relationship with Jennifer Aniston, said: "I really feel for someone like Britney Spears. I just hope that there is a enough of a connection to the music because that is what keeps you going.

"I know for me if I had a crap day and I came home and I didn't have any music to go to, I would be lost. I can always go home and plug in a guitar and go 'that's why I am getting followed around'."

Spears has recently come in for criticism for miming through a performance of 'Womanizer' on last weekend's X Factor.

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