John Mayer: 'Sarcasm is too easy'

John Mayer has quipped that sarcasm is often misunderstood by today's generation.

The 'Who Says' musician, who quit Twitter earlier this year because he felt that he'd become a "tweetaholic", blogged that he's become disillusioned by a perceived lack of sincerity in society.

Mayer wrote: "If you want to be truly intimidating, if you want to make an impact, if you want to have a strong connection with others, just be sincere. Sarcasm is not an attitude, and it's not a personality trait.

"It's a style of rhetoric meant to be used occasionally to highlight a larger point… Saying you're a sarcastic person is like saying your favourite cuisine is salt. Sarcasm is easy because you never have to take a stance. And that's just the problem; It's so noncommittal."

The musician further suggested that the world would be a much better place if people treated each other with more kindness.

"Be yourself, even if that means being unsure or uneasy," he added. "Let someone else put you at ease. Meet them in the middle. Be sincere."

In October, Mayer postponed his fifth studio album Born and Raised until next year in order to have vocal cord surgery.

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