John Mayer struggled not to cry when he found out a doctor would be sticking a large needle in his neck (without an anesthetic) to treat his voice problems.

In order to cure his ongoing throat issues, a doctor had to inject muscle freezing Botox into his vocal chords in August, and the singer/songwriter was stunned he would be wide awake for the procedure and didn't need to be admitted to the hospital.

He explained, "I met this great doctor and he said, 'We just give you Botox'. I said, 'What day would that be?' and he goes, 'We can do it right now' and I said, 'So would you put me under ...

John Mayer has made headlines in the past when discussing previous relationships with famous women. He called Jessica Simpson "sexual napalm" and spoke truthfully about getting out of a relationship with Jennifer Aniston. Now, he's answering questions about his recent break up with Katy Perry.

Ellen DeGeneres asked Mayer about his split with the pop star, and he said, "Listen, it was a very private relationship going in. It was a private relationship during and it's a private relationship, still."

Mayer acknowledged he understands why everyone is waiting for him to release juicy info on...

After several months Katy Perry and John Mayer's once-hot romance may have cooled. This week's issue of PEOPLE examines what may have gone wrong with the singers who got so serious, so fast. Have his jealousy and her career come between them? Following seven months jam-packed with relationship milestones – meeting the parents! house-hunting! a ring! – the once-inseparable couple have been spending time apart in L.A., showing signs that their romantic fireworks have flamed out.

While reps for Mayer, 35, and Perry, 28, had no comment when asked about the pair's split, Perry may have said eno...

John Mayer has announced he's hitting the road for a new tour just days after reportedly splitting from his latest love Katy Perry.

The Your Body Is A Wonderland hit-maker was forced to put his singing career on hold for six months last year after undergoing a second operation to remove a granuloma from his vocal cords.

He was also forced to scrap his Born and Raised tour in 2011 due to his throat problems, but now Mayer is heading out on his first trek in three years.

He tells Billboard magazine, "The greatest gift I have in my life is the opportunity to play again, which is also the...

Katy Perry and John Mayer have parted ways for the second time in their short relationship, only a few months after going public with their romance.

The two music stars began dating last summer before ending things in August, only to reconcile and get back together in September.

But according to UsMagazine.com Katy and John's latest split might not be the end for the couple.

"It's sad," a friend of the couple tells Us. "It's not over until it's over. You have to see how things play out."

"She's leaving the window open," added a second source. "They have both been so focused on work."

M...

Katy Perry and John Mayer are not engaged. The ruby ring that sparked wedding bell rumors earlier this week was just a Valentine's Day gift from Mayer.

On Thursday night Perry wore the ring on her wedding finger, prompting gossips to suggest that Mayer had proposed on the most romantic day of the year. The singer's reps neither confirmed nor denied reports of impending nuptials.

However, a representative for Santa Barbara, Calif., jeweller Daniel Gibbings has revealed Mayer bought the ring as a Valentine's Day surprise for the pop star.
 
The rep told People.com that Mayer was "really sup...

Reports have surfaced that Katy Perry is engaged to boyfriend John Mayer, and her publicist is neither confirming nor denying them.
 
On Valentine's Day, the pop star was spotted with a ruby ring on her wedding finger during a romantic night out with the singer/songwriter, suggesting he had proposed. She was wearing the ring as they left Vicenti restauraunt in Brentwood, Calif.
 
Perry's people aren't commenting on the rumors.
 
The singer split from her husband, British actor and comedian Russell Brand, at the end of 2011.

Meanwhile, Mayer has opened up about his past womanizing ways, say...

John Mayer opened up about his relationship with Katy Perry, calling his relationship with the pop singer "something very human."

After months of denial, Mayer only recently confirmed that he and Katy are dating; and he says it's different this time around.

During an interview on CBS' "Sunday Morning" on Sunday, the singer discussed how he's matured from the days of kissing and telling, which earned him the reputation as a lothario in the press. He says he regrets all of that, has come to love himself and has high expectations for his relationship with Perry.

"I don't feel like I'm in a ...

Is John Mayer a changed man? The singer insists he is no longer the "jerk" he used to be when he spilled all about his romances with Jessica Simpson and Jennifer Aniston back in 2010.

During a candid Playboy magazine interview a couple of years ago the singer revealed intimate details about his relationships with his famous ex-girlfriends, famously describing Simpson as "sexual napalm."

He was deemed a womanizer after dating and dumping stars such as Jennifer Love Hewitt, Minka Kelly and Taylor Swift, who allegedly wrote break-up track "Dear John" about the singer.

Mayer - who is now dat...

Every year some of our favorite famous couples decide it isn't working out for them anymore and they break up. Sometimes fans are surprised by the announcement, and other times we wonder why it didn't happen sooner.

One of the most shocking splits was Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. The actress stunned fans over the summer when she announced her five-year marriage to Cruise was over, and she filed to legally end the union on June 28, citing "irreconcilable differences" for the split.

Katie will receive $400,000 a year in child support for the couple's daughter, Suri. The payments will con...

Singer/songwriter John Mayer will join the The Rolling Stones at the group's New Jersey show in Newark on Thursday night - but don't expect him to sing.

Katy Perry's rumored boyfriend was silenced by vocal problems last year and he's still resting his voice - but that isn't going to prevent the guitarist from hitting the stage with the rock legends.

The gig was the first of two Stones 50 and Counting shows at the Prudential Center; Lady Gaga, Bruce Springsteen and The Black Keys are set to join Mick Jagger and his bandmates onstage on Saturday, when they close their brief run of shows wit...

Who are the sexiest guys in music, film and television? We narrowed our picks down to 50 in our annual list, spotlighting those who made our hearts skip a beat when we watched them perform.

Channing Tatum and Matthew McConaughey bared quite a bit in "Magic Mike," while "The Avengers" actors got our blood flowing with their explosive action scenes.

We lusted after Chris Hemsworth in "Snow White And The Huntsmans" and felt a little bit giddy when rumors swirled that Justin Bieber broke up with Selena Gomez (he didn't.)

British imports The Wanted and One Direction also caught our fancy, as ...

Singer Katy Perry and her rumored beau John Mayer dressed up in ghoulish costumes on Friday for a star-studded party to mark her upcoming birthday.

The "I Kissed a Girl" hitmaker, who will turn 28 on Thursday, donned sharp fangs, a velvet cape and red-colored contact lenses to transform into a vampire, and Mayer showed up with a prosthetic nose and chin for his zombie hunter outfit.

The bash, held at The Magic Castle in Los Angeles, was also attended by Twilight's Kristen Stewart, Perry's brother David Hudson, her stylist Johnny Wujek, actor Matt Dallas, and Raising Hope star Shannon Wood...

Katy Perry's brother David Hudson doesn't believe John Mayer is the right boyfriend for his sister. He recently told Life & Style magazine, "She deserves a true gentleman, and I don’t think she’s found that." Ouch!

Perry previously dated musician Travie McCoy from Gym Class Heroes and rocker Robert Ackroyd from Florence + The Machine. She also married and divorced British actor Russell Brand last year.

Her brother added, "Katy needs a man who’s changing the world like she is — although not necessarily in the business. Just someone that’s really got something impressive — she can’t be unma...

On-again, off-again couple Katy Perry and John Mayer are definitely back on again. We spotted the couple out and about in New York City on Tuesday, stepping out for John's 35th birthday.

During the afternoon the pair went to lunch at ABC Kitchen in NYC's West Village followed by a trip to the private club SoHo house. Katy wore black skinny jeans, a fedora, and a denim jacket, while John opted for a leather jacket, plaid shirt and jeans.

They also dined together in the evening, where John "dressed up" in a bow tie and brown slacks while Katy wore a pastel floral frock and yellow pumps.

Ov...

Katy Perry and John Mayer have sparked rumors suggesting their romance is back on after they were spotted enjoying a romantic meal in New York together on Sunday night.

Diners at Perla were stunned when the singers entered the restaurant with another couple just after 9pm and ordered a huge pasta meal.

One onlooker tells Life & Style magazine, "During appetisers, Katy used her fork and her hands to eat off her and the others' plates and John fed her with his fork!

"Katy and John sat across from one another. They seemed relaxed and comfortable. Katy was over-the-moon happy... and laughing...

John Mayer is offering fans the chance to spend a day volunteering with him for a veterans' charity project.

The rocker, who donated proceeds from his last tour to help former servicemen and women, will take time out from work to spend a day in November carrying out volunteer tasks for a special scheme to help veterans.

He is urging fans to join in and be in with a chance of spending the day helping out with him and his friends in aid of NCIRE - The Veterans Health Research Institute.

In a post on his website, Mayer writes, "This November, I'll spend a day working on a volunteer proje...

Katy Perry and John Mayer are definitely still together despite reports the couple broke up two weeks ago.

The couple was spotted leaving the Little Door Restaurant together in Los Angeles Tuesday night and made their way to their car with the help of a bodyguard who looks a lot like Lost's John Locke. Perhaps they're just broken-up in an alternate reality.

Several reports said that Mayer had called things off via email after just a couple of months of seeing each other and that Katy was reportedly "devastated". The two were also spotted at a mutual friend's party last week and eye-witnes...

Katy Perry and John Mayer were both spotted at the FYF Fest in downtown Los Angeles Saturday night checking out M83's headlining set.

The two reportedly posed for pictures in the VIP section of the indie music festival (the photo above was taken by instagram user Katheryn Hudson and shows the couple smiling and posing with friends) and were seen getting very close, dancing together and reportedly kissing, according to GlobalGrind.com.

Last week, several reports that the couple had split after just a couple of months of dating surfaced; and that John pulled the plug, leaving Katy devastate...

John Mayer has been ordered not to sing again for six months after undergoing throat surgery last week.

The rocker underwent an operation to remove a granuloma from his vocal cords last Monday and is now recovering at home. The surgery comes nearly a year after he first went under the knife last October in a bid to resolve ongoing problems with his voice.

Mayer's representative confirmed the news to CNN.com and the star has since opened up about his medical issues in a post on his Tumblr.com blog. The musician reveals he has been ordered to rest his voice for several months and is banne...

Apparently John Mayer didn't think it was suitable to call off his whirlwind romance to Katy Perry in person - so he sent an email to her instead.

According to US Weekly, it was Mayer who got tired of Perry's "hard partying" and "decided to pull the plug. As shocking as that is, US Weekly's source also claims "he dumped her over email. She was furious and really hurt. She was into him, but he wasn't feeling it."

The pair was first spotted in early August, but the romance would make it out of the month. Still, it broke KAty's heart, according to reports. "John did a real number on Katy. Sh...

John Mayer is set to headline a tribute gig in honor of late The Band star Levon Helm.

The veteran rocker lost his battle with cancer in April and he will be remembered at a star-studded charity show in New Jersey in October. Mayer has signed up to lead the concert, along with Gregg Allman and country star Dierks Bentley.

The Love For Levon show will be held at the Izod Center in East Rutherford and will also feature performances from Ray LaMontagne, Eric Church and Patty Griffin, and proceeds from the gig will go to support Helm's studio complex and keep his Midnight Ramble Session sho...

There will be no more fireworks for Katy Perry and John Mayer -- the couple has called an end to their brief relationship after just months of dating.

The two were first spotted getting close back in June; and earlier this month they hooked up in Miami, followed by a dinner date at West Hollywood celebrity hot spot Chateau Marmont.

While it didn't last quite as long as Kim Kardashian's marriage, the aftermath is expected to be a lot milder as there are reportedly no hard feelings between the two stars.

"They'll end up as friends," the source tells People magazine. "They were honestly hav...

Whenever a pop star writes a breakup song and doesn't name drop his or her ex, everyone's going to ask "who is the song about?" In the case of Taylor Swift's We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together, from the album Red, we've narrowed it down to two men.

On Good Morning America, Swift said of the song: "This guy walks in who is a friend of my ex's and starts talking about how he's heard we're going to get back together. And that was not the case. So I start telling them the story: break up, get back together, break up, get back together - just, ugh, the worst! And I picked up the guitar and...

You can't go one week without hearing a ridiculous story involving some of your favorite celebrities. Thankfully, the Starpulse Rumor Patrol is here to sort out what's real and what's fake.

Cuba Gooding Jr. Is Home Free: It must have been a stressful couple of hours for Cuba Gooding Jr., who had an arrest warrant issued against him following a pushing match with a female bartender. However, it looks like Cuba is out of the weeds - because the warrant was dropped.

Verdict: True. After the female bartender made it clear she no longer wishes to press charges, the case was dismissed and expun...

After hooking up in Miami over the weekend, Katy Perry and John Mayer spent an evening at the Chateau Marmont Hotel in West Hollywood yesterday.

Considering paparazzi camp out there, the two obviously wanted people to know they were an item. After leaving the restaurant, Katy got into a car with John.

In June, Katy met up with John at a club in Los Angeles. Us Weekly magazine reported the twosome was "affectionate, holding hands and cuddling."

In a 2009 interview, the pop star admitted she had a crush on John during an Austrailan radio interview. She said, "I'd definitely shag the s**t o...

Does Katy Perry have a new famous boyfriend? The pop star was spotted getting cozy with John Mayer in Miami over the weekend. Just days after she finalized her divorce from Russell Brand she and Mayer were seen hanging out together.

The two had a short fling back in 2009, and maybe they are rekindling their romance? Witnesses told Perez Hilton, "They were so flirty and all over each other that night at the bar, they really liked each other. Their personalities just clicked and they were flirting and dancing and it was on."

Earlier this month Katy and John cuddled and held hands, says Us W...

John Mayer has scored a second week at the top of the U.S. albums chart, despite selling only 65,000 copies of "Born & Raised" last week.

Adele's "21" holds at two on the new Billboard 200, while Regina Spektor lands the countdown's highest debut at three with "What We Saw From the Cheap Seats".

Also new to the top 10 this week: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros' "Here" at five and Icelandic band Sigur Ros' "Valtari" at seven.

John Mayer expressed his feeling about the Taylor Swift song Dear John that was supposedly written about his rumored romance with Swift. I felt "really humiliated," he said in a recent interview with Rolling Stone, "it was a really lousy thing to do." he insisted.

The 22-year-old country star was romantically linked to the rocker, 34, in 2009 after they collaborated on a song for his album Battle Studies, but neither of the stars confirmed the story.

Swift subsequently released a track called Dear John on her Speak Now record and the harshly-worded lyrics prompted speculation she had wri...

After three years, John Mayer is back on top of the album charts. His new album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.

The singer/songwriter, who has been struggling with vocal problems, debuted "Born And Raised" at the top of the countdown and first-week sales of 219,000. It's Mayer's third number one and his first chart-topper since "Battle Studies" in 2009.

Adele and Carrie Underwood stand firm on the new chart at two and three with "21" and "Blown Away," respectively, while Slash's "Apocalyptic Love" debuts at four and One Direction's "Up All Night" jumps back into the top five a...