'I'm Dead-On for 35'

John Mayer has been a bit off-the-radar for the past two years, first going underground after shooting his mouth off a bit too much in interviews and then going into seclusion as he recovered from two vocal cord procedures. His voice is nearly healed now so he's begun making public appearances, including doing an interview for this past weekend's "CBS Sunday Morning."

In the interview, John Mayer (who I only refer to by full name, FYI) was asked about the infamous interviews, the tabloids, his relationships, his health and his music (which, sadly, gets overshadowed too often by the other things on this list). He talked about the lessons he's learned over the past few years and said, "I wish that I grew up a year for every year of my life, but I didn't, I stopped for a certain period of time and I was 24 for six years, or whatever, and then the log jam cleared. I'm dead-on for 35."

I wish I could be that sure of myself at this age. Whatever the physical, emotional, spiritual, intellectual and material markers a person's supposed have at 35, today, watching that interview, hearing John Mayer say that, I don't feel I can say that for myself.

I've never lied about my age because I never saw the need to. Now when I tell someone how old I am, I'll admit that I feel a bit embarrassed because I don't think I've lived up to it. I want to be able to declare myself, my age, my accomplishments, my situation without apology. Hopefully I won't have to go to the lengths or through the trials that John Mayer to get there.

You can watch the complete "CBS Sunday Morning" interview here.