ET Online — After a number of tweets apologizing for his racial slur in a Playboy magazine interview, an emotional John Mayer broke down while performing in Nashville, Tennessee. A somber Mayer spoke to the audience before introducing his band, saying, "I... more info

NME — Singer 'should have never said the 'N word' and will never say it again' more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Bedder/Getty John Mayer did some damage control on his Twitter last night, apologizing for controversial statements he made in a “raw” interview with Playboy. (Warning: NSFW, it is Playboy.) In the interview, Mayer talked candidly about ... more info

People.com — Musician tells concert-goers he fell into a "wormhole of selfishness, greediness and arrogance" more info

VH1 News — John Mayer's controversial comments in Playboy have angered several in the hip-hop community, as well as many MTV News readers. more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — John Mayer broke down in tears at a concert in Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday night - halting the show and apologizing to the crowd for the controversy over his recent Playboy interview. more info

MTV.com News — 'My man John Mayer must love the taste of his own foot,' Talib Kweli tweets.By Gil Kaufman John Mayer Photo: Stephen Lovekin/ Getty Images Following his ill-advised comments in a Playboy magazine interview, in which he used the "N" word, J... more info

Perez Hilton — Your words mean little to us anymore. Last night, John Mayer choked up on his own bullshit stage in Nashville and apologized for his outrageously insensitive interview with Playboy magazine. As he says, in his "quest to be clever" he ended up coming ... more info

Starpulse — John Mayer has apologized for using the 'N' word in a racy Playboy magazine interview. The rocker accepts he went too far when trying to explain his popularity among African-Americans.[...] Read more! more info

Idolator — Good morning! While some people might be posturing Jessica Simpson as a victim of ex John Mayer’s big mouth, she’s not letting his comments about their sex life go down without a fight—yesterday the pop/reality-show star tweeted “interes... more info