John Mayer Opens Up About his Sobriety

ohn Mayer marked two years of not drinking with a Friday appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” opening up about his personal, if methodical, journey to sobriety.

“I just finished. I completed my course in drinking,” the seven-time Grammy winner explained to the host. “I just went, ‘You know, I think I’m done.’”

That decision, he said, came after having “a good long talk with myself.” And, while many struggle to kick alcohol, Mayer said his experience “didn’t go all that deep.