John Mayer has praised his ex, Taylor Swift, on her stand against web music player Spotify.
Although the pair dated briefly in 2010 and appeared to end on sour terms, John credited Taylor during an interview for MSNBC's 7 Days of Genius special.
Speaking on how technology is changing, the 37-year-old told host Ronan Farrow: "We have to be able to talk about Taylor Swift!"
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John explained that it's "really cool" to have someone like Swifty – because she’s totes popular – take such a stand.
The Dear John singer added: "Artists need the person with the loudest voice to speak for them.
"When you go to the Met Ball, that's great. It's a great way to use your voice and go, 'I'm wearing Valentino,' or you could use your voice to give things.
“Now, some people who are cynical could say, 'You're helping yourself.' But it's trickle down. You're not saying, 'I want this just for me.' I think that's a really cool thing for a musician to do.
“Like two per cent of the music industry has 80 per cent of all the media about it. There's, like, four people who get all the press, and if any of those four people say, 'I want to speak for those people who would just never make this a story'— the only reason we're talking about Taylor Swift taking Spotify on is because she's Taylor Swift!"
In a recent interview with the Daily Telegraph, Taylor said she wouldn’t speak about Katy Perry ever again.
Only last month were Katy and John seen on a dinner date together – now what will Katy think of these comments?