After her divorce from Russell Brand, Katy Perry began a relationship with fellow singer John Mayer. Their romance was not without its problems — they were on and off for several years — but Perry felt more warmly toward Mayer than she did toward her ex-husband. After one of their breakups, she publicly admitted that she still had strong feelings for him.
Katy Perry said she still had strong feelings for John Mayer after they broke up After 14 months of marriage, Perry and Brand divorced in 2012 . While she said their breakup initially devastated her, she realized she had to let go of the relationship. “I let go and I was like: This isn’t because of me; this is beyond me,” she told Vogue in 2013.
“So I have moved on from that.” She moved on to a relationship with Mayer, but she denied that he was a rebound or revenge partner. “No, not at all.
No, I was madly in love with him,” she said. “I still am madly in love with him.” She said that Mayer fit her type almost exactly.
“All I can say about that relationship is that he’s got a beautiful mind,” she said. “Beautiful mind, tortured soul. I do have to figure out why I am attracted to these broken birds.
” Given what she said about her feelings for him, it’s unsurprising that they got back together several times before ending things for good in 2015. Katy Perry and John Mayer recorded a song together In 2013, Perry and Mayer recorded the song “Who You Love” together for his album Paradise Vall.