John Mayer on Speaking In Japanese to Ryan Seacrest at the Grammys: Ryan Seacrest is like my own little Richard Simmons. I like bits. I practiced that line for three days. When Ryan says, “You know I have to ask you” —which is one of the dumbest prefaces of all time—I think, Maybe I’ll just answer you in Japanese. And then you’ll have to figure it out. So now I’m the guy on top.