Mayer gets the silent treatment.

Byline: SAM HAMILTON

KATY Perry's ex-boyfriend went four months without uttering a word after doctors ordered him to rest his voice.

Rocker John Mayer has suffered huge problems with his throat and underwent surgery to remove a granuloma from his vocal cords last year.

The 35-year-old had muscle-freezing agent Botox injected into his throat and went months without talking at all.

He had to use an iPad to communicate.

Mayer said: "I probably had continuously three, maybe four, months of not saying a word. The endurance was tough for me but I started a new life.

"I was forced to type on my iPad to communicate anything. It wasn't liberating.

"All complexity is gone when you don't have a choice."

John is back on track after his surgery and will be touring this summer.

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Quiet man... John

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Publication:	Sunday Mirror (London, England)
Date:	Mar 24, 2013
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