Katy Perry and John Mayer Break Up Confirmed [VIDEO]: 'Daughters' Singer Opens Up About Split to 'Ellen Degeneres,' 'Coupling is a Tricky Thing'

Today's episode of "The Ellen Degeneres Show" features an interview with songwriter John Mayer opening up about his relationship and recent break up with pop star Katy Perry. Mayer had been notoriously "loose-lipped" about his relationships, including Jennifer Aniston and Jessica Simpson, but it looked like he turned a new leaf with Perry.

"It was a very private relationship going in," the 35-year-old corner told Ellen. "It was a private relationship during and it's a private relationship still. I can understand asking the question based on some previous answers I have given, but I have finally learned how to put the wall between one thing and the other." Mayer added that he has "been much happier since then," saying, "I'm on the same journey as everyone else. Coupling is a tricky thing."

Here is a clip of the interview:

Mayer recently announced his return to touring after a 10-month absence due to a vocal cord issue. Mstarz recently covered this story. Here is an excerpt:

In a recent interview with Billboard, Mayer opened up about his vocal condition and the steps he had to take to get better.

"I actually referred [Zeitels] to Adele, and he did a great job with her," Mayer said. "My situation was different, however-more complex, and a lot more ambiguous. I thought I'd just take a pill and it would go away, but the problem got worse and worse, and grew and grew."

Mayer recounts his road to recovery, saying:

"I probably had contiguously three, maybe four months of not saying a word. The endurance was tough for me, but I started a new life. It's hard to believe that I'm healed, but just to make sure, I keep going back every two weeks for a look, and it's the same-if not better [...] We got to a point where we thought we were out of the woods, and then it came raging back. I felt I needed to take six months off, just to regain my sanity, really."