John Mayer regrets describing Jessica Simpson as "sexual napalm"

However, he now says he regrets the comments but he admits he did it to make himself look more exciting.

The 34-year-old star - who has previously dated Jennifer Aniston and Cameron Diaz - told TV show 'All Things Considered': "I had nothing to say. I was going through a time in my life where I didn't really want to share what was going on, but I didn't want to be boring."

"When you're just open, but not honest, then you start free-associating garbage. It doesn't mean I can go back and scrub it out, but I understand it now."

During the interview for Playboy magazine, John said of Jessica: "Yeah, that girl is like crack cocaine to me. Sexually it was crazy. That's all I'll say. It was like napalm, sexual napalm."

Jessica - who gave birth to her first child, daughter Maxwell Drew, with fiance Eric Johnson on May 1 - slammed John for making the comments saying they were inappropriate.

She added: "I don't want people to know how I am in bed!"