John Mayer

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new song "gravity"

Background Info

Birthname: John Clayton Mayer

Born: October 16,1977; Fairfield, Connecticut

Genre: Blues Rock, Pop Rock

Occupation: Singer-Songwriter, guitarist, columnist

Instruments: vocals, guitar, keyboards

Years Active: 1998-present

Labels: Aware, Columbia, Sony BMG

Associated Acts: John Mayer Trio, LoFi Masters

Website: www.johnmayer.com

Early Life

Mayer was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut to Margaret and Richard Mayer. He is the second of three sons. He listened to pop music as a child and during an appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brian he said he played the clarinet for a while in Middle School but had minor success at it. But after watching Michael J. Fox's guitar performance in "Back to the Future" he became fascinated with the instrument. At age 13 his father rented one and his neighbor gave him a Stevie Ray Vaughan cassette, which began his intense love for the blues. When he was 17 his was stricken with cardiac arrhythmia that sent him to the hospital and reflecting back, Mayer said "That was the moment the songwriter in me was born."

Early Career

Played a guitar for several years before enrolling in the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts at 19. He cut his studies short and moved to Atlanta with friend Clay Cook. They were a two man band called the LoFi Matsters and played at local venues. They began to experience musical differences. They parted ways and John went to a solo career. Mayer recorded Inside Wants Out with first single " No Such Thing."

Mayer's reputation began to build, and a March 2000 appearance at South by Southwest Music Festival brouught him to the attention of "launch" label Aware Records. In early 2001 he released an internet-only album entitled Room For Squares. By the end of 2002 he had several radio hits like "No Such Thing", "Your Body is a Wonderland", and "Why Georgia". Heavier Things was the second album released in 2003 to favorable reviews.

He began to collaborate extensively, often working with artists outside his genre. He worked with Kanye West and Common. Also Buddy Guy, B.B. King, Eric Clapton, and John Scofield. In spring 2005, Mayer found the John Mayer Trio with basist Pino Palladino and drummer Steve Jordan. In October 2005 they opened for the Rolling Stones.

Continuum and Beyond

His latest album called Continuum was released 9-12-06, and was produced by himself and Steve Jordan.The album was intended to compare his signature pop music with the feel, sound, groove, and sensibilities of the blues. The first single was "waiting on the world to change" and my favorite "gravity." Made the cover of Rolling Stone mag in 2007 snd was named one of the "New Guitar Gods" and the cover nicknamed him "Slowhand Jr." a reference to Eric Clapton. Selected by Time magazine as one of the most influential people of 2007.

In 2002 he bagan the "back to you" fund, a non-profit organization that focuses on fundraising in the areas of healthcare, education, the arts, and talent development. They raise the money through an auction of John Mayer items. Also performed a free concert at Virginia Tech's Lane stadium in response to the V Tech massacre. He has a column with esquire magazine called " Music Lessons with John Mayer" and has many blogs. Mayer also does stand up comedy at New York's Comedy Cellar.

Mayer has a lot of tatoos such as "Home", "Life", "SRV", and "77". He has over 200 pairs of snaekers and did date Jessica Smpson for 9 months. He has won many awards from an award for the tallest music dude (from "the Office") to grammies. Mayer has toured with many artists such as Maroon 5, Guster, Counting Crows, Ben Folds, the Wallflowers, Teitur, and Sheryl Crow.