Real name: John Clayton Mayer
Born: October 16, 1977 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
Discovered: His first two studio albums, Room for Squares and Heavier Things, did well commercially, achieving multi-platinum status. In 2003, he won a Best Male Pop Vocal Performance Grammy Award for "Your Body Is a Wonderland".
Resume: Mayer began his career performing mainly acoustic rock, but gradually began a transition towards the blues genre in 2005 by collaborating with renowned blues artists such as B. B. King, Buddy Guy, and Eric Clapton, and by forming the John Mayer Trio. The blues influence can be heard on his album Continuum, released in September 2006. At the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in 2007 Mayer won Best Pop Vocal Album for Continuum and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Waiting on the World to Change". He released his fourth studio album, Battle Studies, in November 2009.
Mayer's career pursuits have extended to stand-up comedy, design, and writing; he has written pieces for magazines, most notably for Esquire. He is also involved in philanthropic activities through his "Back to You" fund. Several high-profile romantic relationships and his involvement with the media caused him to become a tabloid staple, beginning in 2006.
Albums:
Room for Squares (2001)
Heavier Things (2003)
Continuum (2006)
Battle Studies (2009)
Awards:
7 Grammy Awards in the following nominations:
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance (2003)
Song of the Year (2005)
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance(2005)
Best Pop Vocal Album (2007)
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance (2007)
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance (2009)
Best Male Rock Vocal Performance (2009)
Trivia:
His favorite condiment is A1 Sauce because you can put it "on anything."
His favorite foods are sushi, kobe beef and other Japanese food, as well as veal.
Drives a steel-blue BMW
Started playing guitar at 13
Wrote his Grammy award winning song "Daughters" in the shower
Quotes:
"Love is a hot shower where your skin never prunes." - John Mayer
"I am beginning to know what it feels like to be a woman. To have people looking at you all the time. And I'm sorry ladies, I had no idea! But people are looking at me all the time. It's like I have musical boobies!" - John Mayer
"I get recognized somewhere in between like local meteorologist and national meteorologist" - John Mayer
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