John Mayer
Biography
John Mayer is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist who studied briefly at Berklee College of Music before leaving for Atlanta in 1997 and forming the short-lived duo Lo-Fi Masters with Clay Cook. After playing clubs and an appearance at South by Southwest, he signed with Aware Records and released the EP Inside Wants Out (1999), followed by the albums Room for Squares (2001) and Heavier Things (2003), both commercially successful. His single Your Body Is a Wonderland earned him a Grammy in the male pop vocal category. He later moved toward blues and rock, forming the John Mayer Trio and releasing Continuum (2006), which won Best Pop Vocal Album, then Battle Studies (2009), Born and Raised (2012), Paradise Valley (2013), The Search for Everything (2017), and Sob Rock (2021). Since 2015 he has toured with Dead & Company, and Rolling Stone ranked him 61st on its 2023 list of the greatest guitarists.
49years old
Turns 50 on October 16in 340 days
- Born Bridgeport
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- John Clayton Mayer (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 8 years2014 to 2022
Every film, newest first
- 2022VengeanceIMDb rating 6.8
- 2019Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can FlyIMDb rating 6.3
- 2017California TypewriterIMDb rating 7.3
- 2015Get HardIMDb rating 6.0
- 2014ZombeaversIMDb rating 4.8
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Early training
Mayer left Berklee College of Music after two semesters, moved to Atlanta with classmate Clay Cook, and formed the duo LoFi Masters, which broke up over his wish to move toward pop.
Big break
Mayer was signed to Aware Records after a lawyer acquaintance sent the label his EP, and Aware's deal with Columbia Records gave Columbia first pick of Aware artists.
Behind the award
Mayer thought Alicia Keys' "If I Ain't Got You" deserved his Song of the Year Grammy, so he removed the top half of the trophy and gave it to Keys, keeping the bottom for himself.
Behind the camera
Mayer started a column called "Music Lessons with John Mayer" in the June 2004 issue of Esquire, and in 2005 he invited readers to write music for his orphaned lyrics, a contest Tim Fagan won.
A first
Mayer's 2003 Martin signature acoustic guitar, the OM-28 John Mayer, was limited to a run of 404 guitars, a nod to the Atlanta area code.
John Mayer movies on Netflix
Worked with
John Mayer shares two films with Jimmy Fallon, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Jimmy Fallon's page
Fred Tatasciore's page
Tom Hanks's page
Will Ferrell's page
Kevin Hart's page
Sam Shepard's page
Etan CohenDirector, 1 film, 2015
All films by Etan Cohen
All films by B.J. Novak
All films by Jordan Rubin
Awards
Seven awards and honors from 2002 to 2008, seven of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grammy Awards | |||
| 2008 | Best Male Pop Vocal Performance | Won | |
| 2008 | Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance | Won | |
| 2007 | Best Male Pop Vocal Performance | Waiting on the World to Change | Won |
| 2006 | Best Pop Vocal Album | Continuum | Won |
| 2004 | Best Male Pop Vocal Performance | Won | |
| 2004 | Song of the Year | Daughters | Won |
| 2002 | Best Male Pop Vocal Performance | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.