John Mayer (pop singer)

John Clayton Mayer (born October 16, 1977 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA) is a singer-songwriter who plays pop music. In 2005 he also made more moves towards the blues genre.

Mainstream Success

In 2003 he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for the 2002 release of the single "Your Body Is A Wonderland" off the album Room for Squares.

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2003 - Grammy Award - Best Male Pop Vocal Performance - Room for Squares

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In February of 2005, he also won Male Pop vocal Grammy for his song "Daughters" off the album Heavier Things. He beat out Elvis Costello, Josh Groban, Prince and Seal. He also took home the Grammy Award for Song of the Year which is awarded to song writers, for the song "Daughters". He dedicated that award to his grandmother, Annie Hoffman, who passed away in May of 2004.

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Heavier Things - Elvis Costello - Josh Groban - Prince - Seal - Song of the Year

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Mayer has toured with many groups, including Maroon 5, Guster, Counting Crows, The Wallflowers, and Teitur. Some of his most popular and well-known songs include "Clarity", "Bigger Than My Body", "No Such Thing" and "Your Body Is a Wonderland".

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Maroon 5 - Guster - Counting Crows - The Wallflowers - Teitur - Clarity

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Although John has maintained a reputation for being a sensitive singer-songwriter, he is also an accomplished guitarist. Influenced by Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan, he accepted an invitation from Eric Clapton to play at the Crossroads Guitar Festival.

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Singer-songwriter - Guitarist - Jimi Hendrix - Stevie Ray Vaughan - Eric Clapton - Crossroads Guitar Festival

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According to an interview on television, John admitted that he wrote, and still likes writing, his songs while being naked or while naked in the bathtub.

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John allows audio taping at most live performances, and he also allows for the non-commercial trading of those recordings. The legal details are here. He does this to give fans the opportunity to recreate the live experience. He also does this to encourage fan interaction. Trading recordings helped John become better known in the early stages of his career.

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In the June 1, 2004 issue of Esquire, Mayer began a column called "Music Lessons with John Mayer." Each article features a lesson (some more scholarly than others) and his take on various topics, both personal and of popular interest. In one famous column, he invited viewers to create music for orphaned lyrics he had written.http://www.esquire.com/features/articles/2005/050804_mfe_mayer.html

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June 1 - 2004 - Esquire

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