Biography
A soulful singer to the core, John Mayer had a gift of writing sharp lyrics and a deft command of the guitar that was reminiscent of renowned blues guitarists like Eric Clapton and Buddy Guy. The Grammy Award-winning singer burst onto the pop scene with the album Room for Squares (2001), and easily made his mark as a sensitive crooner having a "quarter-life crisis" with songs such as "No Such Thing" and "Your Body Is a Wonderland." Mayer's …
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Career Milestones
2012 | Topped the Billboard albums chart with Born and Raised; throat problems prevented him from touring for LP |
2009 | Released the commercially successful pop-rock album Battle Studies |
2006 | Took on political and social issues with singles such as "Waiting on the World to Change" off the album Continuum |
2005 | Formed guitar-driven jam band The John Mayer Trio |
2004 | Attempted a stand-up comedy career, highlighted in the VH1 special "John Mayer Has a TV Show" |
2003 | Sophomore album Heavier Things debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart |
2001 | Breakthrough album, his major label debut Room for Squares; included the hits "Your Body is a Wonderland" and "No Such Thing" |
2000 | Signed with Aware Records, a subsidiary of Columbia Records, after a well-received performance at South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, TX |
1999 | Released debut album Inside Wants Out, which he distributed himself while playing gigs |