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John Mayer
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John Clayton Mayer was born October 16, 1977, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA, and started playing guitar at 13 after being inspired by the movie Back to the Future. In 1998 he moved to Atlanta, Georgia where he refined his skills and gained a following.
In 2003, he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for the 2002 single “Your Body Is a Wonderland” from the album Room for Squares.
In February 2005, he was awarded the Song of the Year Grammy for his song Daughters, which he composed while in the shower, from the album Heavier Things. In winning the award, he beat out such contenders as Alicia Keys, and Kanye West. He dedicated this award to his grandmother, Annie Hoffman, who died in May 2004. He also won Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, for which Elvis Costello, Prince and Seal were also nominated. In 2007, John won 2 Grammys, one for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, for the song “Waiting On The World To Change,” and also Best Pop Vocal Album for his most recent album, Continuum.
To date, Mayer has toured with many groups, including Maroon 5, Guster, Counting Crows, The Wallflowers, Teitur, Ben Folds, and Sheryl Crow.
In 2004, Mayer worked with hip hop artist and producer Kanye West, appearing both on Go and Kanye West’s Bittersweet (which was never relased but a live version with a taping of Mayer’s vocal spot has surfaced) and received praise from rap heavyweights like Jay-Z and Nelly.
In 2003, he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for the 2002 single “Your Body Is a Wonderland” from the album Room for Squares.
In February 2005, he was awarded the Song of the Year Grammy for his song Daughters, which he composed while in the shower, from the album Heavier Things. In winning the award, he beat out such contenders as Alicia Keys, and Kanye West. He dedicated this award to his grandmother, Annie Hoffman, who died in May 2004. He also won Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, for which Elvis Costello, Prince and Seal were also nominated. In 2007, John won 2 Grammys, one for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, for the song “Waiting On The World To Change,” and also Best Pop Vocal Album for his most recent album, Continuum.
To date, Mayer has toured with many groups, including Maroon 5, Guster, Counting Crows, The Wallflowers, Teitur, Ben Folds, and Sheryl Crow.
In 2004, Mayer worked with hip hop artist and producer Kanye West, appearing both on Go and Kanye West’s Bittersweet (which was never relased but a live version with a taping of Mayer’s vocal spot has surfaced) and received praise from rap heavyweights like Jay-Z and Nelly.
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asmoron wrote:
he was in the last episode of awesome show XD
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chanseychisa wrote:
i'm sorry that's just rubbish, the lyrics are his own. the only songs that could even be questioned are ones co-credited to both him and clay cook, or to him and the other members of the john mayer trio. and these are in the minority.
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ana_mireya wrote:
Simplemente perfecto!!!!!!!
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biermetunrietje wrote:
Love him<3 Saw him live, it was awesome!^^
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jaspio wrote:
John Mayer rocks! Hope to see you in Europe some time soon.
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iMeggo wrote:
Back To You... such simply beautiful lyrics. He has such a talent...
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Binazord wrote:
<3
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BreakingRa wrote:
if god was gonna write one song that would be the greatest song ever written in the history of mankind, he would ask for John Mayer's help.
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B-man15 wrote:
that voice, that music, that guitar! Legendary!
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ImNotSxE wrote:
Sing me to sleep Mr. Mayer. : )
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nessx wrote:
love his music, he should focus on that instead of the media.
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un4milia wrote:
This guy rocks my world
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pat_valeria wrote:
=D This guy's great
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jaffadan wrote:
Addicted to Continuum, great balance of guitar / blues pop!
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c0tty-z wrote:
Lo amo... y amo la foto de ahora <3
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PhilGTR513 wrote:
His guitar playing: Decent for my standards (He's no Joe Satriani though, lol). His singing: I don't like it. Overall: Eh, he's alright, I could use some blues stuff to calm down after haring some metal. :P
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kaffeearoma wrote:
What a great music. I wish i could also write the song like him...jealious.
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GerbilEater wrote:
This man is mentioned a number of times on hotchickswithdouchebags.com. He does look like a douche in the tabloids, which he is in a lot nowadays, and his middle name is Clayton. Despite all that, some of his songs are OK.
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arctic2568 wrote:
perfect, perfect.
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arctic2568 wrote:
perfect.
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