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John Mayer

LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 10: Musician John Mayer onstage during An Evening with John Mayer at The GRAMMY Museum on May 10, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.

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  • John Mayer's 'Born and Raised' review

    Mayer 's desire to be somebody else is certainly understandable. Being John Mayer , with comments that many considered racist and his talk of "sexual napalm," hasn't worked out recently. "Born and Raised" (Columbia), with its '70s California, "Peaceful Easy   Read more »

  • John Mayer back after 'dumb interviews'

    Mayer expressed regret Tuesday for making racially and sexually charged comments to Playboy and Rolling Stone in 2010. "I did a couple of really dumb interviews and then that kind of woke me up," the singer said on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."Mayer, 34, told   Read more »

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About John Mayer

John Clayton Mayer ( /ˈmeɪ.ər/ MAY-ər; (born October 16, 1977) is an American pop and blues rock musician, singer-songwriter, recording artist, and music producer. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and raised in Fairfield, Connecticut, he attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. He moved to Atlanta in 1997, where he refined his skills and gained a following, and he now lives in New York City. His first two studio albums, Room for Squares and Heavier Things, did well commercially, achieving multi-platinum status. In 2003, he won a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Your Body Is a Wonderland."

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