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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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Why Georgia
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Shoutbox
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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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lusion01 wrote:
Thank god he made Continuum
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chrismonaghan wrote:
Words cannot describe how much I base my life upon this man... He his my hero.
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SmashingTimes wrote:
"Say" <3
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udoblues wrote:
Great Guy ! Great stuff !
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debsh wrote:
Fit as fuck
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jayb44 wrote:
he is the guitar god of our generation! for all you JM fans like myself looking for some new tunes check out some stuff i put out recently, kind of a chill, pop-soul vibe if you like? http://www.last.fm/music/Jay+Broyer
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emmm_03 wrote:
No, it won't all go the way it should. But I know the heart of life is good.
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bredfield wrote:
John Mayer fans check out BILLY REDFIELD. you will like him.
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bredfield wrote:
John Mayer fans check out BILLY REDFIELD. you will like him.
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stugreenham wrote:
Fucking legend! cool guy cool music cool voice!
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_juh wrote:
He's a playa!
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starLeak wrote:
demasiadoo beshoo...
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cccid wrote:
i want to adopt his personality
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