John Clayton Mayer (/ˈmeɪ.ər/ may-ər;[1] born October 16, 1977) is an American rock musician, singer-songwriter, recording artist, and music producer.[2] Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and raised in Fairfield, 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 Montana.[3] His first two studio albums, Room for Squares and Heavier Things, did well commercially, achieving multi-platinum status.[4] In 2003, he won a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Your Body Is a Wonderland."[5]
Mayer began his career performing mainly acoustic rock, but gradually began a transition towards the blues genre in 2005 by collaborating with renowned blues artists such as B. B. King, Buddy Guy, and Eric Clapton, and by forming the John Mayer Trio. The blues influence can be heard throughout his 2005 live album Try! with the John Mayer Trio and his third studio album Continuum, released in September 2006. At the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in 2007, Mayer won Best Pop Vocal Album for Continuum and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Waiting on the World to Change". He released his fourth studio album, Battle Studies, in November 2009. His fifth album, Born and Raised, which saw another musical style shift, was released in May 2012. He has sold over ten million albums in the U.S. and over 20 million albums worldwide.
Mayer's career pursuits have extended to stand-up comedy, graphic design, television hosting, and writing; he has written pieces for magazines, most notably for Esquire. He is also involved in philanthropic activities through charity work and various environmental causes.
Legendary american musician John Mayer reveals he's coming back to the studio to write his next studio album, Rolling Stone reports.
"John is recording his 6th studio album," says the Mayer's official Facebook page announcement. "Check back every Tuesday for more Studio Session videos to see what's going on behind the scenes."
The first video shows Mayer toying with an amp, looking over his collection of pedals and picking out a spacey, washed-out lick. Check it out below.
"I'm up to four or five songs I think are really cool," adds Mayer himself. "There's a song called 'Badge and Gun' that's pure country. I'd like to do a country EP at some point, a smallish record."
He continued: "I like a lot of stuff I didn't think I was going to like 10 years ago. That excites me."
Mayer's 2013 comeback kicked off in January when he performed live for the first time in two years after undergoing two rounds of surgery to repair a granuloma in his throat. Mayer is now set for a sprawling summer tour that kicks off July 6th in Milwaukee.
The latest Mayer's studio album, "Born and Raised," was released on May 22, 2012.
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