John Mayer
John Mayer
John Clayton Mayeris an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer. He was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and raised in nearby Fairfield. He attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, but disenrolled and moved to Atlanta, Georgia, in 1997 with Clay Cook. Together, they formed a short-lived, two-man band called Lo-Fi Masters. After their split, Mayer continued to play local clubs—refining his skills and gaining a following. After his appearance at the 2001 South by Southwest Festival, he was signed to...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth16 October 1977
CountryUnited States of America
the trapper keeper is the genisis of OCD for my generation.
All I want a song to do is just to kind of present an idea.
I can make the most tasteless reference at some point and then go into one of my most earnest songs of the repertoire.
I've figured out my learning curve. I can look at something and somehow know exactly how long it will take for me to learn it.
I'm a mess of unfinished thoughts.
Whenever they say it can’t be done, remind them that they make a jellybean that tastes exactly like popcorn.
So scared of getting older, I'm only good at being young.
I've never walked into a restaurant, asked for a table and been told, 'We're full.'
Friends, lovers, or nothing, we can really only ever be one.
I'm not as surprised in going from playing 1,000 seats to 4,000 seats as I was from 100 to 500 seats.
Maybe someday you can accuse somebody of being a poseur by selling out and playing blues music, but that's just not going to happen in my lifetime.
I scientifically engineer my music to be as accessible as possible.
I'm not an icon. Not even in America.
And i start sleeping and dreaming and i think i'll dream about you, all through the night.