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John Mayer is Born
John Clayton Mayer was born on October 16, 1977 in Bridgeport, CT. Mayer soon picked up the guitar at age 13, and was playing at local blues clubs both solo and with the band Villanova Junction ("John Mayer"). -
Berklee College of Music
"When the idea of going to Berklee came up, I had dropped songwriting for the moment. I never thought of going to Berklee to become a great songwriter; I wanted to learn how to be the best guitar player going. I went for the first semester with that in mind. You confront your own identity right away when you go to Berklee. Some people never saw who they were until they got there" (Berklee College of Music). -
Leaving Berklee for Atlanta
"I made a friend at Berklee, Clay Cook, who was from Atlanta, and we started writing songs together. We both decided to withdraw from the college at the same time. We cowrote "No Such Thing." I never would have thought to put those in there I was stuck there in Atlanta, I kind of looked at my guitar and said, "It's just you and me. I'll go where you take me" (Berklee College of Music). -
Mayer's Big Break
When Mayer appeared at the 2000's South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, TX, he signed with Aware Records, a Columbia subsidiary. His first full-length album, Room for Squares was picked up by Columbia for wide release ("John Mayer"). -
Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Mayer accepts the Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Your Body is a Wonderland," and later regrets his acceptance speech (Perez). -
Heavier Things
Heavier Things debuted at Number Oneand yielded singles "Bigger Than My Body" and "Daughters" ("John Mayer). -
The John Mayer Trio
Mayer makes an unexpected move when he forms a bluesy, guitar-driven band called the John Mayer Trio. They release an album, Try! which included veteran session musicians Steve Jordan on drums and Pino Palladino on bass ("John Mayer"). -
Continuum
Mayer releases Continuum, which includes "Waiting on the World to Change." The CD becomes Mayer's third studio album to go platinum ("John Mayer"). -
Two More Grammys for Mayer
Mayer was ominated for five awards, and wins Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Say" and Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance for "Gravity" at the 51st Grammy Awards ("John Mayer"). Making this his seventh Grammy.
Mayer winning his Grammy for "Say" ("John Mayer Grammy Say"). -
Paradise Valley
Mayer's newest album is released and although he hasn't been on tour in three years due to vocal cord damage, he will be performing this album live over the summer (McKinley). -
John Speaks his Mind
Mayer is questioned about the Grammys and has some very honest words to say about it (Oxford Union).
