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Born: 1977 10 16
iSound Site: www.isound.com/john_mayer
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| John Mayer grew up in suburban Connecticut listening to pop music. When he was in his teens, he became influenced by blues legend, Steve Ray Vaughan. He decided to learn how to play the guitar. After only two years of playing, he began touring around Connecticut playing at l |
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John Mayer grew up in suburban Connecticut listening to pop music. When he was in his teens, he became influenced by blues legend, Steve Ray Vaughan. He decided to learn how to play the guitar. After only two years of playing, he began touring around Connecticut playing at local venues. When he was nineteen he enrolled in the very prestigious Beklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Mayer, however, did not stay very long. He became frustrated. He wanted to play his music rather than learn about music So, he left Berklee and moved to Atlanta.
Mayer’s debut album was entitled, Inside Wants Out. The album, which was released in 1999, featured mostly acoustic. Some tracks, however, had full bands. Mayer soon became a regular at Atlanta’s Eddie’s Attic. In March 2000, Mayer was recognized after playing at the South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas. He soon signed a recording contract with Columbia Record’s subsidiary company, Aware. In the Fall of 2000, he began working with producer John Alagia (Dave Matthews Band, Ben Fold Five) to create his album, Room For Squares. The album, like his previous one, was mostly acoustic focuses on the singer’s smooth bluesy/pop voice. Some tracks, however, did contain full electric bands. Many compared Mayer to the sounds of Dave Matthews Band.
In the summer of 2001, Room For Squares was re-released. The new release contained an original bonus track, two covers songs (Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan), and re-mixes done by producer Jack Joseph Puig (Eric Clapton, Weezer, Black Crowes). Mayer then went on an international tour. In 2002, he received a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist. He lost to Norah Jones. Later that year, he released his live album entitled Any Given Thursday. In September 2003, Mayer released Heavier Things. The album was frowned upon by many critics due to the fact they believed the singer demonstrated no real growth in his new album. For audiences who enjoyed Room For Squares, however, Heavier Things is exactly what they were looking for.
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John Mayer's lyrics; is it me, or...
OK, I've noticed that some of his lyrics are things that I think about, but think are too dumb or bonehead to say out loud or even to be thinking about. But, he says them in a way that makes me think DUH and they get me thinking about something else. I think he's got an awesome mind, an awesome talent, and he's incredibly smart. I'm glad he writes the way he does; it's nice to know that I'm not the only person thinking about some of these dorky things. Anyone else feel the same way?
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was awesome!!! [[gives two thumbs up]] | BillieJoeKing1039 | Give me an example of his lyrics liek
that..............? | Emogurl18287 | | i love him soo much! he is really good! | oxlusciousxo319 | john mayer is pretty cool - but he makes the
funniest facial expressions when he sings-
lol not that that's bad- it just is - but
I have to disagree- I think John mayer is
very ugly- good voice tho | hols | I bought his last cd...I think.....Room of
squares, or something...........I really
liked the way he plays, in fact, i didnt play
much attention to the lirycs, but he really
knows how to play an acoustic guitar ;D | yeahyeahyeah | | | |
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