John Mayer

John Mayer has dated actress Jennifer Love Hewitt, singer Jessica Simpson, singer Taylor Swift, and actress Minka Kelly among other prominent show biz personalities.

In 2002, he formed an NGO, ‘Back to You’ Fund , that fundraises for healthcare, education, arts and talent development.

He supports campaigns creating awareness about climate change and has performed a number of times for charity. He also supports Elton John AIDS Foundation.

John Clayton Mayer was born on October 16, 1977 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He grew up in Fairfield. His father Richard was a high school principal, and his mother Margaret Mayer was a middle school English teacher. He has two brothers.

For his junior year, he attended the Center for Global Studies at Brien McMahon High School in Norwalk.

He first became fascinated with guitar after watching Michael J. Fox's guitar performance in a movie, and he fell in love with blues music after he heard a Stevie Ray Vaughan cassette.

When he was 13, his father rented a guitar for him. He started taking lessons, and got so engrossed in it that his concerned parents took him to a psychiatrist, who declared him healthy. Later he said that his parents' troubled marriage often forced him to "disappear in his own world.”

While he was in high school, he started playing guitar at bars and other venues. He also joined a band called Villanova Junction and played with Tim Procaccini, Rich Wolf, and Joe Beleznay.

John Mayer released his debut EP, ‘Inside Wants Out’ on September 24, 1999. The album was re-released by Columbia Records in 2002. Some of the songs, such as ‘Back to You’, ‘My Stupid Mouth’, and ‘No Such Thing’ were again recorded for his debut album ‘Room for Squares’.

His debut studio album ‘Room for Squares’ was released on June 5, 2001. The album peaked at No. 8 on US Billboard 200 chart. It is his best-selling album to date, having sold over 4,484,000 copies in the US.

His second studio album ‘Heavier Things’ was released on September 9, 2003. Although his songwriting received negative criticism, the album generated positive reviews.

In 2005, he formed a rock band ‘The John Mayer Trio’ with bassist Pino Palladino and drummer Steve Jordan in which he served as the guitarist. The band released a live album, ‘Try!’ in 2005.

His third studio album ‘Continuum’ was released on September 12, 2006. The album incorporated musical elements of blues, marking a change in Mayer's musical style. Music critics praised the album, and Mayer received several accolades.

John Mayer’s debut album ‘Room for Squares’ received positive reviews from music critics. His second studio album ‘Heavier Things’ debuted at No. 1 on US Billboard 200 chart, and sold 317,000 copies in the first week.

His ’Continuum’ album debuted at No 2 on the US Billboard 200 chart, and sold 300,186 copies in the first week. Eventually, it sold over 3 million copies worldwide. The album ‘Battle Studies’ debuted at No. 1 on US Billboard 200 chart, and sold over a million copies in the US.