1. The Life of John Mayer

2. Background
John Mayer was born on October 16, 1977
in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
He is the second of three children.
He attended Fairfield High School.

3. Beginnings in Music
 Became interested
in the guitar after
watching Back to
the Future.
 Spent so much time
playing that his
parents had him
evaluated by a
psychiatrist.

4. Beginnings in Music Cont.
 The first recordings
he ever owned were
by Stevie Ray
Vaughn.
 Began taking
lessons at a guitar
shop.
 Cardiac
Dysrhythmia.

5. Musical Education
 At 19, attended
Berklee for 2
semesters.
 Failed out and
moved to Atlanta
with Clay Cook.
 The two experience
musical differences.

6. Inside Wants Out
 Recorded first
independent EP
locally.
 Contained “No Such
Thing.”
 “No Such Thing,” as
well as other songs
on the EP were co
written by Clay
Cook.

7. Room For Squares
 Performance at
South by Southwest
got Mayer signed to
Aware Records.
 Columbia records
signs John Mayer
and re-releases
Room For Squares.

8. Heavier Things
 Peaked at number
one on the US
Billboard 200 chart.
 Daughter’s was his
first No. 1 single.
 Received favorable
reviews.

9. Continuum
 Written to combine
Mayer’s pop and
blues influences.
 “Waiting on the
World to Change hit
”No. 25 on Billboard
hot 100 Chart and
was the 3rd most
downloaded song
on iTunes in its first
week.

10. Grammies
 Won Best Male Pop
Vocal Performance
for “Your Body Is a
Wonderland.”
 Won Song of the
Year for
“Daughters.”
 Best Pop Song with
Vocal for "Waiting on
the World to
Change" and Best
Pop Album for
“Continuum.”

11. Born and Raised
 Mayer’s newest
album
 Discusses adulthood
and touches on the
many mistakes
Mayer has made in
his personal life.