존 메이어

소개

존 클레이턴 메이어(John Clayton Mayer, 1977년 10월 16일 ~ )는 미국의 음악가이다. 코네티컷주 브리지포트에서 태어났으며, 애틀랜타로 가기 전에는 마룬 5의 기타리스트 제임스 밸런타인과 함께 버클리 음악 대학을 다녔다. 2003년에는 〈Your Body Is a Wonderland〉로 그래미 어워드 최우수 남성 팝 보컬 퍼포먼스 상을 받았다.

John Clayton Mayer is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, but he left for Atlanta in 1997 with fellow guitarist Clay Cook, with whom he formed the short-lived rock duo Lo-Fi Masters. After their split, Mayer continued to play at local clubs, refining his skills and gaining a minor following. He performed at the 2000 South by Southwest festival, and was subsequently signed by Aware Records, an imprint of Columbia Records through which he released his debut extended play (EP), Inside Wants Out (1999). His first two studio albums—Room for Squares (2001) and Heavier Things (2003)—were both met with critical and commercial success; the former spawning the single "Your Body Is a Wonderland", which won Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 45th Annual Grammy Awards, while the latter peaked atop the Billboard 200.