John Mayer

John Mayer

Although I listen to various music genres, John Mayer is a singer who has extremely influenced my music taste.

My “infatuation” towards him began circa 2 years ago, when I accidentally came across one of his singles “In Your Atmosphere”. His incredible voice pushed me to listen to all of his albums, which now I adore.

John Mayer is an American pop and blues rock musician, singer-songwriter, recording artist, and music producer. His first two studio albums, Room for Squares and Heavier Things, did well commercially, achieving multi-platinum status. In 2003, he won a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Your Body Is a Wonderland."

Mayer began his career performing mainly acoustic rock, but gradually began a transition towards the blues genre in 2005 by collaborating with renowned blues artists such as B. B. King, Buddy Guy, and Eric Clapton, and by forming the John Mayer Trio. The blues influence can be heard throughout his 2005 live album Try! with the John Mayer Trio and his third studio album Continuum, released in September 2006. At the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in 2007 Mayer won Best Pop Vocal Album for Continuum and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Waiting on the World to Change". He released his fourth studio album, Battle Studies, in November 2009. He has sold over 10 million albums in the U.S. and 20 million albums worldwide.

Had it not been for him, probably I would have never become so much into the acoustic rock. It is thanks to him that I’ve got familiar with other such great musicians as Jason Mraz, Howie Day, Damien Rice or James Morrison.