Albums by John Mayer
ALBUMSob RockJohn Mayer
ALBUMThe Search for EverythingJohn Mayer
ALBUMParadise ValleyJohn Mayer
ALBUMBorn and RaisedJohn Mayer
ALBUMBattle Studies (Deluxe Version)John Mayer
ALBUMAs/Is - LiveJohn Mayer
ALBUMHeavier ThingsJohn Mayer
ALBUMRoom for SquaresJohn Mayer
John Mayer's Popular Music Videos
Who Says
John Mayer
Making of 'Who Says'
John Mayer
New Light (Premium Content)
John Mayer
Last Train Home (Ballad Version)
John Mayer
Last Train Home
John Mayer
Free Fallin' (Live at the Nokia Theatre)
John Mayer
Carry Me Away (Lyric Video)
John Mayer
Shot in the Dark
John Mayer
Who You Love (feat. Katy Perry)
John Mayer
Wild Blue
John Mayer
Artist Playlists
John Mayer Essentials
The soft guitar rocker with a raspy-smooth voice can enchant just about anyone.
John Mayer: Love Songs
Get comfortably close with this bluesy heartthrob.
Inspired by John Mayer
His tender songwriting pervades modern pop, folk, and rock.
John Mayer: Influences
His artistry is shaped by both modern jam pop and classic blues.
John Mayer: Chill
Lean back and relax with some of their mellowest cuts.
John Mayer: Deep Cuts
Taking on pop, country, and stretched-out rock in style.
John Mayer: The Sob Rock Interview
John Mayer opens up to Zane about his eighth studio album Sob Rock.
Artist Biography
Singer/songwriter, bluesman, pop star, guitar hero, R&B crooner—John Mayer is a bundle of personalities that are nearly impossible to reconcile. His initial run of albums, beginning with his 2003 debut, Room for Squares, and capping with Battle Studies in 2009, established him as a chart-topping heartthrob. Deft fretwork is there, certainly, yet it’s the husky whisper, sexual tension, and effortless hooks that make him one of the preeminent artists of the 2000s. Onstage, it’s a different story, however. Mayer’s tightly crafted hits loosen up and stretch out, revealing his roots in classic rock, soul, and blues. It’s this John Mayer who takes center stage in the 2010s. Pop still makes appearances, but on Born and Raised and Paradise Valley, he goes all in, serving up pedal-steel-inflected ballads haunted by hippie California. In this context, Mayer teaming up with surviving members of the Grateful Dead to form Dead & Company in 2015 makes total sense. Playing the role of Jerry Garcia opposite Bob Weir, he transforms into a guitar guru, weaving psychedelic tapestries night after night for Deadheads across the United States. But just as fans get used to an older and wiser Mayer seemingly easing into the jam-band lifestyle, he doubles back and drops the 2018 single “New Light,” a slice of purring, disco-inspired pop that could be credited to a neo-soul star barely out of their teens.
Hometown
Bridgeport, CT, United States
Genre
Rock