Real Name: John Clayton Mayer

Height: 6' 3" (1.91 m)

Sex: Male

Nationality: American

Genre: Alternative, Pop Rock

Born: October 16th, 1977

Birth Place: Bridgeport, Connecticut

Raised In: Fairfield, Connecticut

Trademark: Addictive Simplicity

Education: Berklee School of Music in Boston, Fairfield Warde High School, Brien McMahon High School

Guitar: started playing guitar at the age of 13

Siblings: older brother named Carl and a younger brother named Ben

Got his start: playing at blues bars and other venues in the area (Connecticut)

Breakthrough Single: "No Such Thing" (2002) #13 US, #23 Australia

Debut Studio Album: Inside Wants Out (1999, indie release); Room for Squares (2001)

Did You Know: studied Japanese in Japan, in a high school band called Villanova Junction

Profession: musician