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John Mayer

John Clayton Mayer (born on October 16, 1977) is a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Originally from Connecticut, he briefly attended Berklee College of Music before moving to Atlanta, Georgia in 1998, where he refined his skills and began gaining a following. His first two studio albums, Room for Squares and Heavier Things, both did well commercially, going multi-platinum. Additionally, in 2003 he won a Best Male Pop Vocal Performance Grammy for his signature song, "Your Body Is a Wonderland".

After originally performing mainly acoustic rock, in 2005 Mayer made a transition towards the blues genre by collaborating with renowned blues artists such as BB King and ultimately forming the John Mayer Trio. The blues influence can also be seen on his album Continuum, released in September 2006. Mayer won Best Pop Vocal Album for Continuum and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Waiting on the World to Change" at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in February 2007.

Mayer's other interests include stand-up comedy, design, and writing; he has written pieces for several magazines, most notably for Esquire. He also has gotten involved in charity through his "Back to You" fund and his efforts in averting man-made global climate change.

Early life

Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Mayer grew up in nearby Fairfield, the second of three sons.[1] There, he became friends with future tennis star James Blake.[2] Mayer mostly attended the former Fairfield High School, although he was enrolled in the Center for Global Studies at Brien McMahon High School (in Norwalk, Connecticut) for his junior year. Then known as the Center for Japanese Studies Abroad, it is a magnet program for students wanting to learn Japanese.[3]

Mayer listened to pop music as a child. During an appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, he said that he had played the clarinet for a while in middle school, with minor success. Subsequently, at the age of thirteen, he became fascinated with the guitar, and his father rented one for him.[a][4]

Soon after getting his guitar, his neighbor gave him a Stevie Ray Vaughan cassette, intensely sparking Mayer's love of the blues.[5][b] Despite the reservations of his parents, Mayer became consumed with playing the guitar, and after two years of practice, he started playing at blues bars and other venues in the area.[3][4] While in high school, he was in a band called Villanova Junction with Joe Beleznay, Tim Procaccini, and Rich Wolf.[6]

When Mayer was seventeen, he was suddenly stricken with a cardiac arrhythmia that sent him to the hospital for a weekend. The trauma of the incident sparked his songwriting, and he penned his first lyrics the night he got home. Shortly thereafter, he began suffering from crippling panic attacks and even now he keeps Xanax, an anti-anxiety drug, with him.[7]

Career

Early career

After playing the guitar for several years, Mayer enrolled in the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts at the age of nineteen.[1] After two semesters, he chose to cut his studies short, and at the urging of his college friend and Atlanta native, Clay Cook, the two moved to Atlanta, Georgia .[8] They began their career in earnest there, quickly making a name for their two-man band, LoFi Masters. They frequented the local coffee house and club circuit in venues like Eddie's Attic.[4] Cook has said, however, that they began expressing musical differences, as Mayer wanted to take the duo in more of a pop direction.[9] The two parted ways and Mayer embarked on his solo career.[8]

With the help of local producer and engineer Glenn Matullo, Mayer recorded the independent EP Inside Wants Out. Cook is also cited as the co-writer of many of the songs from the EP, most notably, Mayer's first commercial single release "No Such Thing."[9] The EP includes only eight songs, all with Mayer on lead vocals and guitars. On the first track, "Back To You," a full band was enlisted, including the EP's co-producer David "DeLa" LaBruyere on bass guitars.[10] Mayer and LaBruyere then began to tour throughout Georgia and the surrounding states.

Major label success

Cover to the 2001 Aware release of Room for Squares.

Mayer's name began to grow, and a March 2000 appearance at the South by Southwest Music Festival brought him to the attention of "launch" label Aware Records.[11] After touring in the Aware Festival concerts and having his songs included on Aware compilations, in early 2001 Aware released Mayer's internet-only album entitled Room for Squares. During that time, Aware inked a deal with Columbia Records that gave Columbia first pick in signing Aware artists, and so in September of the same year, Columbia remixed and re-released Room for Squares.[12] As part of the re-release, the album artwork was updated, and the track "3X5" was added. This major label "debut" included the first half of the songs that had appeared previously on his independent release.

By the end of 2002, Room for Squares had spawned several radio hits, including "No Such Thing," "Your Body Is a Wonderland," and ultimately "Why Georgia" (a radio-only single). In 2003, Mayer won a Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Your Body Is a Wonderland." In his acceptance speech he remarked, "This is very, very fast, and I promise to catch up."[13] He also figuratively referred to himself as being sixteen, a remark that many mistook to mean that he was only sixteen years old at the time.

In 2003, Mayer released a live CD and DVD of a concert in Birmingham, Alabama entitled Any Given Thursday. The concert featured songs previously not heard, such as "Man on the Side" (co-written with Cook) and "Something's Missing," which later appeared on Heavier Things. The concert also included "Covered In Rain." According to the included DVD documentary, this song is "part two" of the song "City Love," which features the line "covered in rain." Commercially, the album quickly peaked at #17 on the Billboard 200 chart. The CD/DVD received conservative, though consistent, praise, with critics torn between his pop-idol image, and (at the time) emerging guitar prowess. Erik Crawford (with AMG) asked "Is he the consummate guitar hero exemplified when he plays a cover of Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'Lenny,' or is he the teen idol that the pubescent girls shriek for after he plays 'Your Body Is a Wonderland?'"[14][15]

Heavier Things, Mayer's sophomore album, was realeased in 2003, to generally favorable reviews. Rolling Stone, AMG and Blender all gave positive, though conservative, feedback, with PopMatters calling the album "a sophomore effort that doesn't have as many drawbacks as one might assume."[16] The album was commercially successful, and while it did not sell as well as Room for Squares, it peaked at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart. The single "Daughters" earned Mayer his first number one single, as well as a Grammy for Song of the Year in 2005, beating out fellow contenders Alicia Keys and Kanye West. He dedicated the award to his grandmother, Annie Hoffman, who passed away in May 2004. He also won Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, beating Elvis Costello, Prince, and Seal for the award. Mayer also was honored with the Hal David Starlight Award (previously the Starlight Award) at the 37th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in 2006.[17]

Mayer again recorded live concerts across seven nights of his U.S. tour in 2004. These recordings were released to the iTunes music store under the title as/is, indicating that the errors were included along with the good moments. A few months later, a "best of" CD was compiled from the as/is nights. The album included a previously unreleased cover of Marvin Gaye's song "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)," featuring a solo from Mayer's support act - jazz and blues turntablist DJ Logic. All of the album covers of the as/is releases feature drawings of anthropomorphic bunnies.

Change in musical direction

Template:Sound sample box align leftTemplate:Sample box endMayer soon began extensive collaborations, often outside of his genre. In 2004, after the three saw the movie Ray together, Mayer worked with hip hop artists Kanye West and Common, appearing on Common's song "Go!" and being included initially on West's album Late Registration, though their collaboration "Bittersweet" remains unreleased. Due to these collaborations, Mayer received praise from rap heavyweights like Jay-Z and Nelly.[18]

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Family Guy mention

Spoofing his sudden ubiquity, TV comedy Family Guy referenced John Mayer in a 2005 episode. When asked about his presence in the hip hop community, Mayer said, "It's not music out there right now. That's why, to me, hip-hop is where rock used to be."[19]

It was around this time that Mayer began hinting a change in his musical interests, announcing that he was "closing up shop on acoustic sensitivity."[19] In 2005, he began a string of collaborations with various important and provocative blues artists, including Buddy Guy, B.B. King, Eric Clapton, and jazz artist John Scofield. He also toured with legendary jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, which included a show at the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tennessee. These collaborations led to recordings with several of these artists, namely, Clapton (Back Home, Crossroads Guitar Festival), Guy (Bring 'Em In), Scofield (That's What I Say) and King (80).

Although Mayer has maintained a reputation for being a sensitive singer-songwriter, he has also gained distinction as an accomplished guitarist, influenced by the likes of the above artists, as well as Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Robert Cray and Freddie King.[20]

John Mayer Trio

Main article: John Mayer Trio

Template:Sound sample box align rightTemplate:Sample box end In the spring of 2005, Mayer formed the John Mayer Trio with bassist Pino Palladino and drummer Steve Jordan, both of whom he had met through previous studio sessions. The trio played a combination of blues and rock music. In October 2005, the Trio opened for The Rolling Stones during a sold-out club tour of their own.[21] In November 2005, they released a live album called Try! The first single, "Who Did You Think I Was?," lyrically underscores Mayer's decision to move away from acoustic pop music and towards blues with the line "Got a brand new blues that I can't explain."

The John Mayer Trio took a break in mid-2006. On September 12, however, Mayer has announced plans for the Trio to begin work on a studio album in the future.[22]

Continuum and beyond

Cover art for the single "Waiting on the World to Change," the first from the album Continuum.

Mayer's latest album, entitled Continuum, was released on September 12, 2006, and was produced by Mayer himself and Steve Jordan. Mayer suggested the album was intended to combine his signature pop music with the feel, sound, groove and sensibilities of the blues. In that vein, two of the tracks from his trio release Try! — the funky "Vultures" and the blues centerpiece "Gravity" — also were included on Continuum.[1]

The first single from Continuum was "Waiting on the World to Change," which debuted on The Ron and Fez Show. The song was the third most downloaded song of the week on the iTunes Music Store following its release on July 11, 2006, and debuted at #25 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. On August 23, 2006, Mayer debuted the entire album on the Los Angeles radio station Star 98.7, giving commentary on each track.[23] A subsequent version was released the next day on the Clear Channel Music website as a streaming sneak preview. On September 22, 2006, Mayer appeared on CSI, playing "Waiting on the World to Change" and "Slow Dancing in a Burning Room." The song "Gravity" was featured on the television series House in the episode "Cane & Able."

On December 7, 2006, the 2007 Grammy nominees were announced. Mayer was nominated for five Grammys including the prestigious Album of the Year. John Mayer Trio also received a nomination for their album Try!. He won two: Best Pop Song with Vocal for "Waiting on the World to Change" and Best Pop Album for Continuum.

Mayer remixed an acoustic version of his single, "Waiting on the World to Change" with vocal additions from fellow musician Ben Harper. In preparation for recording Continuum, Mayer booked the Village Recorder in Los Angeles to record five demo acoustic versions of his songs with veteran musician Robbie McIntosh. This resulting EP was released on December 12, 2006 as, entitled The Village Sessions. As usual, Mayer oversaw the artwork of the release.[24]

In a December 2006 blog entry Mayer announced he had begun writing new material.[25] He also indicated that he was in the studio experimenting with music in a sort of a blend of jazz (mentioning Elvin Jones as inspiration) and pop — aiming to produce what he calls today's "modern music," as jazz was once called.[26]

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Mayer (center), with Frusciante (right) and Trucks (left), on the cover of Rolling Stone 1020

Mayer made the cover of Rolling Stone (#1020) in February 2007, along with John Frusciante and Derek Trucks. He was named as one of the "New Guitar Gods" and the cover nicknamed him "Slowhand, Jr.," a reference to Eric Clapton.[20] Additionally, he was selected by the editors of TIME magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People of 2007, and was listed among artists and entertainers.[27]

Other projects

In 2002, Mayer began the "Back To You" Fund (named after the song), a non-profit organization that focuses on fundraising in the areas of health care, education, the arts, and talent development. The foundation is funded by Mayer's auction site (managed by BusinessHere Inc.), which makes available for bid exclusive John Mayer items, such as plectrums, t-shirts, and signed CDs. The auctions have been successful, with tickets often selling for 1,625% over their face value. The auctions have also consistently exceeded their revenue goals.[28][29]

In 2003, Martin Guitars gave Mayer his own signature model acoustic guitar called the OM-28 John Mayer.[30] The guitar was limited to a run of only 404, Atlanta's area code.[31] This acoustic was followed by the release of a signature Stratocaster electric guitar by Fender guitars in 2005 — three different models in total. Mayer's frist two signature Fender Stratocasters are not limited edition models. The third Stratocaster, finished in charcoal frost metallic paint with racing stripe, was limited to only 100 guitars. In August 2006, Fender started manufacturing SERIES II John Mayer Stratocasters. The new Olympic white with mint green pickguard and cream plastics replaced the shoreline gold model.[32] In January 2007, Two Rock collaborated with Mayer on custom-designed amps. Only twenty-five (all signed by Mayer himself) were made available to the public.[33][34] June 2007 saw the release of the "album art" guitar, with the CONTINUUM motif repeated on the face of the instrument.[35] Mayer is a passionate collector of guitars, and in 2006 his collection was estimated at over 200.[7]

In 2004 Mayer had one-shot half-hour comedy special on VH1, entitled John Mayer Has a TV Show. Mayer wears a bear suit and anonymously chats with concertgoers in the parking lot outside one of his concerts, mispronouncing his last name and poking fun at his own image. He conducts a fake focus group, in which he suggests that Richard Marx had written many of his songs and that he has sold out. He also spends a fair deal of time with special guest Trick Daddy. Other parts of the show include shaving the drum tech's head and antics at a CD signing event.

In the June 1, 2004, issue of Esquire, Mayer began a column called "Music Lessons with John Mayer." Each article featured a lesson (some more scholarly than others) and his take on various topics, both of personal and popular interest. In the August 2005 issue he invited readers to create music for orphaned lyrics he had written.[36] The winner was Tim Fagan of L.A., as announced in the following January's issue.[37]

John Mayer with David Ryan Harris playing at Macworld 2005 in San Francisco.

In recent years, Mayer has been a fixture of the keynote address during Apple's annual Macworld Conference & Expo. In January 2004, he joined Steve Jobs as Jobs introduced the software application GarageBand.[38] He rejoined Jobs on stage for a solo performance at Macworld 2007, following the announcement of the iPhone.[39] Mayer has also done some endorsements, such a Volkswagen commercial for the Beetle's guitar outlet and for the BlackBerry Curve.[40]

Mayer is active online, and has maintained three blogs: a MySpace page, a blog at his official site, and a blog at Honeyee.com. Though they primarily deal with career-related matters, they also contain jokes, his convictions, and his personal activities; they occasionally overlap in content. He is noted for writing the blogs himself, and not through a publicist.[27]

I'm actually into sneakers on a design level. I've got a big design thing going on in my life right now ... I love designing stuff. I mean, my biggest dream, forget Grammys, I want to be able to design an Air Max.

John Mayer (AP, 2006)[41]

Mayer is also heavily interested in design. His blog features a variety of his designs ranging from T-shirts, guitar totes and, most dear to his heart, sneakers. In August 2006, Mayer started JMltd, a minor clothing line of Mayer-themed merchandise that he has designed. The products are currently available only at his shows, although he has said they will eventually be available online.[42] In Rolling Stone, he related that after former Columbia Records head, Don Ienner, panned Continuum, Mayer briefly considered quitting music altogether and going to design school full time.[7]

Stand-up comedy is a growing hobby of Mayer's. He makes regular, though random, appearances at the famed Comedy Cellar when he is in New York. He says that although it is risky, it helps him write better.[7]

In an April 2007 blog entry, Mayer announced that in his efforts to help reverse global warming, he is promoting a more mid-ranged approach to being ecologically aware. He originally dubbed his approach "Light Green," however, due to copyright conflicts, changed it to "Another Kind of Green," taken from a song title from the Trio's album Try![43] Central in Mayer's proposal is to not be extreme in either direction: neither completely fearful nor completely ambivalent of global warming. In this vein, while generally maintaining his lifestyle, he is gradually designing and implemeting "products that are cheap, easy alternatives to cut down on plastics," and encouraging others to do the same through his blog. He has also converted his tour bus to bio-diesel fuel.[44] Mayer is partnering with Incase in producing various products, such as a reusable grocery bag and water bottles.[43][c] Mayer will also be participating in the East Rutherford, New Jersey location of the Live Earth project, a musical rally to support awareness for global warming to be held on July 7, 2007.[45] Reverb, an evironmental advocacy group, will set up informational booths and help his crew conserve energy on the summer leg of his 2007 tour.[46]

Touring

Mayer allows audio taping at most of his live performances, and he also allows for the non-commercial trading of those recordings.[47] He does this to give fans the opportunity to recreate the live experience, and to encourage fan interaction.[48] Tape trading was also instrumental in Mayer becoming better known in the early stages of his career.

To date, Mayer has toured with many groups, including Maroon 5,[49] Guster, Counting Crows,[50] The Wallflowers, Teitur,[51] and Sheryl Crow. Crow and Mayer, who both had recently appeared on the Cars Soundtrack together, co-headlined a tour that ran from August to October 2006, before each artist continued their respective solo tours.[52] Mayer and Crow traded numerous on-stage shenanigans during their last week touring together, as documented on Mayer's blog.[53]

Shortly after, he began promoting Continuum in Europe with his band, as he has yet to reach the popularity abroad that he enjoys in North America.[54] Beyond this, Mayer played at the Desert Rhythm Festival in Dubai, and other international dates that included Australia, New Zealand and Japan. His official Continuum tour kicked off on January 25, 2007, in Jacksonville, FL. Opening dates of the tour were dogged by reports of Jessica Simpson joining him on the road.[55] The initial North American leg wrapped on February 28, 2007 with a show at Madison Square Garden, a performance which the New York Post described as "career-defining."[56]

On February 4, 2008, Mayer will headline The Mayercraft Carrier, a three-day Caribbean cruise that will include a dozen other hand-picked artists. The event will be held in conjunction with Sixthman (a music event planner) and Carnival Cruise Lines.[57].

John Mayer live band

Mayer's 2007 touring band consists of:

  • David Ryan Harris: guitar and backing vocals
  • Robbie McIntosh: guitar
  • David LaBruyere: bass
  • J.J. Johnson: drums
  • Chris Karlik: saxophones and flutes
  • Chuck McKinnon: trumpet and flugel horn
  • Ricky Peterson: keyboards, organ, and vocals

Previous members of Mayer's live band include:

  • Michael Chaves: guitars, keyboards and backing vocals
  • Stephen Chopek: drums and percussion
  • Clay Cook: guitars, keyboards and vocals (selected performances and with LoFi Masters)
  • Steve Jordan: drums, percussion and backing vocals (selected performances with Mayer and with John Mayer Trio)
  • Pino Palladino: bass guitar and backing vocals (selected performances with Mayer and with John Mayer Trio)

Personal life

Mayer has a number of tattoos. These include: "Home" and "Life" (from the song title) on the back of his left and right arms respectively, "SRV" (for his idol Stevie Ray Vaughan), "77" (his year of birth) on the left of his chest, and a koi-like fish on his right shoulder. In 2003, he got a tattoo of three squares on his right forearm, which, he has explained, he will fill in gradually.[58] As of 2007, two are filled.

Mayer is an avid collector of watches, and owns timepieces costing into the tens of thousands of dollars.[59][60] Mayer also has an extensive collection of sneakers, estimated (in 2006) at over 200 pairs.[7][61] Although he's never been diagnosed by a medical professional, Mayer experiences music → color synesthesia, or the sensation of "hearing colors," which he mentioned in a Rolling Stone interview.(Edwards 2006)

Mayer dated Jennifer Love Hewitt briefly in 2002. In a comedy routine in May 2006, he joked they never consummated their relationship; he later apologized to her for the raunchy routine.[62] Despite rumors to the contrary, Mayer did not date Heidi Klum in 2003.[58] Mayer dated Jessica Simpson for about nine months, beginning in the summer of 2006. Rumors started in August of that year with a People magazine article, but kicked into high gear when Mayer and Simpson spent New Year's holiday together in New York City, both attending Christina Aguilera's New Years Eve party.[63] At the 49th Annual Grammy Awards, Ryan Seacrest asked Mayer about his relationship with Simpson, but Mayer cryptically responded in Japanese. Despite some initially conflicting translations, he said "Jessica is a lovely woman, and I'm glad to be with her."[64] Simpson also accompanied Mayer for several dates of his 2007 Continuum tour, and the two went on a trip to Rome in March of that year.[65][66][67] However, reports indicate that the couple split in May 2007. [68]

John resides in a suburb of Los Angeles with his roommate and sound engineer, Chad Franscoviak.[7] He also has an apartment in New York City.[3]

Solo discography

Main article: John Mayer discography

Albums

Singles

Selected collaborations

  • "City Love" (2003) – Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
  • "Heart So Heavy" (2005) – Hurricane Relief: Come Together Now (with Aaron Neville)
  • "Go" (2005) – Common's Be
  • "I've Got Dreams To Remember" (2005) – "Bring 'Em In" (duet with Buddy Guy)
  • "I Don't Need No Doctor" (2005) – John Scofield's That's What I Say: John Scofield Plays the Music of Ray Charles
  • "Streetcorner Symphony" (2005) – Rob Thomas's Something to Be
  • "You Can Make It If You Try" (2005) – Sly & The Family Stone's Different Strokes By Different Folks
  • "Piece of My Heart" (2005) – Eric Clapton's Back Home (Mayer contributes lead guitar)
  • "Hummingbird" (2005) – B.B. King's 80
  • "Stitched Up" (2005) – Herbie Hancock's Possibilities
  • "Baby Hold On" (2006) – Dixie Chicks' Taking the Long Way (Mayer contributes guitar)
  • "I Hope" (2006) – Dixie Chicks' Taking the Long Way (Mayer contributes guitar)
  • "Dragonslayer" (2006) – North Mississippi Allstars' Electric Blue Watermelon (UK and Japanese releases only) (Mayer contributes guitar)
  • "Route 66" (2006) – Cars: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • "Hard to thrill" (2006) - JJ Cale and Eric Clapton's "The Road to Escondido"
  • "Bittersweet" (2007) - Kanye West's Graduation (Mayer contributes vocals with Keyshia Cole)
  • "TBA" (2007) — Alicia Keys' TBA 2007 album[69]

Awards

Year Award Category
2007 49th annual Grammy Awards
  • Best Pop Vocal Album for Continuum
  • Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Waiting on the World to Change"
Time Magazine's Top 100 Most Influential People
  • Entertainment industry member/Entertainer
2006 Dundies (from the NBC Television Show "The Office")
  • Tallest Music Dude
2005 33rd annual American Music Awards
  • Adult Contemporary: Favorite Artist
World Music Awards
  • World's Best Selling Rock Act
People's Choice Awards
  • Favorite Male Artist
47th annual Grammy Awards
  • Song Of The Year — songwriter for "Daughters"
  • Best Male Pop Vocal Performance — artist for "Daughters"
2004 BDS Certified Spin Awards (March 2004 recipients)
  • Reached 100,000 spins for "Why Georgia"
2003 31st Annual American Music Awards
  • Favorite Male Artist - Pop or Rock 'n Roll Music
15th Annual Boston Music Awards
  • Act of the Year[70]
  • Male Vocalist of the Year
  • Song of the Year for "Your Body Is a Wonderland"
45th Annual Grammy Awards
  • Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Your Body Is a Wonderland"
MTV Video Music Awards
  • Best Male Video
Radio Music Awards
  • Modern Adult Contemporary Radio Artist of the Year
  • Best Hook-Up Song for "Your Body Is a Wonderland"
Teen People Awards
  • Choice Music - Male Artist
  • Choice Music - Album for Any Given Thursday
Danish Music Awards
  • Best New Artist
2002 MTV Video Music Awards
  • Best New Artist in a Video for "No Such Thing" — nominated
Orville H. Gibson Guitar Awards
  • Les Paul Horizon Award (Most Promising Up and Coming Guitarist)
VH1 Big in 2002 Awards
  • Can't Get You Out of My Head Award for "No Such Thing"
Pollstar Concert Industry Awards
  • Best New Artist Tour

Notes

^ a: He was inspired by the Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) guitar performance in Back to The Future.[71]
^ b: Generally, it was believed that Mayer's father, a Bridgeport High School principal, had given him a tape player (confiscated from a student) that happened to contain Stevie Ray Vaughan album. However, in a 2006 interview on the New Zealand show Close Up (and other interviews), Mayer said that this wasn't true.[5]
^ c: Incase is a manufacturing company that Mayer endorses, and he has been longtime friends with one of their senior designers Tony Held, whose blog is hosted at Mayer's own site.[43]

Footnotes

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References

  • Edwards, G. (2006) Is Tiny Dancer Really Elton's Little John?, New York: Crown Publishing Group. ISBN 0-307346-03-X

External links

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