American musician born October 16, 1977 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States.
Attended Berklee School of Music in Boston
He decided to call the album, "Room for Squares", a characteristically wry take on jazz sax player Hank Mobleys 1963 LP, "No Room for Squares".
He is the second of three children
Was lead guitarist of a band called Villanova Junction when he was in high-school.
Has an older brother named Carl and a younger brother named Ben. Ben is 18 months younger than John.
Tried out for acting in 6th grade, but never got a manager.
Used to play clarinet.
His favorite song of his own is "3x5", from the album, "Room for Squares".
His favorite movie is Good Will Hunting .
Drives a steel-blue BMW
His first job was in a supermarket in Fairfield, Connecticut. Later he worked in a gas station.
His parents ages are 19 years apart
Played flute in elementary school
Started playing guitar at 13
Used to play violin
Wrote his Grammy award winning song "Daughters" in the shower
The movie Back to the Future inspired him to play guitar.
Drives a silver Porsche Cayenne.
Johns parents are Margaret (Hoffman) and Richard Mayer. Johns fathers family is Jewish (of half German Jewish and half Russian Jewish descent). Johns maternal grandfather was of German, Luxembourgian, and Swedish descent, and Johns maternal grandmother was English, born in Lancashire.
Is a big fan of Opie & Anthony and also Ron & Fez on XM Satellite Radio. He debuted the single "Waiting On the World to Change" when he dropped by unannounced at their New York studio on June 14, 2006. Since then, he has regularly checked in with both shows, either calling in to contribute to the topic or just stopping by to hang out.
When he 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 that only subsided when he was twenty-six, and even now, he keeps a Xanax (an anti-anxiety drug) with him, just in case.
Grew up in Fairfield, Connecticut with James Blake.
Divides his time between New York City and Los Angeles.
Good friends with singer Alicia Keys , Justin Timberlake Kanye West , and Jessica Simpson.
Frequents Los Angeles bar The Roger Room along with Jason Sarayba , Chris Pine , and Samantha Ronson.
Was in an on-off relationship, with singer Katy Perry , from 2012-2014. The two released a duet, called "Who You Love", together in 2013.
Was mentioned in the song "We Made You" by Eminem.
Friends with Andy Cohn.
Love is a hot shower where your skin never prunes.
You get to a certain age where you prepare yourself for happiness. Sometimes you never remember to actually get happy.
