UJohn Clayton Mayer ungumculi waseMelika, umbhali wamaculo, isigingci, kanye nomkhiqizi wokuqopha. Waziwa ngokudlala isiginci kanye nokuphishekela ubuciko kwezingoma ze-pop-rock. Ithole impumelelo enkulu yeshadi e-US nakwamanye amazwe.
Umculi odumile, owaziwa ngomsebenzi wakhe eyedwa kanye nomsebenzi wakhe ku-John Mayer Trio, unezigidi zabalandeli emhlabeni jikelele. Wathatha isiginci eneminyaka engu-13 futhi wathatha izifundo iminyaka emibili.
Khona-ke, ngenxa yokubekezela nokuzimisela kwakhe, waqala ukuzifundela futhi wafinyelela umgomo wakhe. "Impumelelo" yakhe enkulu yeza ngenkathi enza iSouthwest Music Festival 2000 e-Austin, ngemuva kwalokho i-Aware Records yamsayinela inkontileka.
Umnqobi wama-Grammy Awards ayisikhombisa, uye washintsha isitayela sakhe somculo ngezikhathi ezithile futhi wazuza impumelelo ezinhlotsheni ezihlukahlukene, wazibonakalisa ku-rock yesimanje futhi wandisa ama-horizons akhe ngokukhululwa kwezingoma ezimbalwa ze-blues.
IGazer Times imhalele ihlombe ngezwi lakhe elinamandla nokungesabi ngokomzwelo. Iningi lama-albhamu akhe abe yimpumelelo kwezohwebo futhi aseyi-multi-platinum.
Ubuntwana nobusha bukaJohn Mayer
UJohn Clayton Mayer wazalwa ngo-Okthoba 16, 1977 eBridgeport, Connecticut. Ukhulele eFairfield. Uyise, uRichard, wayenguthishanhloko wesikole samabanga aphezulu kanti umama wakhe, uMargaret Mayer, wayenguthisha wesiNgisi. Unabafowabo ababili.
Lapho uJohn esengumfundi eSikhungweni Sezifundo Zomhlaba Wonke eBrian McMahon High School eNorfolk, waqala ukuba nesithakazelo esigincini. Futhi ngemva kokubuka umdlalo ka-Michael J. Fox, "wathandana" nomculo we-blues. Wagqugquzelwa ikakhulukazi ukuqoshwa kukaStevie Ray Vaughan.
Lapho uJohn eneminyaka engu-13, uyise wamqashela isiginci. Waqala ukufunda futhi wagxila kukho kangangokuthi abazali bakhe ababekhathazekile bamyisa kudokotela wezengqondo. Kodwa udokotela uthe konke kuhamba kahle ngalo mfana, usanda kungena emculweni.
Kamuva uveze engxoxweni ukuthi umshado wabazali bakhe onezinkinga uvame ukumenza "anyamalale emhlabeni wakhe".
Esemusha waqala ukudlala isiginci ezindaweni zokucima ukoma nakwezinye izindawo. Ubuye wajoyina ibhendi iVillanova Junction wadlala noTim Procaccini, uRich Wolfe noJoe Belezney.
Lapho eneminyaka engu-17 ubudala, kwatholakala ukuthi une-cardiac dysrhythmia futhi uJohn walaliswa esibhedlela. Lo mculi uthe kungaleso sikhathi lapho abona khona ukuthi naye unesiphiwo sokubhala izingoma. Kamuva kuvele ukuthi naye uke waphathwa wuvalo futhi ubesadla imishanguzo yokukhathazeka.
Wayefuna ukuyeka ekolishi ukuze aphishekele umsebenzi womculo, kodwa abazali bakhe bamqinisekisa ukuthi aye eBerklee College of Music e-1997 eneminyaka engu-19.
Kodwa-ke, wayesaphikelela eyedwa, ama-semesters amabili kamuva wathuthela e-Atlanta nomngane wakhe wasekolishi uGlyn Cook. Bakha iqembu elinamalungu amabili i-Lo-Fi Masters Demo futhi baqala ukucula emakilabhini endawo nakwezinye izindawo. Ngokushesha bahlukana futhi uMeyer waqala umsebenzi wakhe wedwa.
Umsebenzi nama-albhamu ka-John Mayer
UJohn Mayer ukhiphe i-EP yakhe yokuqala ethi Inside Wants Out ngoSepthemba 24, 1999. I-albhamu iphinde yakhululwa yi-Columbia Records ngo-2002. Ezinye izingoma ezifana nalezi: Back to You, My Stupid Mouth nethi No such Thing zaphinde zaqoshwa ku-albhamu yakhe yokuqala ethi Room for Squares.
I-albhamu yakhe yokuqala yesitudiyo ethi Room For Squares yakhululwa ngoJuni 5, 2001. I-albhamu ifinyelele kunombolo 8 ku-US Billboard 200. Icwecwe lakhe elidayisa kakhulu kuze kube manje, lidayisa amakhophi angu-4 e-US.
I-albhamu yakhe yesibili yesitudiyo ethi Heavier Things yakhululwa ngoSepthemba 9, 2003. Yize ukubhala kwakhe izingoma kugxekwe kabi, le albhamu isakhiqize izibuyekezo ezinhle.
Ngo-2005, wasungula iqembu le-rock uJohn Mayer Trio nomculi webhesi uPino Palladino kanye nesigubhu uSteve Jordan. Ibhendi ikhiphe i-albhamu ebukhoma ethi Zama!.
Ngo-2005, i-albhamu yakhe yesithathu yesitudiyo ethi Continuum yakhululwa ngoSepthemba 12, 2006. I-albhamu yayihlanganisa izakhi zomculo we-blues, okumaka ushintsho kwisitayela somculo sikaMayer. Le albhamu yathakaselwa kakhulu ngabagxeki bomculo futhi uMeyer wawina izindondo eziningi.
I-albhamu yakhe yesine yesitudiyo i-Battle Studies ikhishwe ngoNovemba 17, 2009. Kwakuyimpumelelo yokuhweba hhayi e-US kuphela, kodwa nakwamanye amazwe amaningana.
I-albhamu iphinde yathola ukutuswa okubucayi futhi yaqinisekiswa iplatinamu yi-RIAA. I-albhamu yakhe yesihlanu yesitudiyo ethi Born and Raised yakhululwa ngoMeyi 22, 2012.
I-Shadow Days yakhe yokuqala yasakazwa ekhasini lomculi ngaphambi kokukhishwa kwe-albhamu ngokwayo. INdlovukazi yesibili engashadile yakhululwa emsakazweni i-Hot AC ngo-Agasti 13, 2012 futhi ividiyo yayo esemthethweni yakhululwa ngoJulayi 30, 2012.
Okuthile Okufana No-Olivia kuyingoma yesithathu ephuma ku-albhamu ethi Born and Raised, ihlanganise nezingoma zomculo wesintu kanye ne-Americana, kukule ngoma lapho kuzwakala khona ushintsho lukaMayer kwisitayela somculo. Abagxeki bancoma ikhono lakhe lobuchwepheshe.
I-albhamu yesitudiyo yesithupha kaMayer ethi Paradise Valley ikhishwe ngo-Agasti 20, 2013. Ihlanganisa amakhefu omculo kanye nomculo wezinsimbi omningi.
Cishe i-albhamu yonke iqukethe imisindo yesiginci sikagesi. Ingoma yakhe yokuqala, iPaper Doll, yakhululwa ngoJuni 18, 2013, yalandelwa yiWildfire ngoJulayi 16, 2013. Ingoma yesithathu ethi Who You Love yayisemsakazweni we-Hot AC ngoSepthemba 3. Eyodwa elandelayo, iParadise Valley, yenziwe yatholakala ukuze isakazwe ngomhlaka-13 Agasti.
Ngo-Ephreli 15, 2014, uMayer wenza i-XO ekhonsathini e-Australia. Inguqulo yale albhamu ihlanganisa inguqulo ye-acoustic ehlutshiwe nesiginci, upiyano ne-harmonica. AbakwaMTV bayincome ngobulula nokucaca kwayo. Iqale kuNombolo 90 ku-US Billboard Hot 100 futhi idayiswe amakhophi angu-46.
UJohn Mayer uphinde wadlala ne-Dead & Company, iqembu elihlanganisa uBob Weir, uMickey Hart, uBill Kreutzman, u-Otheil Burbridge noJeff Chimenti. Ibhendi yaqala ukuvakasha ngoMeyi 27, 2017, eyaphela ngoJulayi 1.
Imisebenzi esemqoka kanye nezimpumelelo
I-albhamu yokuqala ka-John Mayer ethi Room For Squares ithole ukubuyekezwa okuhle kubagxeki bomculo. I-albhamu yakhe yesibili yesitudiyo, ethi, Izinto Ezinzima, ikhishwe ngo-No. 1 ku-Billboard 200 yase-US futhi yathengisa amakhophi angu-317 ngesonto layo lokuqala.
I-albhamu yakhe ethi Continuum iqale ku-No. 2 ku-Billboard 200 yase-US futhi idayise amakhophi angu-300 ngesonto layo lokuqala. Ngenxa yalokho, sekudayiswe amakhophi angaphezu kwezigidi ezintathu emhlabeni wonke. I-albhamu ye-Battle Studies ikhishwe ku-#186 ku-Billboard 3 yase-US futhi yathengisa amakhophi angaphezu kwesigidi esi-1 e-US.
Kuwo wonke umsebenzi wakhe womculo, uJohn Mayer usewine Izindondo zeGrammy eziyisikhombisa kwezingu-19 eziqokiwe. Uthole Umklomelo We-Grammy Wokusebenza Kwezwi Okuhamba Phambili Kwabesilisa Kwengoma eyodwa ethi Your Body Is the Wonderland evela ku-Room for Squares ngo-2003.
I-Continuum iphinde yamtholela Indondo Ye-Grammy ye-Best Pop Vocal Album. Uthole imiklomelo emibili ye-Grammy for Daughters for Song of the Year kanye ne-Best Male Pop Vocal Performance ngo-2005.
Eminye imiklomelo ayitholile ihlanganisa iMTV Video Music Awards, i-ASCAP Award, i-American Music Award, nokunye.
Ukuphila komuntu siqu
UJohn Mayer uthandana nomlingisikazi uJennifer Love Hewitt, umculi uJessica Simpson, umculi uTaylor Swift kanye nomlingisikazi uMinka Kelly.
Ngo-2002, wasungula i-Back To You Foundation, i-NGO eyaqoqa izimali zokunakekelwa kwezempilo, imfundo, ezobuciko kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwamakhono.
Useke waseka imikhankaso okuhloswe ngayo ukuqwashisa abantu ngokushintsha kwesimo sezulu futhi ubelokhu ebambe iqhaza ekusizeni umphakathi izikhathi eziningi. Uphinde weseka i-Elton John AIDS Foundation.
Nakuba akhetha ukugwema izidakamizwa ekuqaleni komsebenzi wakhe, ngo-2006 wavuma ukuthi wayesebenzisa insangu. Uphinde wathinteka ehlazweni elikhulu mayelana nokuphawula okucwasa ngokwebala engxoxweni, nokwathi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi waxolisa. Ubuye abe nomsebenzi wokuzilibazisa - uJohn ungumqoqi wamawashi okhuthele.
NgoMashi 2014, wamangalela umdayisi wamawashi u-Robert Maron ngemali engu-$656, ethi amawashi ayisikhombisa awathenge ku-Maron anezingxenye zomgunyathi. Nokho, ngonyaka olandelayo uMayer wakhipha isitatimende esithi umdayisi akakaze amdayisele amawashi omgunyathi, wayenephutha.
