Mayer's music's on the move ... and so is he

Naperville Sun, The (IL);  September 7, 2006 ;     700+ words ......something else," Mayer said. "I'll come back and do an acoustic record. It's just I really...Palladino to tour and record the bluesy live...trio format gave Mayer a chance to cut...with the way this record sounds live," Mayer said. "It confirms...

Mayer was on Franklin council for decades

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  November 27, 1998 ;     581 words ......accompanied by a police escort. Mayer was a Franklin alderman for a record 37 years before retiring...years as alderman, much less Mayer's record of 37. The record in Milwaukee is 44 years...constituents," Payne said of Mayer. "He was always interested...

Mayer explores a new wonderland.

Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL);  January 26, 2007 ;     700+ words ......the pop success, Mayer says. I wanted to make a record that I can take through...co-producer, Jordan helped Mayer, 29, wrap his mind around the recording process in a new...getting us playing, Mayer says. I think I was scared of recording, and this might be...

Red-hot and chillin'; Despite his blazing rise to stardom, John Mayer...

The Boston Herald;  July 17, 2002 ;     626 words ......compared to, says Mayer of jam-band master...think it's a great record because it's absolutely...time of writing it, recording it or promoting...really melody first, Mayer says. He adds with...stuff) on that record and I don't think...totally different record. But Squares is likely ...

Mayer steps up to 'Heavier Things'

Chicago Sun-Times;  November 28, 2003 ;     643 words ......me." Much of the album was recorded in an apartment Mayer rented in New York. "There...audience gets -- live or on record -- Mayer says his goal will remain...when you flip through the Mayer section [in a record store], and someone says...

MAYER LEAGUES; Bridgeport native previews third record at the Dodge

New Haven Register;  August 25, 2006 ;     700+ words ......his life, John Mayer is completely happy...one of his own records. That's a funny...tour with Trio, Mayer has been working on the new record for about two years...Even though the record won't hit stores...about three weeks, Mayer expects to get...

INTERVIEW: The Mayer of Grammy-ville

University Wire;  January 23, 2007 ;     700+ words ......third album release, "Continuum," the success of his John Mayer Trio album "Try!" and his upcoming tour, Mayer already seems like a winner. "It scares me to think that...s a piece of crap, a gag/joke CD before the real one," Mayer said. "My biggest fear is losing touch; [but] I like the possibility of ...

SQUARE DEAL: MAYER THRIVING ON HIS SINCERITY

The Boston Globe;  February 22, 2002 ;     700+ words ......youthful angst, listen up. Mayer's grass-roots following has...astonishing clip that Columbia Records picked up his contract with...Chicago subsidiary Aware before Mayer's album even hit the stores...less than a year at Berklee, Mayer left. "I did the math, and...starting out at 24," he says. ...

For Cavaliers, None Better Than Mayer

The Washington Post;  March 15, 1987 ;     650 words ...Nancy Mayer will graduate from the University of...of a career-threatening knee injury, Mayer has gone on to rank among Virginia's...holds the school's single-game scoring record. She has been a team co-captain the last three years. But Mayer almost assuredly would trade all of that...a champion at ...

Putting music first pays off for Mayer

Chicago Sun-Times;  September 8, 2006 ;     478 words ......blues by forming the John Mayer Trio. With the rhythm section of Jordan and Palladino, Mayer mounted a club tour and recorded a live album, "Try!" It sold modestly. Yet it gave Mayer additional credibility and...produced "Continuum" with Mayer and played drums on the record. "Several ...

JOHN MAYER FINDS SUCCESS IN THE SLOW LANE

Dayton Daily News;  July 28, 2002 ;     528 words ......than study it. From Boston, Mayer moved to Atlanta, where he...s Olde Bar, which prompted Mayer to compile his songs onto a...self-distribution of the album helped Mayer grab the attention of the local...Festival in 2000 that Aware Records, an offshoot of Columbia, took...life crisis' that ...

NOW ARRIVING: JOHN MAYER

Portland Press Herald (Maine);  November 21, 2002 ;     700+ words ......like a distortion pedal, said Mayer. Mayer, who unabashedly states he...writing songs in Atlanta, Mayer independently released his...work called Inside Wants Out. Mayer was discovered while playing...2000, and signed with Aware Records, a subsidiary of Columbia...September. Since signing ...

The Mayer is in: Even as he goofs off, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter...

Charleston Gazette;  March 11, 2004 ;     652 words ......it's not even rehearsed. "Absolutely not. I wish it was," Mayer said in a recent telephone interview from New Orleans...show. "It really is genuine confusion as to what to say," Mayer said. "I think I've settled into the musician side of...don't. They turn out to shows in droves, and many still record ...

INTERVIEW: John Mayer discusses style, jazz influences

University Wire;  March 6, 2002 ;     524 words ......music since Sting. Who is this mystery man, you ask? John Mayer. And if you haven't heard of him yet, you will -- very...attending the Berklee College of Music for a semester, Mayer decided to take a stab at his own music career. He headed to Atlanta and started playing the club scene. After a year, ...

`INFINITELY PLAYABLE' SONGS ARE VERSATILE MAYER'S GOAL

Evansville Courier & Press;  February 15, 2007 ;     601 words ......something else," said Mayer, who will play a...and do an acoustic record. It's just I really...middle of my second record, there were so many...interest me anymore." Mayer actually had dropped...Palladino to tour and record the bluesy live CD...trio format gave Mayer a chance to cut ...