At A Glance: 17 John Mayer Facts
Mayer was only 14 when he wrote his Grammy-winning "Your Body Is a Wonderland."
![At A Glance: 17 John Mayer Facts](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/7/3/773973_320x180.jpg)
John Mayer: love him or hate him it's still an obsession. The guitar wunderkind has been ever-present in tabloids since his debut, but how much do you really know about the controversial singer-songwriter? Here are some fast facts about the artist…
![AT A GLANCE JOHN MAYER John Mayer grew up in the well-to-do town of Fairfield, Connecticut. Hi HIs dad was a high school principal, and his mom was a middle-school teacher. CRACKED COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/8/8/773888.jpg)
Source: Men's Health
![AT A GLANCE JOHN MAYER John Mayer was inspired to be a musician: by Back to the Future TTL LA M Bey B AN STARLIGHTERS As a kid, Johin Mayer started taking guitar lessons after seeing Marty McFly's version of Johnny B. Goode. CRACKED COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/8/6/773886.jpg)
Source: LA Times
![AT A GLANCE JOHN MAYER Mayer was SO obsessed with guitar his parents took him to a psychiatrist. Twice. His parents were concerned about their child's singular obsession and tried to get him to consider other career options. CRACKED COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/0/4/773904.jpg)
Source: Men's Health
![AT A GLANCE JOHN MAYER John Mayer wrote Your Body Is a Wonderland when he was 14. The song is about his first girlfriend.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/2/0/773920.jpg)
Source: VH1 Storytellers
![AT A GLANCE JOHN MAYER When he was 17, he was hospitalized for cardiac arrhythmia The experience inspired him to start writing song lyrics with a depth I didn't even know I had as a person. CRACKED COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/9/1/773891.jpg)
Source: Men's Health
![AT A GLANCE JOHN MAYER Mayer had terrible acne throughout his teens aind early twenties. I had acne sO bad that I would cancel dates and plans and stay in the house, said Mayer, who would spend that time playing guitar.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/1/7/773917.jpg)
Source: Men's Health
![AT A GLANCE JOHN MAYER As a teenager, John Mayer worked at a gas station. Before he made it big, he also worked at a grocery store, record store, and Pier 1. CRACKED COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/2/3/773923.jpg)
![AT A GLANCE JOHN MAYER After going to Berklee, John Mayer was in a band called Lo-Fi Masters. The other member was Clay Cook; who is now part of Zac Brown Band. CRACKED COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/2/1/773921.jpg)
Source: Sounds Like Nashville
![AT A GLANCE JOHN MAYER He released his solo EP Inside Wants Out in 1999. He also gained a small online following through the early music sharing site MP3.com: CRACKED COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/6/0/773960.jpg)
Source: Billboard
![AT A GLANCE JOHN MAYER John Mayer's first album was a huge success. He was 23 years old when Room for Squares was released. CRACKED COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/5/6/773956.jpg)
Source: Billboard
![AT A GLANCE JOHN MAYER John Mayer has won seven Grammys GRAMMY A TM AWARDS He gave the top half of his Grammy for Daughters to Alicia Keys, who he believed deserved it more for If I Ain't Got You.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/2/2/773922.jpg)
Source: ET
![AT A GLANCE JOHN MAYER He's dated some of the most famous women in the world His A-List exes have kept him in tabloids and speculation over who song lyrics are about have kept his name in headlines.: CRACKED COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/8/3/773883.jpg)
Source: The New York Times
![AT A GLANCE JOHN MAYER In 2010, he gave several controversial interviews THE MUSIC ATION'S LA1o 10 UST In an interview with Playboy, he said My dick is sort of like a white supremacist and used the n-word, referring to how he has a hood pass because of his Black](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/7/5/773875.jpg)
Source: Playboy
![AT A GLANCE JOHN MAYER He left the spotlight for two years after his offensive interviews He had surgery for a growth on his vocal cords and moved to Montana, saying I did a couple really dumb interviews and it woke me up.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/7/7/773877.jpg)
Source: Ellen Degeneres Show
![AT A GLANCE JOHN MAYER John Mayer thought he would lose his singing voice. Due to medical conditions, he thought he might not be able to sing again sO started re-focusing on playing guitar. CRACKED COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/6/1/773961.jpg)
Source: Billboard
![AT A GLANCE JOHN MAYER John Mayer and former Grateful Dead members created the band Dead & Company Since 2015, Mayer, Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann; Oteil Burbridge, and Jeff Chimenti has been performing together on occassion. CRACKED COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/6/2/773962.jpg)
Source: Official Twitter
![AT A GLANCE JOHN MAYER John Mayer collects watches Like, to a serious degree. He estimates his collection is worth in the tens of millions. CRACKED COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/6/9/773969.jpg)
Source: New York Times