Drives a silver Porsche Cayenne.

Played flute in elementary school

Attended Berklee School of Music in Boston

Wrote his Grammy award winning song "Daughters" in the shower

Tried out for acting in 6th grade, but never got a manager.

His favorite condiment is A1 Sauce because you can put it "on anything."

His parents are Richard and Margaret Mayer

His first job was in a supermarket in Fairfield, Connecticut. Later he worked in a gas station.

He is the second of three children

His favorite song of his own is 3x5 from the album Room for Squares

Grew up in Fairfield, Connecticut with James Blake.

Drives a steel-blue BMW

Was lead guitarist of a band called Villanova Junction when he was in high-school.

His favorite foods are sushi, kobe beef and other Japanese food, as well as veal.

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.

Started playing guitar at 13

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.

His favorite band is The Police, but he also enjoys music by 'Stevie Ray Vaughan', Coldplay and Ben Folds Five.

His parent's ages are 19 years apart

He decided to call the album Room for Squares, a characteristically wry take on jazz sax player Hank Mobley's 1963 LP, No Room for Squares

Used to play clarinet.

Has an older brother named Carl and a younger brother named Ben. Ben is 18 months younger than John.

Used to play violin