John Mayer was born on October 16, 1977 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Mayer grew up near the town of Fairfield with older brother Carl and younger brother Ben. His father made a living as a school principal and his mother worked as an English teacher. The love of music started at a young age. After seeing a guitar performance by Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly in Back to the Future, he became fascinated by the instrument. [4] In his own words, he was a boy who was reluctant to go to school, but from time to time he picked up the guitar from friends’ homes.