John Mayer
AGE: 29
OCCUPATION: Singer, songwriter, guitarist
NUMBER OF TIME COVERS: 0
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 0
PRO: One of music's "New Guitar Gods" according to Rolling Stone, Mayer's latest album Continuum won Best Pop Song with Vocal and Best Pop Album at the 2007 Grammy Awards.
CON: Is easily lost among a sea of like-sounding musicians such as Jason Mraz, Ryan Adams and David Gray, all of whom came into prominence at the same time.