John Mayer’s Coolest Thing About 2002

John Mayer shared with Rolling Stone the coolest thing that happened to him this year. “I was going to Berklee College of Music in 1997,” Mayer said. “My mom and dad would give me $250 a month to spend, but I started overdrawing from the bank, so I was below broke. My dad sent me a check for $250 and wrote, ‘John, remember me when you go platinum.’ I held onto that note through everything. Two days ago, he got his platinum plaque with that very piece of paper inside the glass.”