John Mayer: Balancing a New Album with Groundbreaking PTSD Research
John Mayer discusses juggling a new album with leading Heart and Armor, his veterans-focused nonprofit, which has funneled about $5 million of his own money into PTSD and veterans’ health research over 15 years. The work includes sleep-related studies and exploring the glymphatic system to treat PTSD as a physical injury, aiming to destigmatize the condition for veterans and trauma survivors. Mayer stresses accountability and wants the science to stand on its own, not rely on his celebrity, and has expanded Chaplin Studios while preparing new music after leaving his label.