John Mayer, LA Regional Paparazzi Task Force hearing, Los Angeles City Hall, July 31, 2008

The very real and present risk associated with being pursued as a celebrity pales in comparison to the daily, imminent danger to the public at large...The person being followed knows there is wanton carelessness behind them. The pedestrian crossing the street, or the car expecting to have the right of way does not. A severe accident occurring from this kind of vehicular pursuit is not a theoretical possibility, but a situational certainty.

— John Mayer on Paparazzo

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The very real and present risk associated with being pursued as a celebrity pales in comparison to the daily, imminent danger to the public at large...The person being followed knows there is wanton carelessness behind them. The pedestrian crossing the street, or the car expecting to have the right of way does not. A severe accident occurring from this kind of vehicular pursuit is not a theoretical possibility, but a situational certainty." in the context of "John Mayer, LA Regional Paparazzi Task Force hearing, Los Angeles City Hall, July 31, 2008" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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John Mayer

About John Mayer

John Clayton Mayer (born October 16, 1977) is an American Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and guitarist.