“I know if it was the Time 99, I would've been off the list.”

— John Mayer

On making the 2007 TIME 100
Graff, Gary (July 2, 2007). "Summer tour is hardly work for now laid-back heartthrob" http://www.sunjournal.com/story/219261-3/Entertainment/Summer_tour_is_hardly_work_for_now_laidback_heartthrob/ (accessed July 2, 2007)

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