That's the jumping-off point for Maroon 5's latest music video, which re-imagines Adam Levine, his bandmates, and his fellow celebrity pals - including Shaq, Sarah Silverman, Vince Vaughn, and Ed Helms - as Pokémon-like creatures, constantly chased down and captured by hordes of smartphone-wielding teens.
When one of them hops Adam Levine's fence, he just zaps him into oblivion with a laser beam from his poolside recliner before taking a swig of whiskey. That's probably not something the actual Adam Levine can do to trespassing paparazzi, but it definitely feels like some kind of power fantasy wish fulfillment.
It's a goofy take on what it feels like to be famous, all wrapped up in a decidedly topical package.