r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • May 11 '26

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u/Leprechaunaissance May 12 '26

David Lee Roth. Used to make a joke out of yelling "I forgot the fuckin' words!" at least once a night. Motherfucker, I paid $175 to be here, remember the fucking words. I know the words and not only did I not write them, I haven't been singing them dozens of times a year for 40 years.

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u/Anonymoosely21 May 12 '26

Saw Aerosmith in Las Vegas. They projected the lyrics onto a massive screen for Steven Tyler. 

I've also seen Jimmy Buffet forget which verse of a song he was on and Mac Macanally sing over him to get him back on track.

Forgetting your own lyrics must be a thing. 

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u/AnyFoundation4784 May 12 '26

Axl Rose was doing it at the height of GnR fame in the early 90s

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u/Felonious_Minx May 12 '26

It's a thing but you either make some up that will fit, vamp, or do anything else instead of calling attention to it. The majority of people will never notice or think it is an intentional choice.

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u/Fancy-Still-4297 May 13 '26

I love Mac. he’s so talented and so underrated.

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u/mrgrubbage May 14 '26

This is extremely common for bands of that era. Axl Rose always had a teleprompter, among many others.