Tim McGraw had quite a show on October 9 2021 at the Nugget Event Center in Reno, Nevada. The country legend was performing 'Just to See You Smile' when he forgot some of the lyrics! A video shared by TMZ shows that some fans started boo-ing him, and though he tried to brush off the criticism at first, something in him snapped. He identified the hecklers and jumped offstage and into the crowd to confront them. It's unclear what was said, but they definitely weren't kind words.

McGraw addressed the confrontation to the crowd and explained that he'd been shooting the 'Yellowstone' prequel, '1883,' for 48 hours straight, so lyrics were a little harder to remember at that point. No word on what happened to the hecklers, but McGraw eventually got back on stage and finished the show.

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Noel Gallagher -

Noel Gallagher told The Sun that he often forgets the lyrics to his own iconic tracks when performing live. “Brain freeze, I get it. I get them when I’m doing gigs to 70,000 people," he said. “As the next line is coming I think, ‘Seriously, what is the next line to this song?’ You’re thinking, ‘I genuinely don’t know what it is.' Somehow it falls out of the sky. But sometimes I just have to make s—t up." He continued, “My band will say, ‘Are they the right lyrics?’ And I go, ‘I don’t think so’. I’ve played Don’t Look Back In Anger a billion times and sometimes I think, ‘What is the first line?’”

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Adele - The singer has forgotten her lyrics on more than one occasion. Many of these have been captured by fans.

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Katy Perry -

The singer forgot the words to one of her songs during a show in 2008.

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Ed Sheeran - The artist also forgot his own lyrics back in 2013, while performing 'Wake Me Up' in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Mariah Carey - The world will never forget her live TV performance on New Year's Eve 2016. But the singer had forgotten her lyrics many times before.

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Beyoncé -

Queen Bey also messed up while performing 'Get Me Bodied' in 2013.

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Demi Lovato - Ironically, she forgot the lyrics to 'Don’t Forget' during a show in Dallas in 2009.

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Lady Gaga - With so many performances under her belt, it's only normal that she gets forgetful sometimes.

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Chris Martin - The Coldplay front man forgot the words to 'Princess of China' at a show in Vienna, Austria, in 2017.

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Drake - The artist forgot the lyrics to 'The Motto' during a New Year's Eve show in 2011.

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Pink - Pink forgot the lyrics to the song 'Who Knew' during a show in New York City on April 2018.

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Jay-Z - In 2013, the rapper forgot the words to 'No Church In The Wild' at a show in Manchester, UK.

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Thom Yorke -

The Radiohead front man forgot the lyrics to the band's classic 'Karma Police' during a show in 2012.

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Shawn Mendes - Back in 2013, the heartthrob forgot the words to 'Life Of The Party' during a show in Berlin, Germany.

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Kelly Clarkson - The artist failed to remember the lyrics to her own song during a studio session streamed live on Facebook.

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Sheryl Crow - In 2012, the singer jokingly blamed it on her age when she forgot the lyrics to 'Soak Up the Sun' during a show in Florida.

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Miley Cyrus - Cyrus forgot the words to 'Fly on the Wall' on a British TV show in 2009.

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Louis Tomlinson - The singer forgot the lyrics to 'Teenage Dirtbag' during a One Direction show in 2013.

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Sia - The artist was performing in Moscow back in 2016, when she forgot the words to 'Titanium.'

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Ariana Grande - The artist has also forgot her own lyrics during a number of live performances.

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Justin Bieber - In 2015, the singer forgot the lyrics to his own song 'Sorry' and then 'Christmas Eve' during an acoustic performance. Plus, he also doesn't know the lyrics to the song 'Despacito.'

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Selena Gomez - The singer failed to remember some old lyrics during an interview with BBC Radio 1 host Nick Grimshaw.

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Oasis - Both Liam and Noel Gallagher have forgotten the lyrics a few times.

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Toni Braxton - The singer was tested on her lyrics in an interview, but failed to remember some.

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Jessica Simpson - Back in 2009, when she attempted to become a country star, she forgot the lyrics to 'Come On Over' three times!

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Chaka Khan -

The singer forgot her lyrics but that wasn't enough to ruin her performance in 1995.

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Kid Cudi - The artist forgot the lyrics to his song 'Alive' in 2009.

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Patti LaBelle - The singer also forgot the words during a performance of 'This Christmas' back in 1996.

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Jason Mraz - The artist also forgot the lyrics to his own song during a show in Germany in 2009.

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Damon Albarn - The singer forgot the lyrics to Blur's classic 'Beetlebum.'

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Elvis Presley -

The King started laughing and couldn't get the words right during a performance of 'Are You Lonesome Tonight?' in 1969.

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Tim McGraw -

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Noel Gallagher -

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Adele - The singer has forgotten her lyrics on more than one occasion. Many of these have been captured by fans.

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Katy Perry -

The singer forgot the words to one of her songs during a show in 2008.

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Ed Sheeran - The artist also forgot his own lyrics back in 2013, while performing 'Wake Me Up' in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Mariah Carey - The world will never forget her live TV performance on New Year's Eve 2016. But the singer had forgotten her lyrics many times before.

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Beyoncé -

Queen Bey also messed up while performing 'Get Me Bodied' in 2013.

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Demi Lovato - Ironically, she forgot the lyrics to 'Don’t Forget' during a show in Dallas in 2009.

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Lady Gaga - With so many performances under her belt, it's only normal that she gets forgetful sometimes.

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Chris Martin - The Coldplay front man forgot the words to 'Princess of China' at a show in Vienna, Austria, in 2017.

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Drake - The artist forgot the lyrics to 'The Motto' during a New Year's Eve show in 2011.

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Pink - Pink forgot the lyrics to the song 'Who Knew' during a show in New York City on April 2018.

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Jay-Z - In 2013, the rapper forgot the words to 'No Church In The Wild' at a show in Manchester, UK.

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Thom Yorke -

The Radiohead front man forgot the lyrics to the band's classic 'Karma Police' during a show in 2012.

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Shawn Mendes - Back in 2013, the heartthrob forgot the words to 'Life Of The Party' during a show in Berlin, Germany.

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Kelly Clarkson - The artist failed to remember the lyrics to her own song during a studio session streamed live on Facebook.

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Sheryl Crow - In 2012, the singer jokingly blamed it on her age when she forgot the lyrics to 'Soak Up the Sun' during a show in Florida.

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Miley Cyrus - Cyrus forgot the words to 'Fly on the Wall' on a British TV show in 2009.

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Louis Tomlinson - The singer forgot the lyrics to 'Teenage Dirtbag' during a One Direction show in 2013.

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Sia - The artist was performing in Moscow back in 2016, when she forgot the words to 'Titanium.'

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Ariana Grande - The artist has also forgot her own lyrics during a number of live performances.

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Justin Bieber - In 2015, the singer forgot the lyrics to his own song 'Sorry' and then 'Christmas Eve' during an acoustic performance. Plus, he also doesn't know the lyrics to the song 'Despacito.'

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Selena Gomez - The singer failed to remember some old lyrics during an interview with BBC Radio 1 host Nick Grimshaw.

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Oasis - Both Liam and Noel Gallagher have forgotten the lyrics a few times.

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Toni Braxton - The singer was tested on her lyrics in an interview, but failed to remember some.

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Jessica Simpson - Back in 2009, when she attempted to become a country star, she forgot the lyrics to 'Come On Over' three times!

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Chaka Khan -

The singer forgot her lyrics but that wasn't enough to ruin her performance in 1995.

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Kid Cudi - The artist forgot the lyrics to his song 'Alive' in 2009.

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Patti LaBelle - The singer also forgot the words during a performance of 'This Christmas' back in 1996.

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Jason Mraz - The artist also forgot the lyrics to his own song during a show in Germany in 2009.

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Damon Albarn - The singer forgot the lyrics to Blur's classic 'Beetlebum.'

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Elvis Presley -

The King started laughing and couldn't get the words right during a performance of 'Are You Lonesome Tonight?' in 1969.

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Artists who forgot their own lyrics

How does that song go?

03/07/24 | StarsInsider

MUSIC Singers

Artists perform many of their hits thousands upon thousands of times. So how can they forget the lyrics to their own songs? While we might not be able to answer that question, the fact is that many artists do, and some have done it more than just a couple of times throughout their careers. Professional artists are human after all, so they also make mistakes.

Browse through this gallery and discover the famous stars who forgot their own lyrics.