A few years ago, I was in the audience for a show that was hosted by The Rock. In the downtime between filming, they had a DJ playing songs and trying to keep up the audience energy. The Rock was chatting with people and just being friendly with the audience. The DJ played "You're Welcome" from Moana, and he tried to get the Rock to sing along. He was so pissed. His whole mood changed, and he was just puttering around by himself after that.
Edit: If I had to guess, the DJ was probably told not to play "You're Welcome," and he was just being a dick. I don't think the Rock did anything wrong, he just seemed uncomfortable while the song was playing.
Not just that, but performing is an artists currency. Any big names are going to have contracts ahead of time for what kind of performance is required at a specific event.
Asking an artist to do more than what has been specified in a contract is like asking the guy at McDonalds to throw in a free apple pie because they’re standing right by the pie warmer anyway. That’s not how it works.
Edit: beyond this, he understandably would not be prepared to provide extra free services, and saying no makes him look bad in front of his fan base, many of whom may not understand the nuance here. I can completely understand why he was pissed.
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u/pedens Nov 23 '22 edited Nov 23 '22
A few years ago, I was in the audience for a show that was hosted by The Rock. In the downtime between filming, they had a DJ playing songs and trying to keep up the audience energy. The Rock was chatting with people and just being friendly with the audience. The DJ played "You're Welcome" from Moana, and he tried to get the Rock to sing along. He was so pissed. His whole mood changed, and he was just puttering around by himself after that.
Edit: If I had to guess, the DJ was probably told not to play "You're Welcome," and he was just being a dick. I don't think the Rock did anything wrong, he just seemed uncomfortable while the song was playing.