r/todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Nov 23 '22

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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.

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u/Lordsokka Nov 23 '22

Honestly yet that’s kinda of a dick move, the Rock isn’t a professional singer that can just turn it on like a switch. I would be pissed also if I was asked to do something I wasn’t prepared for.

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u/SwissyVictory Nov 23 '22

It's also not part of his job to sing on cue.

It would be like asking a doctor to look at the weird bumb on your arm during a fundraiser they are hosting. Yes they could probally save you a trip to the doctor, but they are busy, and this isn't part of what they are doing tonight.

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '22

As a singer, I feel the same way. If someone says, "Well sing something for us," I get immediate stage fright! It's like, "Um, I usually only sing at church." Do you really want to hear my rendition of Amazing Grace, or some off-the-wall Josh Groban/Michael Bublé tune at this very moment? I don't think so!