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Ahhh… to be a rock star. Imagine how great life would be if you had the opportunity to travel around the world performing music for thousands of people? Sounds grand doesn’t it?

Now, think about your most embarrassing moment… perhaps falling down a flight of stairs or a night that included a few too many drinks… sound familiar? Now imagine if those moments were not only caught on camera but also exposed to the entire world? Hmm… being a rock star doesn’t sound too grand anymore, does it?

Unfortunately, no videos exist of Fergie wetting her pants on stage or Milli Vanilli getting busted lip-syncing, however I did manage to come up with a few others that will leave you with both hysterical laughter and gratitude that maybe, just maybe, being a rock star isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

Kris Novoselic: VMA Concussion
Remember how cool it was in the 90’s when all the grunge rock stars would trash their equipment on stage? Crowds went wild every time Kurt Cobain smashed his electric guitar into a million pieces and threw his amps across the stage. Well, when you throw your bass up in the air and it proceeds to land on your head, thus resulting in a self-inflicted concussion, it’s really not so cool anymore. Watch at about 4:01 in this video as Kris Novoselic’s bass guitar comes crashing down on him during the 1992 VMA performance, causing him to stumble off stage while the rest of the band is completely oblivious.

Beyonce Knowles: The Fall
One word sums up this video: Ouch. The combination of stilettos and stairs led to an unfortunate outcome for Beyonce. You can feel a great amount of sympathy for her while watching this, simply because this could happen to anyone. The best part is that after tumbling head first down the stairs, she gets right back up like a champ and continues performing. Way to go Beyonce.

Eddie Vedder: Seventh Inning Intoxication
On the Fourth of July in 1998, Eddie Vedder leads the Chicago Cubs’ in a rendition of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game.” Much to the surprise of the audience, the heavily intoxicated Pearl Jam frontman changes the lyrics to “Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jacks” to “Buy me some penis and crack.”

Britney Spears: VMA Disaster
What in the world happened to Britney Spears? Back when she first became a huge star, this girl could dance circles around any performer. Now, several drug experimentations later, it seems as though Britney’s idea of a stellar performance is swaying her hips back and forth with a dazed and confused look in her eye.

Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake: Wardrobe Malfunction
Everyone knows the infamous Jackson and Timberlake nipple exposure story but let’s recap, shall we? At the end of the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show, Justin Timberlake joins Janet Jackson onstage to perform his hit single “Rock Your Body,” and as Justin delivers his final line, “I’m gonna have you naked by the end of this song,” he tears off a portion of Jackson’s outfit, exposing her naked breast to over 100 million people worldwide. MTV producers later apologized claiming that the nudity was accidental, and although I’m sure millions of parents were outraged, it’s sort of comical, isn’t it?

Ashlee Simpson: SNL Mime
Here is yet another great moment that goes down as on of the most humiliating moments in celebrity history: when Ashlee Simpson got busted lip-synching “Pieces of Me” on Saturday Night Live. No matter how many times you’ve seen this video, it will still make you cringe every time. Once the vocals kick in a few moments too early, Ashlee proceeds to dance around in an awkward jig while her vocals continue playing in the background, but (*shock*) her lips aren’t moving! The best is when the commercial break kicks in and they come back to Ashlee’s lame explanation “I feel so bad. My band started playing the wrong song!” It’s okay Ashlee, we all know you can’t sing nearly as well as your sister.

video url: http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/828/

Milli Vanilli: Their whole career
Editor’s Note: Due to overwhelming feedback, we have decided to add Milli Vanilli to this list, as their entire career was an embarrassing music moment.

What are your thoughts on this? Did we leave anything out?

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