Justin Timberlake Joins Stones At Toronto Benefit, Gets Pelted With Garbage

MTV News ^ | 07.31.2003 | —Alyssa Rashbaum

[presidio9]

In perhaps his most memorable cameo since donning a furry dolphin suit at a Flaming Lips performance, Justin Timberlake joined Mick Jagger and the rest of the Rolling Stones onstage during the veteran rock band's set at the concert for Toronto on Wednesday night.

The afternoon kicked off on a low point for Timberlake when a concertgoer's sign questioning the singer's sexuality made it to the jumbotrons for about 15 seconds. Timberlake took to the stage with an obvious awareness of audience cynicism, beginning his set with a small attempt to mitigate the crowd's frustration: "This will be over before you know it."

During his mini-set of "Cry Me a River," "Senorita" and "Rock Your Body," Justin gracefully dodged water bottles flung by anti-pop audience members, and winced slightly at their less than playful jeers. After quietly thanking the city of Toronto for generally being welcoming to him and his tour crew, Timberlake left the stage to make way for more crowd-pleasing acts including the Guess Who, Rush, AC/DC and headliners the Rolling Stones.

Justin got his sweet revenge, though, when Jagger invited him onstage for what appeared to be an unrehearsed performance of "Miss You," in which Timberlake mimicked Jagger's signature sways and echoed his vocals. In a clearly forced but effective fusion of classic rock and bubblegum pop, Jagger even sang the words "cry me a river" for several repetitions with Timberlake. And though the audience still managed to sling a few bottles Timberlake's way, guitarist Keith Richards exhibited remarkable tenacity, as he angrily motioned to the crowd to show the pop star a little respect.

Timberlake hugged Jagger and thanked each Rolling Stone by his first name, then humbly (or perhaps strategically) made a quick exit.

For more sights and stories from concerts around the globe, check out MTV News Tour Reports.

[Paul Atreides]

LOL!

[Lijahsbubbe]

Justin is another wannabe. Only a sissy wannabe.

[presidio9]

FYI, Timberlake was the only "musician" other than Sheryl Crowe to wear a "No War" button to the grammys.


Plus he deflowered Brittany Spears.

[shadowman99]

I could almost feal sorry for him - but I just hate him so damn much! Gotta laugh! Really, who's brainstorm was it to put him on this ticket?

[vollmond]

Plus he deflowered Brittany Spears.

Our Brittany? Say it isn't so!

Classy move on the Stones part, though.

[Petronski]

Jaggar's played for the other team a few times, hasn't he? Maybe that's the source of the empathy for Timberlake.

[dfwgator]

As someone mentioned, the big shock wasn't that Britney wasn't a virgin. The big shock was that Justin is actually straight.

[dfwgator]

Jagger lost all his credibility when he did that duet with Michael Jackson.

[Paul Atreides]

Plus he deflowered Brittany Spears.

Don't tell me that you're taking her word on that. ;-)

[Mr. Jeeves]

Rush actually had to share the stage with Timberlake? Sacrilege! Neil can probably come up with some clever lyrics about that outrage.

[Lijahsbubbe]

Good guy or bad guy?

According to the article, some people are queastioning the "guy" part.

[presidio9]

Jagger lost all his credibility when he did that duet with Michael Jackson.

What duet was that?

[Aquinasfan]

Who's Justin Timberlake?

[Pest]

Rush actually had to share the stage with Timberlake? Sacrilege! Neil can probably come up with some clever lyrics about that outrage.

Actually, most of the articles I've seen about the concert completely fail to mention Rush. They have to be one of the most underrated bands around.

[Lijahsbubbe]

Jagger lost all his credibility when he did that duet with Michael Jackson.

Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, same thing.

Have you heard Justin's latest on the radio? He tries to sing exactly like Jackson.

[presidio9]

Who's Justin Timberlake?

EXACTLY.

[1Old Pro]

Jagger lost all his credibility when he did that duet with Michael Jackson.

Like McCartney