Video: Jesse McCartney Forgets National Anthem Lyrics
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Jesse McCartney was left embarrassed Sunday when he forgot the lyrics while performing the National Anthem at NASCAR's Pepsi 500.
The 22-year-old singer skipped over an entire line of the "Star Spangled Banner" at the NASCAR Sprint Cup playoff race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif.
McCartney later blamed the National Anthem blunder on some bad nerves.
"Here at the Nascar race! So much fun! Can't believe I forgot the words to the Anthem! I've performed it 100 times. Bad nerves today I guess," he wrote on Twitter.