Bye, bye, bye…to beatboxing.
Justin Timberlake is begging fans for forgiveness as he recalls his tough beatboxing days.
The singer commented A video from social media creator Hannah YoungKnown as @uhhuhhannah on Instagram, he discussed his former beatboxing era.
“We don’t talk about Justin Timberlake beatboxing enough,” Young said in a video posted Sunday. “Because there was a moment where the guy would be in the middle of the song and just… shoes and cats, shoes and cats. And we were like, ‘Yeah. There he is.’
“No one questioned it. No one said, ‘Justin, you know, we have drums. This is a professional recording studio. The equipment is available to you,'” she continued. “But no, Justin Timberlake wanted to make noise in space with his mouth. You can’t stop him… award shows, live performances.
“You gave that guy a microphone, and there was always a chance he was going to go, ‘Shoes and cats, shoes and cats,'” Young said. “And we liked it. That’s something I need to sit with.”
He concluded, “We were watching the guy make drum sounds with his mouth going, ‘Oh my God, what can’t he do?’ I just think about it, sometimes.
Timberlake, 45, responded to Young’s video in the comments, admitting that he regrets some of his past “ambitions.”
He wrote, “I often remember that time too. I still haven’t received any reply.” “I don’t know how to apologize for those ambitions. Too many shoes. Too many cats. I hope you can forgive me.”
The “SexyBack” hitmaker then left the door open for another beatboxing comeback.
“Also, I can’t promise I won’t do it again. God help us all,” he concluded.
Timberlake previously talked about his beatboxing habit Appearance on “Hot Ones” with his *NSYNC bandmates in 2023 Lance Bass, Chris Kirkpatrick, JC Chasez and Joey Fatone.
Host Sean Evans highlighted Timberlake’s “Beatbox Battle Interlude” during the group’s stadium tour shows, prompting him to pay attention to it.
He added, “Getting it down, you know, a little regrettable,” while Bass labeled the moment “iconic”.
Timberlake has had his share of viral moments over the years.
In April, she shared an old video of her conversation with a young Justin Bieber after the pop star berated her during his Coachella set.
Timberlake also included a clip of Bieber’s 2002 hit “Cry Me a River” in the same Instagram post.
“I grew up listening to Justin Timberlake and a lot of other beautiful talents, but I remember this like it was yesterday,” Bieber said before singing along to a throwback cover of the track before he became famous, which he recorded and posted to YouTube.