Not everyone should pick up a guitar and perform publicly. Here’s a quick list of nine of the worst guitar performances at home or in concert. We know we missed a whole lot of others. Uh, enjoy?

It’s clear this guitarist has no idea what she’s doing.

Lil Wayne should stick to rapping.

A recital is clearly not the time to try and show off.

You’ve probably seen this band butcher “Comfortably Numb,” so check out their version of Clapton’s “Cocaine.”

Then there’s the guitar swing gone wrong.

Did he really think this was the song to try on “American Idol”?

Fred Durst should leave the guitar playing to other people.

Sometimes, your bandmates tell you what they think of your guitar playing.

While others just get angry at themselves.

Jeff Hahne became the music editor for Creative Loafing Charlotte in March 2007. He graduated with a degree in journalism and minor in Spanish from Auburn University in 1997. Since then he has worked for...

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