Filipino singer Arnel Pineda, frontman of American rock band The Journey has addressed criticism about his performance at Rock in Rio.

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Reyma Deveza

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<p>MANILA -- Filipino singer Arnel Pineda, frontman of American rock band The Journey has addressed criticism about his performance at Rock in Rio last weekend. </p><p>In his social media accounts, Pineda opened his message by thanking all those who went to see Journey&#x27;s shows since February this year.</p><p>&quot;I appreciate you so much...and not only that, every time that I&#x27;m on stage with the band, I feel this immense gratitude, humility and honor,&quot; Pineda wrote.</p><p>He then acknowledged the video of his Sept. 15 performance in Rio de Janeiro, where he struggled with his ear monitors and had difficulty hitting some of the right notes while belting Journey&#x27;s &quot;Don&#x27;t Stop Believin&#x27;&quot; with the crowd.</p><p>Pineda admitted that he felt devastated and was suffering mentally and emotionally due to the incident. </p><p>&quot;No one more than me in this world feels so devastated about this… It&#x27;s really amazing how one thousand right things you have done will be forgotten just cause of THIS. And of all the places , it&#x27;s in Rock In Rio… mentally and emotionally, I&#x27;ve suffered already, and I&#x27;m still suffering, but I’ll be ok,&quot; Pineda captioned his post.</p><p>Addressing critics who want him out of the legendary band as the main vocalist, Pineda said, &quot;I am offering you a chance now (especially those who’s hated me and never liked me from the very beginning) to simply text GO or STAY right here. And if GO reaches 1 million…I&#x27;m stepping out for good.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DANuw78Sf9u/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A6386007.899999976%2C%22ls%22%3A2121847.399999976%2C%22le%22%3A2121852.399999976%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1347" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>In the comment section of his post, Pineda received love and support from his fans and followers, who told him to &quot;stay&quot; because he is a great singer and just ignore those who don&#x27;t like him. </p><p>Earlier this month on his birthday, Pineda once again expressed his gratitude to his band Journey for being with him for the last 17 years. </p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/9/6/arnel-pineda-grateful-at-57-827" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Arnel Pineda grateful at 57</a></div><p>The band is behind the hits &quot;Open Arms,&quot; Faithfully,&quot; and &quot;Don&#x27;t Stop Believin.&#x27;&quot;</p><p>Born and raised in Manila, Pineda joined Journey as its lead vocalist in 2007, after members of the long-running rock band found clips of the Pinoy pride singing their hits on video-sharing site YouTube.</p><p>Pineda, who replaced Journey&#x27;s original vocalist Steve Perry, has since gone on tour with the band and was featured in film chronicling his rise to fame.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/09/07/23/arnel-pineda-feels-blessed-journey-still-wants-him" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">WATCH: Arnel Pineda feels &#x27;blessed&#x27; Journey still wants him</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable fr-active" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NbsktnceT2s?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/equkC0ikXZ0?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Filipino singer Arnel Pineda, frontman of American rock band The Journey has addressed criticism about his performance at Rock in Rio. </p>

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Arnel Pineda devastated over 'Rock in Rio' performance

Reyma Deveza,

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Published Sep 24, 2024 10:32 AM PHT

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