After all the backlash Maroon 5 received from their "unprofessional" Chile performance on Thursday night, Adam Levine is speaking out.
After all the backlash Maroon 5 received from their "unprofessional" Chile performance on Thursday night, Adam Levine is speaking out.
The band found themselves facing major backlash after their Thursday night performance at Chile’s Viña del Mar International Song Festival.
For example, the band arrived 30 minutes late to the stage, causing TV presenters María Luisa Godoy and Martín Cáracamo to “fill in for minutes that became eternal for those present,” according to CHV news.
In their review, CHV wrote that Levine was "evidently uncomfortable" and that "his face showed no interest."
The star was "cold, reluctant and preoccupied" wrote Santiago's La Tercera newspaper.
"That was a TV show. That was not a concert," he could be heard saying.
"People who see #Maroon5 and 'Adam Levine' trending and have no idea why, I'll let you know. Maroon 5 is at #Vina2020 here in Chile and the show is really [expletive]! Adam sounds awful and he doesn't have the moves like Jagger at all ☹ We are wondering what happened to him," a second added.
Some don't even want the band to return to Chile.
"What I thought was going to be the greatest concert ever turned out to be the worst. Don't bother coming back to Chile. We won't miss you," this person tweeted.
"So yeah, maroon 5 came to Chile to perform in one of the most prestigious festival of LATAM, and their show was [expletive] . Adam's voice was awful, the whole band was reluctant and bored. They didn't even say goodbye to their public. I'm so disappointed," another added.
"I apologise for the self-reference but Adam Levine has less voice and soul than my right arm," he tweeted.
This was a pretty hard-hitting slam against the band since he was born without his right arm.
On Friday, the "Moves Like Jagger" singer posted an apology video to his Instagram stories.
He then addressed some of the negative “reactions” to the concert.
“To be totally frank, there were some things holding me back sonically last night, and I let them get to me,” he said.
“It impacted how I was behaving onstage, which is unprofessional and I apologize for that," he said.
Sounding good was a huge goal for the singer, but when that didn't happen, it was hard for Levine to hide that frustration.
The singer then mentioned that the band was playing another show that Friday night.
To that, he made it known that they were planning to right any wrongs from Thursday night's performance.
What do you think of Adam's apology? Was it sincere?
Let us know in the comments!