Ipinagtanggol ng <a href="https://www.facebook.com/journey" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Journey</a> members ang vocalist nilang si <a href="https://www.instagram.com/arnelpineda2007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Arnel Pineda</a> matapos ang viral performance nito sa Rio Music Festival sa Brazil.
Sa Instagram, sinabi ng dummer na si <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DARxAkTyuPp/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Deen Castronovo</a>, &ldquo;Arnel has RISEN to the challenge of Journey&rsquo;s catalog, NIGHT after NIGHT, YEAR after tiring YEAR!&rdquo;
&ldquo;He gives to YOU ALL and Journey, the best that he can give you,&rdquo; dagdag pa niya.
Ipinaalala ni Deen na ang boses ng tao ay isang &ldquo;biological instrument&rdquo; na naaapektuhan ng iba&rsquo;t ibang bagay. &ldquo;Sometimes it DOES NOT, CANNOT or WILL NOT cooperate when needed. So, what&rsquo;s the point of hammering a human being over something they have no control over?&rdquo; tanong ni Deen.
&ldquo;I know very few who can pull off what Arnel does without ego and with passion and grace,&rdquo; patuloy niya.
&rdquo;Back off trolls! You are messing with my family now and I am a rabid protector of my own,&rdquo; babala ni Deen.
Samantala, nagpakita rin ng suporta ang keyboardist na si <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DASKd_-O63H/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jonathan Cain</a>. Sa mensahe niya para kay Arnel sa social media, sinimulan niya ito ng, &ldquo;16 years and strong!&rdquo;
&ldquo;Love you and grateful for you,&rdquo; dagdag ni Jonathan at sinabing &ldquo;you are not going anywhere.&rdquo;
Ang mga pahayag na ito ay kasunod ng social media post ni Arnel kung saan hinikayat niya ang fans na magpasya kung dapat ba siyang manatili o lisanin na ang <a href="https://www.instagram.com/journeyofficial/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">banda</a>.
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Ibinahagi rin ni Arnel ang isang video link kung saan kinakanta niya ang &ldquo;Don't Stop Believin&rsquo;.&rdquo; Dito ay humingi siya ng paumanhin sa fans tungkol sa kanyang performance sa Brazil.
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s really amazing how one thousand right things you have done will be forgotten just cause of this and of all the places, it's in Rock In Rio,&rdquo; sabi niya.
Inamin din ni Arnel na nahihirapan siya &ldquo;emotionally and mentally.&rdquo;
Anuman ang mangyari, walang makapagbubura ng pride na binigay mo sa mga Pinoy, YesPren Arnel Pineda!