Julia Michaels reacted to messages from haters over her performance of “Heavy” at Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington tribute show at the Hollywood Bowl on Friday.
I refused to look bored and solemn for someone that wasn't either of those things
— Julia Michaels (@imjmichaels) October 29, 2017
I was there to help celebrate his life and his art and everything he's accomplished and all the lives he's changed. Not to mourn him.
— Julia Michaels (@imjmichaels) October 29, 2017
Just an FYI to all the people that wrote horrible things about me jumping and smiling during the chester Bennington tribute..
— Julia Michaels (@imjmichaels) October 29, 2017
And also, people are so Fucking mean. So unnecessarily mean. Whoever hurt you, I'm sorry.
— Julia Michaels (@imjmichaels) October 29, 2017
You were AMAZING & u channeled my husband's energy & smile onstage.Thank u 4 honoring him https://t.co/MGjrei432y
— Talinda Bennington (@TalindaB) October 29, 2017
Thank you talinda ❤️❤️❤️❤️ I only wanted to do right by him, you, the boys, and the art. https://t.co/vzsPJOGmO6
— Julia Michaels (@imjmichaels) October 30, 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5CRhlD0Iuw
Mike Shinoda wrote on Instagram regarding the show:
“For all the things you saw onstage, there were a plethora of complexities at work to make them happen. Our crew is incredible, and when I say “Linkin Park Family,” they are some of the people I’m talking about.
Our production manager Jim and I were saying that the linchpin in the show–the guy who helped hold everything together on the stage that night–was our monitor engineer, Kevin (aka Tater). He’s the guy that made sure each artist could hear themselves and each other, that every mic on every drum, every guitar, every voice was there when you needed it, that each artist could just focus on what they needed to do. With three dozen artists coming on and off stage, that is no easy feat. We love you, Tater! MVP! ❤️?????.”
