A 9-year old fan named Vedder Gabriel recently sang “Dead and Bloated” with Stone Temple Pilots at a show in Phoenix and he drew widespread praise from fans online, but he recently received a nasty comment on YouTube. The comment read, “This kid better go to college, because his voice sucks balls!”
Gabriel shared a screenshot of the comment on Twitter, and his response he wanted to post: “Thanks for the reply I will be in college in 9 years and work on my vocals.”
He also tweeted, “I got my first Negative Comment, this is how i want 2 respond?? what do u think?”
Chris Cornell’s widow Vicky, who has been a victim of online bullying since her late husband’s death last May, sent a message of support on Twitter to the young singer.
“It’s not worth your response. How sad for an adult especially, to write that about a little boy. To think what horrible life they must have & how damaged they must be. We must feel sorry for these people really. They are the lowest of the low. Don’t let them get you down.”
It’s not worth your response. How sad for an adult especially, to write that about a little boy. To think what horrible life they must have & how damaged they must be. We must feel sorry for these people really. They are the lowest of the low. Don’t let them get you down.
— Vicky Cornell (@vickycornell) March 23, 2018