Journey singer offers to quit band through online fan vote following criticism for Rock in Rio performance

Arnel Pineda, the lead vocalist for Journey, was near devastated aft critics panned his show astatine the caller Rock successful Rio festival successful Brazil.

Pineda, 57, recovered a video circulating online which showed him having issues with his receptor monitors and struggling to scope the close notes during the performance past week successful Rio de Janeiro.

The vocalist, who has been with the set since 2007, was truthful affected by his show and the disapproval helium received, that helium offered up an online canvass for fans to ballot him retired of the stone band.

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Journey frontman Arnel Pineda gave fans the enactment to ballot him retired of the band. (Getty Images)

"No 1 much than maine successful this satellite feels truthful devastated astir this," Pineda wrote connected Facebook. "It's truly astonishing however 1 1000 close things you person done volition beryllium forgotten conscionable origin of THIS."

Pineda noted, "Mentally and emotionally, I've suffered already, and I'm inactive suffering ... but I’ll beryllium ok."

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The "Don't Stop Believin'" singer offered up a accidental for fans to person a accidental successful however the set would determination guardant aft the upsetting show.

"So here’s the woody present now," helium wrote. "I americium offering you a accidental present (especially those who’s hated maine and ne'er liked maine from the precise beginning) to simply substance GO oregon STAY close here."

Pineda added, "If GO reaches 1million… I'm stepping retired for bully … are you crippled folks?"

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He thanked "all of the fans and friends" who believed successful him since "Day 1."

Pineda's receptor pieces were malfunctioning during the concert, which affected his voice. (Getty Images)

Journey guitarist Neal Schon, who discovered Pineda connected YouTube years ago, encouraged his bandmate to disregard the haters.

"Arnel dont perceive to these blogs," helium wrote online. "They are each bought. You’ve kicked ass!"

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Steve Perry, who was known arsenic "The Voice," near the set for bully successful the precocious '90s aft the radical soared to popularity with hits including "Faithfully," "Open Arms," and "Wheel successful the Sky."

Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry, Neal Schon, Ross Valory, and Steve Smith (l to r) of the archetypal stone set Journey. (Roger Ressmeyer)

Following Perry's exit successful 1998, the set recruited Steve Augeri to capable his shoes. When Augeri departed the radical successful 2006 owed to vocal issues, pb guitarist Neal Schon discovered Pineda, a Filipino nine singer, portion scrolling done YouTube videos.

Pineda was flown to the US from Manila to articulation the set successful 2007.

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