Adam Levine is setting the record straight after a fan interrupted Maroon 5's concert at the Hollywood Bowl on October 23.
The 42-year-old frontman appeared in a video posted to his Instagram Stories on Tuesday in which he clarified that his seemingly angry reaction to a woman trying to hug him on stage was just because he was 'startled.'
The singer also made it clear that his band 'loves, respects,' and 'worships' its fans.
Setting the record straight: Adam Levine, 42, clarified his love for his fans and explained his angry reaction to a fan accosting him on stage last week at the Hollywood Bowl in an Instagram Stories post from Tuesday
Levine's minimalist video showed him in closeup as he wore a plain white hoodie.
'So I just wanted to address the Hollywood Bowl incident thing, a fan coming up to me on stage,' he began.
'I have always been someone that loves, respects, worships our fans. Without our fans, we don't have a job. I say that all the time — to our fans,' he continued.
'To think that anyone would believe that I thought that our fans were beneath us or less than makes my stomach turn. That's just not who I am,' Levine said with a pained expression on his face.
For the fans: 'I have always been someone that loves, respects, worships our fans. Without our fans, we don't have a job. I say that all the time — to our fans,' he explained
Out of nowhere: Levin said he was 'startled' when a woman jumped the stage and grabbed his arm, so he had to 'shake it off and move on'
He explained that his angry expressions and cursing after he was touched by the fan were due to his surprise.
'I just need you guys to know I was really startled. And sometimes when you're startled you have to shake it off and move on cause I'm
