Angry: Draiman, pictured far left, accused Mrs Pardue of being 'rude' and not paying attention the show
A rock star was forced to apologise to a fan after publicly humiliating her with an expletive filled rant because she was texting at one of his shows.
David Draiman, front man of American metal group Disturbed, singled out mother Shannon Pardue during the encore of his band's recent concert at the House of Blues, in Texas.
Mrs Pardue, a Disturbed fan for more than a decade, was mortified when Draiman lectured her from the stage as other music fans cheered and booed his every word.
However, little did he know that actually she had a good reason to break gig-etiquette, she was in fact checking on her teenage daughter who was homealone during a dangerous storm.
In a video captured by another concert goer, Draiman can be seen laying into Mrs Pardue who was sitting in the balcony section of the venue with her husband Jason.
The singer, it appeared, had been keeping an eye on the mother throughout the show and accused her of not paying attention and being 'rude'.
He shouted: 'So what is so important going on in the world that you need to be texting the entire f***ing show? The whole show, you're right up front. I can see you
'It's clear as day, you've had your face in your f***ing phone the whole Goddamn show. Are we that boring?
'Don't tell me to go f*** myself, you already did that by not paying attention. I'm not wrong.'
Unfortunately for Mrs Pardue she could not stand up for herself and respond to the accusations because, unlike Draiman, she was not given a microphone.
Instead, she was forced to sit in her seat as the musician humiliated her in front of a packed venue.
In the video Draiman continues: 'Am I wrong? If you were up here and I did that to you, how would you feel? Seriously, it's f***ing rude
'If you don't want to watch, don't watch but don't stand there in front of the f***ing stage, in the front row of the balcony, where everyone can see you, texting the whole f***ing time on your phone.'
After the clip was posted online Draiman vented his frustration about the situation on his Facebook page, prompting Mrs Pardue to speak out and give her side of the story.
Once the rock star became aware of her reason for texting, he apologised for his behaviour in an interview with loudwire.
He said: 'I feel badly about it and I am sorry. I never want anyone to leave one of our shows feeling badly
'The whole idea is to pull them in and to make them feel empowered and sometimes you've got to be a little forceful when you do that and if she got rubbed the wrong way, that is something that I regret.'
However, the apology made little difference to Mrs Pardue who said she will never go to another Disturbed concert.
She told the Dallas Observer: 'Rock stars wouldn’t be where they are without people who come to pay for the show.
'Whether I had my eyes on him or not, I am still there and I can hear them. He’s an amazing singer, and they were good, but it was just his attitude. I’ll never pay to see him again nor will my friends.
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