Machine Gun Kelly interrupted his concert to address directly a fan who wouldn’t put down her phone during his performance.
With microphone in hand and without mincing words, the rapper and rocker asked her to put away her phone and enjoy the moment, telling her that her generation is going to have to learn to live in the present without a screen in the way, then inviting her to dance with him.
The gesture sparked an immediate reaction among the rest of the audience, dividing those who applauded the message and those who considered it an unnecessary lecture. The video quickly went viral, reopening the debate about phone use at concerts and whether artists are right to ask their audience to disconnect.