Greyson Chance: Let the Haters Hate

Greyson Chance let the haters hate!

You know you’ve made it when haters come out from the woodwork and take time out of their day to do what they do best, hate on you!  For Greyson Chance, his growing popularity has sparked this reality.

About three months ago Greyson posted a video of himself on YouTube singing Lady Gaga’s “Paparazzi” at the Edmond music festival. Immediately comments started to pour in praising his talent and natural singing ability. The first comment on Greyson’s video, “FREAKING AMAZING” was quickly followed by “I have serious goosebumps”, “Awesome” and “Take that Justin Bieber”. We could go on for hours listing all the positive feedback Greyson received.

It didn’t take long though for the haters to emerge once Greyson’s popularity began to rise. Following amazing back-to-back performances on the nationally televised talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres show and the announcement that he had been signed to ElevenEleven Geffen/Interscope records, the haters could no longer resist and started to go to work.

Greyson’s Paparazzi performance video which was once flooded with praise and encouragement quickly became injected with sparingly ridiculous comments from those that were trying to hold the singing sensation back. While it’s understood that everyone is entitled to their opinions, it’s obvious what someone’s intentions are when they go out of their way to negatively comment on another persons talent.

You can take anyone who has made something of themselves and find at least one person who has tried to bring them down. This fact became apparent to Greyson very early on; with his huge fan following came a small group of haters who tagged along, trying to hold him back from achieving his dreams. Greyson has pushed on though, ignoring them and focusing on his music and his fans.

In a recent Interview with MOG Music Network, Greyson was asked how he was handling all the haters. Greyson responded by saying:

“Gotta let the haters hate on me just a little…is it Mariah Carey? “Hate On Me, Hater”? Everything is gonna have haters and you just gotta let the haters hate you. I don’t care really. I just want to make sure my fans are happy with what I’m doing. The haters are outside of the circle.”

With Greyson’s music career just beginning and with the continued growth of his fan base, it’s inevitable that haters will continue their work. We have a message for them though: “Keep on hating, all the way to the top!”.