The Dev Lemons Tour Disaster

[@Mungnum]

Bro answering the phone 'I just wanna commit crime' is crazy.

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Dev Limes’ farts 💨

[@jbone877]

That's how I answer the phone

[@arpaddanos9416]

Yeah that;s a scary guy ngl

[@Cobalt985]

@@p-__ I'm a visual learner

[@Theanonymous133]

😂😂😂😂​💀 ☠️ 💀 ☠️ ​@@Cobalt985

[@DisAbel]

Dev casually dodging the multitude of power tools being thrown at her next concert

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Dev Limes’ farts 💨

[@justinstearns8989]

YOU ARE EVERYWHERE

[@DisAbel]

@@justinstearns8989 Where else have u seen me lol? Def don't check inside your walls tho

[@_Meowsers_]

​@VillesFanUTTPWHO THR FUCK IS VILLES

[@mythcat1273]

Never thought dev limes would cover any drama regarding Dev Lemons, they have totally different vibes

[@yamom4442]

I can’t believe dev would pee at her own shows 😢

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Dev Limes’ farts 💨

[@Natural_Ad_5241]

666th like 🗿

[@injolemi.09]

@@p-__do you sell them and if so can you do it in a jar

[@Okgeneric]

Wouldn't * ftfy

[@gill_y_gill]

@@p-__why are you here????

[@OofCamsBones]

this gives the energy of when id make what i thought was an obvious joke as a child but due to being autistic and having tone issues people would believe me and i’d get overwhelmed and end up doubling down and then was just seen as the kid that lied a lot lmao

[@gore2k]

real

[@iris-lf7jv]

I did the same shi except I just like lying and would lie about everything to this day ppl question everything I say like I convinced everybody I had an older brother who was at uni in Europe Idek y

[@gabrielathomas4783]

you actually described my life

[@DennisMolema]

FUUUUCK that's what that is???

[@Long_May_They_Raine]

Uh- it would if the whole thing didn’t have an air of sarcasm about it?

[@DisAbel]

"I just wanna do crime" -blackjack jones

[@Landannn]

first crime five is crazy

[@wastethinner76]

Maybe if there was 2 hammers it would have worked

[@syd6800]

hehe

[@Turrdnuggett]

Go for the DragonForce: Three hammers

[@PhtevenTheDuck]

a second hammer has hit the devon

[@beIIabeIIa]

My autism cannot handle these levels of sarcams lmao

[@puddle7740]

SAME IM STILL CONFUSED

[@Ch-tw4rx]

@@puddle7740everything was a joke

[@wardednickel2552]

tismo haha

[@telosnium]

same i'm gonna explode

[@ThatHorribleMusiciandork7]

I THOUGHT IT WAS REAL WHAT

[@1970Camaro]

I swear up until the very end I couldn't for sure tell if I was just massively missing a joke, like if she FR got someone to throw a hammer at her or if this was just the worlds funniest reaction to actually getting a hammer thrown at her

[@poormanchemist]

dare you doubt blackjack?? or whatever his name was i forgot...

[@_zone7372]

I mean it looks like she hired Blackjack Jones to throw a squishy prop hammer at her 😭

[@baintreachas]

it would be amazing were it the latter but that hammer looks pretty squishy

[@kittyscreativecorner]

it was not a real hammer, it was a prop she got from Amazon that was made of squishy plastic like one of those rubber chickens. I think the live audience could tell it was fake but ig for some reason the internet couldn’t

[@sorrythatimsorry]

@@kittyscreativecornerprolly cause the internet didnt see it live & shes very sarcastic sometimes

[@stevegeorge6880]

It was terrible that someone threw the asteroid Ceres at you during the show, but at least we got some good music out of it.

[@onlyone8331]

😔

[@kiv3745]

genuinely upsetting. not only that but they even threw Saturns moons, Titan. People are messed up fr

[@dardarstar]

hammer throwing is crazy

[@sammyyy911]

@@Eet_Miadon’t feed the troll

[@sammyyy911]

@@Eet_Mia it’s a fake hammer

[@the_sad_wallet1553]

I loved it when they said “hammer time!” and threw the hammer

[@Chibiknux]

17:42 the next strategy must have been the obligatory apology video

[@elampersick]

We are the strategy, we are the next step,

[@chefgusteau3822]

People just hate to see a girl committed to the bit

[@chadrific]

it's super awkward, why is everyone taking this so seriously?

[@moethemoon]

Honestly this is hilarious to me. Dev has always been a chaotic mastermind. She’s never beating the unethical allegations 💀

[@JaySteiny]

Theres being commited to a but abd then theres straight up faking assualt for attention and then playing that off as a joke

[@lizzie31]

Autistic girl here and im one of the many who are very confused and conflicted about this. Not everything is about woman-hating and as a feminist I wish people would think more before saying things like this, it's cringe and totally misses the point and gives ammo to misogynists who see any kind of calling out of actual discrimination as "playing the sexism card" (for the record not saying Dev did or didn't do anything wrong, I dont feel I understand the situation enough to state either way, but I'm just saying people are allowed to find it tricky to understand things like tone or intent or message sometimes [like many autistic people do] or feel upset about something a woman does without it being misogyny.......)

[@Mushd3s]

​@@lizzie31girl, the comment is a joke they're not claiming misogyny

[@NekroMancy]

I think shes actually a genius if you think about it

[@itz_onika8642]

OMG SHUT UPP​@VillesFanUTTP

[@collinbeal]

I thought about it for about 2.75 seconds, and I think you might be right.

[@silphv]

I didn't think about it at all and you're right

[@mar420.74]

​@@itz_onika8642 haha they were terminated, i hope ville is next, he's genuinely personally harassed me so it's so personal now

[@darlantro]

Manager - "this is a terrible idea and i hate it." Dev - "I soo wish someone had told me this was a bad idea... Anyways if you all have other ideas like this please share."

[@Glub2]

watching this with no context because I went in completely blind to the situation was such a wild ride lol

[@sooojulia]

You’re inviting hammers to your next show lmao

[@twentywordsorlessYT]

This was some _Dear Evan Hansen_ shit. EDIT: I italicised the title because that's what you're fucking meant to do with titles of films, TV, books, and music. Why is this no longer a thing for you kids?

[@AnneTheBananne]

why did you italicize it lmao

[@elampersick]

​@@AnneTheBanannelooks cool

[@poormanchemist]

@@elampersick true....

[@dottyContrarian]

​@@AnneTheBananne mla formatting.

[@ilovecatssosomuch]

​@@AnneTheBananne maybe they wanted to be proper

[@danadoodles4560]

ive never been more confused in my life

[@griffinmaynard2358]

I cant believe the hammer thing isnt real - probably should have seen it coming but the vibe in the mitski video seemed so serious and your compelling story about how getting a hammer thrown at you threw u off for the rest of the show. Such a dickhead thing to do but I think thats so funny too lolol

[@MustardToob]

My exact feelings! I was shocked to see somebody in the comments say that the hammer bit seemed like a joke because Dev's reaction and narration seemed so genuine to me?? Then again, I'm a new subscriber and I guess it's just drier irony than what I'm used to. Idk if I'm happy about this stunt though 😅

[@adamlagerqvist8111]

​@@MustardToob I mean she committed to the bit respect honestly.

[@MustardToob]

@@adamlagerqvist8111 i mean yeah, respect to the commitment and i'm glad that no real harm was done. Still a little miffed about being fooled to care 😅

[@imnotakangaroo]

it is real 😭 this video is satire

[@adamlagerqvist8111]

@@imnotakangaroo You can see the hammer bending as it hits her what do you mean.

[@bukywashere]

I KNEW IT! When I First Watched That Clip on your Mitski Video, I Thought It Was Fake Because Of The Way The Hammer Fell but I Didn't Want To Come Off As "Insensitive" in case it turned out to be a real incident so I just played along.

[@HobbertSharp]

Instead of t-shirts you should sell Dev Limes hammers. Those would go hard.

[@mandisamoonz]

agree

[@elampersick]

I KNEW IT!!!!!, I am so relieved at the fact that the guy didn't shoot you or something (thank you for the likes)

[@bmilkb98]

If it gets Dev more recognized for her work I'll throw a big green egg grill at full speed towards the stage.

[@briannab.2330]

I thought something looked weird about the physics of the hammer in the clip, but I was more worried that someone had actually tried to hurt you. This is the best case scenario, honestly.

[@randominternetuser2]

God this is fucking EPIC i am on the edge of my seat. The storytelling, the vision, the scope!

[@ketchup_hater]

wasn’t a disaster from where i was sitting (seriously your boston show was awesome)

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Dev Limes’ farts 💨

[@pptenshi3900]

i wanted to go to her boston show so bad 😔😔😔😔

[@duckeey300]

im gonna be a criminal now, thanks dev

[@normalizenatalie]

ur literally just a comedic and musical genius I don't get it. I love u

[@jordinjames9707]

Right

[@abby_elizabeth8435]

This is some Danny Gonzalez type scheme shit!

[@kikiw3959]

I was just thinking this

[@sincerealev]

Except every time he's pulled that shit it wasn't really to promote his own stuff but as a fun experiment but I did think that too 😭😭

[@abby_elizabeth8435]

@@sincerealev I think it was a creative way of promoting her song. Danny also literally made a series of adds to promote his channel for a video😅

[@mediumChungus69]

​@@abby_elizabeth8435 Faking an assault is a fun way of advertising, got it

[@milkamoussse]

​@@mediumChungus69 literally in what part did she say the word fun

[@trilobyte8104]

Bro if u actually put all this stuff together in the moment that’s crazy 😭 so good

[@Pixielocks]

Sorry, I’m really bad at understanding sarcasm, did you actually fake being assaulted at your live show and keep the gag running for long enough that your viewers felt real sympathy and concern for you? My first video of yours was the Mitski tour one (it just came up in my recommended) and my heart sank when you told that story. I came to this video so ready to hear your feelings on it. Can someone genuinely clear up if this is sarcasm or not 😭

[@gmc5618]

Omg hi pixie! Love your stuff. Yes, she faked being assaulted as a PR stunt even after her management told her it was bad to rely on gimmicks. Hoped that helps ❤

[@Pixielocks]

@@gmc5618 Omgggg wow. Thank u for clarifying and for ur kindness 🥺💕🫶🏻🌈🌸

[@gmc5618]

@@Pixielocks no worries! Have the best day and say hi to your cat for me

[@syd6800]

when i watched her last video i always thought it was a joke but i can see how if u didn’t know how unserious dev is it would be confusing

[@gmc5618]

@@syd6800 I never got the vibe she was joking. She even had her friends concerned and messaging her. She never posted on her previous video when people were giving her best wishes she was joking. It was 1000% a PR stunt.

[@stevegeorge6880]

Happy little day. Today......... Now

[@gore2k]

word

[@julianreviews8102]

Idk if I’m lame for this but idk how to feel about this. It’s funny but seemingly in poor taste. Plus it seems dangerous, what if someone in your audience tries to engage in oneupsmanship? Be careful

[@mjg-98]

My same thoughts This video left a bad taste in my mouth.

[@zuzannakielar]

Same, it’s not even funny just dumb

[@cannedroob6237]

It’s not that serious lol it’s not like there was a massive amount of crazy people there. It was a small venue no one’s gonna throw shit there man, that’s why it could work. She’s obv not going to hire someone to throw stuff at a really big gig

[@julianreviews8102]

@@cannedroob6237 but she posted a video about it, now she may potentially be planting the idea in the head of thousands of her subs who may not all be well in the head. It’s just a dumb thing to project out into the world. It also kinda downplays the seriousness of the issue, dev more than most knows how people legitimately do get shit thrown at them at concerts and now she’s making fun of the whole concept. It’s in poor taste

[@mikewantstotakeahike]

its not that serious

[@Silverado-pq6xe]

wait you totally got me with that lie in the mitski vid wtf i feel so betrayed😭

[@braintis]

the 2/12 dev limes disaster.. never forget

[@tayloreh]

Don't rush it, and don't nearly kill yourself like I did earlier in my career. 'How bad do you want it?' is a dangerous culty kind of POV. I got seriously messed up as a kid reading Randy Jackson's music industry advice book, which would say stuff like that. Basically, 'how bad do you want it?' is egging us, guilting us on, training for how to be a sociopath, because that's the necessity for success in the music industry - thick skin, needing to want to be famous above all else, basically so that higher powers can control you to do whatever they want you to do... whether thats a record label, or an algorithm. The 'it' is a very narrow version of what being a musician or artist is - and the fact that I couldn't make myself want that anymore at a certain point, filled me with profound amounts of guilt and self-loathing - and terror at admitting that to anyone. So I kept on acting like I wanted that fame - but I burned myself out going down that road. As a former child actor & singer, I felt like a washed-up has-been at 15-16. That book and that mentality caused me a lot of trauma and self-bullying and darkness. But gradually, I realized how even fame, financial freedom even - means nothing - and I had brushes with both - viral and conventional. I also worked with lots of famous people and got to see their psychology close-up. Sure, it would have been nice to have a hit before I realized the futility of it all - but in a way, it'd be nicer now on the other side of all that chaos - and still, even then, just as nice as making any song for anyone. All that matters is if you make something you love that you think deserves to exist. You may not even know the people it impacts, the way it touches people - most of the time you won't. But you might have saved a life by putting artistic integrity first. Art and commerce don't mix very well, especially with a nearly deceased middle class, and LA is by and large an entertainment cult where people will do whatever they can to get ahead, and its very hard to tell the sociopaths from the genuine people much of the time. But when you're a sociopath, the victories are a lot more hollow - PLUS you don't enjoy the journey at all. Enjoy the journey, which you're brilliant at - you've got such a lovely sense of humor and self. Don't trick ppl, and not every single is going to be a smash. Sometimes 10 years down the line the song will get a new life, sometimes 50 years, 100... but the point is, if you love it, someone out there will love it. And when you're true to yourself for long enough... you may not get a huge huge audience, but with savvy, you'll have enough of one to sustain yourself in some modest way (Once they truly take that away... we revolt). And most importantly - you'll be the contribution you're meant to be. And you may even save lives through some elaborate butterfly effect that way. Some people are meant to impact millions, others are meant to just impact a few - and some of those few could be the ones who are meant to impact millions. Its all symbiotic, and the cream - directly or indirectly - rises. And now time to sound really heady and Alan Wattsy - its all a lesson in how the ego is an illusion, and I wish we could just get that instantly, but thats a lesson we need to get through living through enough of our egos deepest darkest fears. If its just a concept, it doesn't sink in. Anyways. Consider there's no separation between any one person, and your success is not your own, nor is Beyonces and her squad, nor this person or that persons. We're all just, at our best, making contributions to art with varying degrees of authenticity - and they're all equally valid, and they all influence each other in infinite, incalculable ways and bring us all closer to greater and greater authenticity. As long as we're creating, we deserve to get satisfaction from the success of everyone and anyone, because we're all in this together - there's no seperation, and we're always all influencing each other, writing each others songs without writing. That's all there is. There's no 'your success' or 'your hit'. 'How bad do you want it?' AKA, 'how bad do you want the illusion of ego' ... we all want it to a degree, but there's no shame in evolving beyond it. In fact, it becomes a necessity at some point - or else premature death, which litters the music industry - all because people let ego and trauma be their fuel, rather than having the courage to discover whats beyond those juvenile motivators. Growth can feel like chaos. Thats part of the ride.

[@beastmaster9050]

wow this felt like it came from a really genuine and well-processed place, thanks for sharing lol

[@tayloreh]

@@beastmaster9050 thanks. its a bit of a mess reading it back but it felt good in the moment and I think the points are still relatively clear.

[@aliengrl222]

I love this comment. Such good advice and my hope for the world as a whole is that we learn to see past our egos more. I would say it deserves more likes but that contradicts your point, lol.

[@rosemary8136]

Really good comment, man. Thanks for writing it!

[@moethemoon]

Love this comment

[@GreenShellShock]

This is the borderline insane Dev content that I live for. Song's pretty fire btw

[@samgradyfilm]

Lmao this is so good. Came here from the Mitski video. Really good, clever stuff. Great work.

[@johnk.7058]

I'm going to be honest I confused the Plain White Tees with the Naked Brothers Band until I saw the picture of the band and was like those guys aren't brothers

[@deathly_ill]

This is an absolutely insane video. I feel like I’m watching KZbin history being made

[@finbarshields]

I'm 70 years old and I love Dev Lemons' music, back in my day everything was autotuned and the music was very loud, now I listen to only Dev Lemons and I wonder why I didn't grow up with music like this

[@ForciblySquished]

The concept of hiring a criminal to throw a hammer at you is really funny, but I feel like it would have went way better if you just didn’t lie about it in the first place, and just made the video about you hiring a criminal to throw a hammer at you.

[@taketheelle]

I am simultaneously upset and thoroughly impressed

[@jm4050]

Dev Lemons analyzing and trolling the music consumers is actually pretty genius.

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

She gets a very brief pop in noteriety, then that dies off quickly and the people pissed will stay gone. It's questionable, at best. Very risky, almost needlessly so.

[@netRibbon]

@@fuzzydunlop7928you just hate to see women committed to the bit

[@DaveSalvaggio]

Well...I've been had. I thought it was a real hammer. Great content tho. Also give Mama a hug tickles my brain. Thank you for your music.

[@sadtwolvesfan]

I guess its not a happy little day today

[@notyourdaughter666]

idk man i feel like faking something like this isn’t a good move even if it’s a joke?

[@alexyssaubrie1606]

If it happens for real, people are gonna think it’s a joke again

[@sianblack3042]

yeah idk if this was a good thing???

[@klausval]

yeah i feel like it would've been better if it was a more silly/harmless object, like cake or a weird plushie or something 💀 i don't think people like it very much when they get tricked into thinking a dangerous stunt was real, especially since singers have had legitimately dangerous things thrown at them. this video is still funny but it wasn't the best idea

[@sophies3580]

was searching for this comment@@klausval

[@notyourdaughter666]

@@alexyssaubrie1606 it’s giving “boy who cried wolf” honestly. plus it’s gonna make more people do it and try to do it with phony props for a “prank” and stuff, like this is so dangerous i’m surprised everyone is okay with this.

[@roboelectrooverlord6346]

This video will make people doubt if it is real or not and they are likely to just ignore Dev going forward.

[@alexyssaubrie1606]

Yeah I’m done with her. It’s lame she felt she had to do that

[@ItsQueViolette]

The boy who cried wolf

[@roboelectrooverlord6346]

@alexyssaubrie1606 She failed to get on billboard, too. Bag Fumbled!!!

[@carimeslockdownedtree2654]

Yeah. I thought this was clearly and very obviously satire, as some things couldn't have been otherwise (like the showing up unannounced and making someone learn the guitar at the last minute), but then some things weren't adding up if it WAS all a joke. If you're gonna say what you did, making obvious sarcastic comments is gonna change the vibes of the video and give off conflicting ideas. Now I have no idea what she meant with this video and I tried to find something relevant in her channel, there was nothing, and now I feel no inclination to stay. Bad strat imo.

[@dmgextra1576]

Honestly I feel like this has been like a social experiment that wasn't well recieved, I don't think Dev had any malicious intent doing this. Bit of a stretch for people on here calling her a narcissist.

[@galadrigal]

this is honestly vile. i cant even tell if that sad ending was another joke (poor taste given what you just told us about?) or if it was a genuine attempt at making everyone feel bad for you again

[@eli-7209]

i feel bad for her

[@alex1Sded]

Bruh if you can’t appreciate dumb physical comedy then you don’t deserve to laugh. Lmao go complain somewhere else and enjoy your funny cat videos

[@mothmansuperfan7513]

Post the original up again. I'll see you all at Emma's Dance Recital

[@Ler-ky1tz]

The hammer thing was brilliant! Your shameless non-apology was the moment I realized you're probably always playing a character, and that just makes you even more interesting!!

[@SomeLikeItBlue]

idk man I was worried because I thought she was hurt and now I feel like a fool for even caring

[@HollieAndApollo]

Same…

[@Littleghostman4]

She did get hit, this video was satire.

[@siranitus]

You should try writing a book and showing it to no one ever. That's what I did, and now I'm on the radio daily.

[@kimberlywhatevervids3106]

Dev you really gotta include snippets of your songs IN these videos. I've been watching for so long but still haven't heard any of your stuff, and I would say it's a combination of it not being on this same channel, and me not knowing the genre / what it sounds like at all. The youtubers Luscent ("songwriter reacts to" videos) and QueerKiwi (reactions to reddit posts memes, and more all things queer and straight even) both use an outro with the song they're promoting at the time or a certain one and that let me know what their music sounded like to know if i should check it out or not. Even a snippet at the time OF saying "check it out" would be way more convincing even if you're trying to make your self promos as short as possible. I'm sure I will listen someday, but as a supporter so far loving your videos I think that would help!

[@joez6235]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4qzo5l8r5qgd8Usi=iqFyWZ5Yaj8Mz5XI

[@izzyplaysgamez]

boosting this!!

[@chadrific]

you could just go to her second channel tho? i watched her for a bit before checking out her music channel. it's like a click away and you're missing some good music.

[@aster.cotton]

I had hoped this was to bring awareness to the dangers of things being thrown on stage, but this video doesn't give that vibe at all. Honestly I feel like this sets a pretty bad example to both artists and audiences. You also put that venue's reputation at risk, even if they were in on it. Specifically calling out the security team was unnecessary. Way more people are going to see that tiktok and think it's real, than will see this video. Even lying to your friends about it? Letting them think you actually got hit with a real hammer? I really don't understand the thought process. The way this video is presented, it comes across like this is satire, but the concerned comments from fans and strangers alike make me think you really did do this for attention. I'm sure I'm going to get a lot of hate from all the fans I see saying "wow Dev is a genius I really thought she got hit with a hammer I was so worried" but I felt like someone needed to say it. If you wanted to pull a stunt to get attention, there were other ways to do it. You could have gone extremely elaborate with this, fake blood and everything, and then announced that it was fake (while still on stage and included in the tiktok) and that you did it to raise awareness for what's happening in the concert culture lately. I really think that would have blown up more than this and had much less backlash.

[@kiwo579]

who gives a shit lmao youre reading way too much in to this

[@poormanchemist]

It’s a meta stunt, I don’t think we have enough base to assume whether it was for attention or not

[@LarsUelf]

​@@poormanchemistShe literally said it was an attempt to promote her upcoming song

[@poormanchemist]

@@LarsUelf I’m aware. My statement stays unchanged.

[@caitlinreddy7330]

​@@poormanchemist so then by definition it was for attention....... goofy

[@gmc5618]

Super gross. Maybe consider people who have actually been assaulted at work before doing this for a PR stunt.

[@tikki2340]

“Preferably something that wouldn’t hurt” settles on an actual hammer

[@samthedystopianrat1945]

i found this funny til the whole Mitski video thing. feels like using her struggle for promotion or for a joke. then the end gave me second hand embarrassment? like blame my autism but i couldn't tell if it was genuine or not

[@LessGravity]

Hits different while having a fever, like a fever dream x2

[@landovalor]

Braver than most tbh, I'd be tripping thinking it might make the crazies more emboldened to throw stupid stuff.

[@Meravat_B]

They’re not mad that you got thrown stuff at you. They’re mad because you lied to them

[@Littleghostman4]

She DID get hit, this whole video was satire, if that wasn't obvious enough.

[@ДетективСерьёзный]

@@Littleghostman4 you can literally see the rubber hammer bend as it hits her

[@lizzie31]

​@@Littleghostman4check the comments. It's absolutely not obviously satire and in doing so fails in its purpose if it is

[@Littleghostman4]

@@lizzie31 idk about you but this entire video screams "THIS IS SATIRE" either I'm dumb or you lack media literacy, but who knows?

[@lizzie31]

@Littleghostman4 people who are autistic like me and can't always read tone or body language aren't "media illiterate", that's actually insulting and straight-up inaccurate. Sometimes people just don't understand or realise things but that's entirely separate from media literacy and I'd thank you not to add to the pile of ableist bile about us, calling us stupid or illiterate or uneducated. P.s. if there's a huge number of people confused in the comments it's not "obvious" enough to actually be satire.

[@oyoyoyo7624]

i love you, dev limo guess what? it worked! im one of the people that found your music thru youtube, and (i thought twice about doing all caps, but i fo feel all-caps about this!) 🥰 loved it! and my little days are happier and thank you

[@x-xPhobia]

Wait that was a lie? Lol I felt bad for you and now I just feel lied to. Wtf

[@ItsQueViolette]

This is bad, you’re going to cause other performing musicians to get hurt. “They do anything fo clout”

[@undefined1022]

I don't even know what to believe anymore

[@Toshshowwithoutaborder]

I was homesick and crying when I started watching this, now I’m dying laughing. I love you Dev

[@BreakfastKing420]

The definitive gatekeeping girlboss of gaslighting revealed

[@fredthehuman6455]

I actually fw ur music heavy. Got into it before finding ur channel so I was super happy to see it drop

[@LarsUelf]

I don't know how else to put this, but honestly, this made me lose a lot of respect for you. It feels like you're exploiting the very real attacks some other artists experienced for clout. It would've been an entirely different story had you been open about it from the start. But the first time I found out about this whole thing was in your previous video, right after you talked about what happened to other artists. Which again, were very much real attacks. And you decided that would be a good opportunity to double down on this ... lie. I don't know what else to call this. I really hope this doesn't end up happening, but I can already picture the reactions the next time an artists gets something thrown at them on stage. Calling it fake, attention seeking, staged, all that ...

[@megaqueen4688]

It’s not that deep

[@LarsUelf]

@@megaqueen4688 It kinda is tho. I'm sure she didn't intend it to be, but that's why you should think at least a little bit before posting something like this online and trivializing real assaults. And she obviously did not think about this enough

[@amp4105]

Ur lame asf and annoying ❤

[@johnysharki5694]

Wow, a not very well thought of joke is making you lose a lot of respect for someone? God forbid a human being makes a silly mistake. You're acting like the majority of people haven't done risky pranks before that ended up badly later

[@LarsUelf]

@@johnysharki5694 Sure, people make mistakes all the time. I'm not "mad at her" for making a silly mistake. I'm sure everyone at the show had a good time with that gag. What I take issue with is her - in a video about real attacks on artists - using this "risky prank" as an example and making it appear just as real. Which, as I said in my original comment, might lead to people not taking legit attacks seriously and thinking they're just for attention too. I hope this doesn't happen of course, but when you have a following this big, you have to think about what effects your content could have at least a tiny bit. And she didn't do that.

[@tayloreh]

Kudos for owning the mistake, but yeah... I LOVE this as a piece of fiction to satirize how far artists will go for clout in our current dystopic music industry. But once you actually do it... its just sad. And it takes away a sense of seriousness from people who are actually abused on stage. You're young, and I love that you're trying things - but yeah, please listen to your manager going forward. Focus on the art not on the gimmicks, as tempting as they are. More musicians gotta be just musicians again, not glorified performance artists/influencers who happen to make music. If you want staying power, put the music first. I really hope this doesn't hurt your success long term, and please don't be rough on yourself about it, but still - feel the impact lying like that has, and I hope you apologise for how it makes it harder for people to trust real audience/artist assault situations. Not cool.

[@katnisseverdeen5466]

Fully agree, although I do think that musicians don't really have the choice to just be musicians anymore if they want to get big and they don't luck out. This whole stunt was def in poor taste but I feel something like this was kind of inevitable when you force musicians to do their own publicity (and the same is happening with authors, visual artists, etc atm). The world would definitely be a better place if artists could just focus on the art

[@justthatnarwhal6379]

this whole time i thought the video was ironic until it wasn't (i saw the video without context and was genuinely concerned).. it seems bizarre/ill-willed to do this in a fake way, taking away from artists who actually suffer from this type of harassment; as u document regularly :(... getting to the end of the video i hope u gain a better perspective on things

[@puddle7740]

for anyone else struggling to figure out if this is a joke or not it is a joke she staged it and then lied about it until now

[@begonestink2956]

So the whole hammer thing was a joke for attention? I don't get how that's even funny. I was genuinely worried, and now I just feel stupid for even believing you.

[@Pixielocks]

This is exactly how I feel 😭

[@plutolunaplays]

It was real this video is satire

[@mr.dirtydan3338]

It twas funny

[@amp4105]

Get a grip

[@ziggygunz2447]

Dev I love your evil criminal mastermind this is truly *chef's kiss*

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

It's all fun and games until getting hammers thrown at you becomes a gimmick you no longer have control over.

[@HollieAndApollo]

I dunno if I should feel lied to or laugh right now lol I really felt bad for her thinking someone actually tried to hurt her..

[@YakyoshoO]

I know I might sound like a prude for saying this but honestly this is a pretty vile ‘joke’ to play on your audience dude, if it were to be handled better by having something less serious like a plush or something soft the backlash wouldn’t of been as bad. And I know 'having something less serious wouldn’t of gone as viral' but what you did just feels insensitive and gross compared to other artists who have to deal with this. It might be funny for you, but this is the internet. People are going to see your video go viral and there’s going to be a chance that someone is going to try to do the same thing at another artist’s show with the REAL DEAL. It baffles me how many people are saying how ‘genius and hilarious' this is, but it’s more so feels like the boy who cried wolf on an ACTUAL problem and turned it into a joke. Especially with your own friends not even knowing about it, and you said you had to play it up with them to keep them from saying anything?! It just leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I’m not one to leave hate comments on peoples videos but this is just messed up, do better.

[@katiechamberlin4194]

You don’t sound like a prude. And being a prude is not an issue unless you are judging and looking down upon people who make different choices but aren’t impacting you/others. It is valid to be upset about this!

[@StarBlazerOG]

Wouldn't consider this a hate comment. It's valid criticism imo

[@b__c7538]

Bro’s from Yapville 💀

[@silva_jay1424]

i agree with this >:0

[@kaijuno]

Agreed, my first video of hers was the Mitski one and this feels.. weird. The tone makes it really unclear if she’s joking and she’s setting the precedent that we should doubt actual victims. Left a bad taste in my mouth

[@Tmanstext]

Well I have to agree, this was maybe not a fantastic idea, lots of ways it could've gone VERY sideways lmao. But I am glad you're okay and didn't actually get a hammer thrown at you!! Fun video, thanks Dev!

[@meg7221]

I can’t trust anyone anymore, not even dev.

[@askefn]

dev is legit the funniest youtuber out there 3:00 where she change moods is so funny i replayed it like 5 times

[@Ali-cn1gq]

The artwork on your shirts is so top tier

[@tayloreh]

So you got to just be a opener for the opener without asking? Thats wild.

[@ariatauraso8771]

I was skeptical when she said she opened for the plain white Ts because she didn't seem like an artist with enough sway for that yet

[@soundlearn]

i stan the hammer strategy

[@Ghost-lt4sf]

idontknnnnnnnooow about diiiiiis 👀 i generally like dev’s music and humor but i feel like this is giving less Danny Gonz and moree Cole Sprouse Tumblr. 😂 idk, maybe i’m just ancient. I don’t like making people worry for no reason. Maybe throwing something ridiculous would’ve been better? like… a pie? lmao O Well

[@mnpxdrm]

COLE SPROUSE TUMBLR so real

[@lolaepona9491]

omg this is a crazy story lmao I loved this! and GIVE MAMA A HUG IS SO GOOD!

[@mjg-98]

Weird thing to lie about

[@newabortion]

sorry you hate joy and whimsy

[@travis_redfern6771]

I can’t even lie, seeing some people mad in the comments makes this kind of hilarious but in a pretty darkly comedic way. Like this shit is unhinged af to the point where I can almost understand people leaving your fanbase if they were really concerned and found out this way. But like it’s also so crazy and borderline genius in like a Sacha Baron Cohen way that I have to say I admire the audacity of the joke. I think you did come out of it realizing it went a bit too far, but I have to say that you gained a fan in me still.

[@isaiahromero9861]

It crosses the line imo, you don't see comedians like Sasha baren Cohen or Nathan fielder doing stunts that make them look like victims of serious crimes that genuinely make their friends and family concerned about their mental well-being. This would probably traumatize someone if it happened for real (which it easily can). It's also just a red flag imo, imagine the kind of person that can easily lie to their friends and family about an assault that didn't actually happen, even for the sake of doing a bit that's weird as fuck

[@BradsSpace2]

I lost a lot of respect for you here. Luckily i didnt have any respect for you in the first place so its wrapped back around and now i respect you so much ❤

[@SkittileSkelanimal47]

"where did it all go wrong?" well, you lied for starters... probably should have listened to your manager.

[@JupiHornet1]

I generally enjoy your content but yeah I'm not a fan of this. It's one thing to troll your fans like Danny Gonzalez does, but causing not only your fans, but your own friends to be genuinely concerned about your safety and then lying to them about what happened is very offputting to me. Not only that, but it could lead to "boy who cried wolf" situations for other people down the line; people already think everything is fake as is and this definitely will not help. Just a bad idea all around, and I think it was a strange decision to go ahead with it even after your own manager told you he hated the whole concept. I'm not gonna unsubscribe over this or anything but I'm definitely side-eyeing you a bit lol. Just so people don't think I'm trying to "cancel" anyone here (I'm not), some advice: like another commenter said, if the goal is simply to promote your own music, for starters it would be good to include teasers of your songs in your other videos (Nick doing this in his own videos is actually how I found out about Queef Jerky, for example). Beyond that, I don't know a whole bunch about music promotion, but I'd think that doing more gigs with bigger artists is bound to help at least a little bit. The Plain White T's aren't household names anymore, but it's not like they're super obscure either...they were absolutely massive in the 2000s and Hey There Delilah is still one of the most recognizable songs from that period. Either way, my point is that you seem to have some good industry contacts so, might as well use them. Overall, hopefully this didn't come off as super condescending or anything because I do genuinely want to see you do well, but I just don't think this experiment was the move.

[@avis_davis]

Hey dev!! I just want you to know your in all my playlists and most of the covers are you too. I care and so do others don’t be discouraged

[@isabellakennedy8832]

dev hired nathan fielders for this plan

[@harperisntcool8031]

that girl meowing at the mitski concert is so crazy

[@bortreynolds9698]

This is actually a brilliant social experiment lol. Excellent job Dev

[@markrodriguez7566]

This takes me back to a more authentic, sillier, more wholesome era of KZbin :) love it

[@kowskizury]

you should buy a huge billboard in times square that says "new song dev lemons out now". there are lots of people in new york so lots of people will see it i think. hope this help s

[@not0evn]

Im starting to think it wasn't even a real hammer.

[@Bellabeebearee]

No way really?! I had no clue