He would later tell Alternative Press that there was also a genuine concern for his safety : `` one reason I did n't leave was , I genuinely believed that there was a realistic possibility that I could be shot Mark David Chapman-style '' . The singer would later tell Alternative Press that there was also a genuine concern for his safety : `` one reason I did n't leave was , I genuinely believed that there was a realistic possibility that I could be shot Mark David Chapman-style '' .