'Lone wolf' tenor apologizes for altering O Canada at ASG

Remigio Pereira, who was booted from The Tenors on July 12 for altering the lyrics to O Canada prior to MLB's All-Star Game, apologized for this actions Friday on Facebook.

An emotional Pereira not only apologized to his friends, family, and members of Black Lives Matter, but also claimed he is "by no means" a racist, and his intention behind changing the lyrics was to "bring unity and peace."

While singing a solo portion of the Canadian national anthem Tuesday, Pereira replaced the line "with glowing hearts we see thee rise/the True North strong and free" to "we're all brothers and sisters/all lives matter to the brave," while holding up a sign displaying "All Lives Matter" on one side, and "United We Stand" on the other.

The alteration immediately caused a stir on social media and was later addressed by the group via a statement, calling Pereira a "lone wolf:"

The Tenors are deeply sorry for the disrespectful and misguided lack of judgment by one member of the group acting as a "lone wolf" today ...

The other members of the group are shocked and embarrassed by the actions of Remigio Pereira, who changed the lyrics of our treasured anthem and used this coveted platform to serve his own political views.

Our sincere apologies and regrets go out to everybody who witnessed this shameful act, to our fellow Canadians, to Major League Baseball, to our friends, families, fans and to all those affected.

The actions of one member of this group were extremely selfish, and he will not be performing with The Tenors until further notice

Pereira went on to say in the video he "had nothing to gain from this, and in fact I've lost everything," noting he hasn't spoken to his former bandmates in a few days.