--- description: "Punch me if I stop crying." title: Grammys 2015: Shia LaBeouf Reads a Strange Poem Tribute to Sia image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt02cbdb9ab852a2de/69877e34cd684820d8099952/463035076.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Shia LaBeouf Read a Strange Poetic Tribute to Sia at the Grammys  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Feb 9, 2015 4:12 AM CUT  Actor Shia LaBeouf speaks onstage during The 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards at the STAPLES Center on February 8, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/WireImage) Actor Shia LaBeouf speaks onstage during The 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards at the STAPLES Center on February 8, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/WireImage)Kevin Winter—WireImage  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Feb 9, 2015 4:12 AM CUT Shia LaBeouf’s introduction of Sia at the Grammys was odd, to say the least. Before the mysterious singer performed “Chandelier” at the awards show, LaBeouf read a poem. “Punch me if I stop crying,” he said, ending the poem “Love, Eric” with no hint as to who Eric is. LaBeouf, 28, recently starred with Maddie Ziegler, 12, in Sia’s controversial “Elastic Hearts” video. [Critics said](http://time.com/3660358/sia-elastic-hearts-shia-labeouf-apology-sexy/ "undefined") placing a 20-something actor alongside a tween in nude leotards was inappropriate. The artist apologized for the sexual overtones of the video shortly after it premiered. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3700478/grammys-2015-shia-labeouf-sia/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3700478/grammys-2015-shia-labeouf-sia/"},"headline":"Watch Shia LaBeouf Read a Strange Poetic Tribute to Sia at the Grammys","datePublished":"2015-02-09T04:12:48.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T04:14:58.040Z","description":"\"Punch me if I stop crying\"","url":"https://time.com/3700478/grammys-2015-shia-labeouf-sia/","keywords":["Music","grammys","Shia LaBeouf","Sia"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt02cbdb9ab852a2de/69877e34cd684820d8099952/463035076.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliana Dockterman","jobTitle":"Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt02cbdb9ab852a2de/69877e34cd684820d8099952/463035076.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards - Show","caption":"The 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards - Show","creditText":"Kevin Winter—WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3700478/grammys-2015-shia-labeouf-sia/","name":"Watch Shia LaBeouf Read a Strange Poetic Tribute to Sia at the Grammys"}}]}] ```