Journey keyboardist Jonathan Cain has clapped again at founding guitarist Neal Schon, his bandmate within the veteran enviornment rockers. His remarks come after Schon criticized Cain for the keyboardist’s involvement in a singalong of Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin'” at an occasion for former President Donald Trump in Florida.
Cain performed “Don’t Stop Believin'” at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property final month, per Variety. But the keyboardist subsequently took problem with Schon’s criticism of the efficiency, which included authorized motion.
“Neal Schon should look in the mirror when he accuses me of causing harm to the Journey brand,” Cain mentioned in a Dec. 22 assertion. “I have watched him damage our brand for years and am a victim of both his and his wife’s bizarre behavior.” (See the full assertion under.)
Reportedly, Cain contributed to the singalong of the 1981 Journey hit alongside right-wing extremist politicians corresponding to Marjorie Taylor Greene and Kari Lake. In reply, in line with Blabbermouth, Schon’s authorized workforce served Cain with a cease-and-desist letter.
From Variety:
The members of long-running rock band Journey have lengthy had fractious relations, however an inter-band cease-and-desist order is a brand new peak: Keyboardist Jonathan Cain, who carried out ‘Don’t Stop Believin” for Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago final month with a backing ‘refrain’ together with Marjorie Taylor Greene, Kimberly Guilfoyle and Kari Lake, was served with a cease-and-desist order from an lawyer for bandmate Neal Schon for that efficiency.
Schon mentioned, “Cain is free to express his personal beliefs and associations. [But] when he does that on behalf of Journey or for the band, such conduct is extremely deleterious to the Journey brand.”
The guitarist added, “Journey is not, and should not be, political. Mr. Cain’s unauthorized affiliation of Journey with the politics of Donald Trump has the band’s fans up in arms. … This has caused, and continues to cause, irreparable harm to the Journey brand.”
Journey, who shaped in 1973, just lately launched a brand new album known as Freedom. Cain can be at present in litigation with Schon over the band’s funds.
Journey and fellow ’80s rockers Toto are scheduled to tour collectively in 2023. See the scheduled dates right here.
Journey Keyboardist Jonathan Cain’s New Statement – Dec. 22, 2022
Neal Schon ought to look within the mirror when he accuses me of inflicting hurt to the Journey model. I’ve watched him harm our model for years and am a sufferer of each his and his spouse’s weird conduct. Neal sued Live Nation twice, shedding each occasions, and damaging our capability to ever work with them once more. Neal outrageously tried to remove emblems from Steve Perry. Neal and his spouse frequently insult the professionalism of quite a few accountants, street managers and administration companies with countless authorized threats and their bullying, poisonous and incoherent emails. Neal argues on-line with followers who do not see eye to eye with him. And Neal and his spouse recklessly spend Journey’s cash till there may be none left for working prices. If anybody is destroying the Journey model, it’s Neal and Neal alone.
Journey, “Don’t Stop Believin'”
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