Tim Mosenfelder/Getty ImagesIn an interview with ABC Radio, Journey‘s Neal Schon discussed his recent feud with bandmate Jonathan Cain, which he says stemmed from Cain mixing his conservative views with the group’s business.
Schon told ABC Radio he also was unhappy that Cain — whose wife, Paula White, is President Trump‘s spiritual adviser — visited the White House with Journey singer Arnel Pineda and bassist Ross Valory, while he wasn’t even informed about the trip.
“[W]hen that happened, I was really pretty much in shock,” Neal admitted. “And it wasn’t that I wanted to go, you know. They’ve said, ‘Well, you know, you weren’t invited.’ And I go, ‘Yeah, that’s cool, because…I wouldn’t have wanted to go anyway.'”
Schon added, “The mere fact is that I started this band with [manager] Herbie Herbert…And I’ve been the only member that’s been here the whole time. And so, I felt like they could at least [have] just told me something about it…I would’ve done it for them, and it didn’t happen to me, so it didn’t feel right. But it’s OK.”
As for why he decided to make these issues public via social media, Neal maintained, “[W]hen you don’t have somebody to come in for you and help you iron this stuff out, which people were not willing to [d]o in our camp, I decided to take it to the fans. I said, ‘Well s***, I can’t get anybody to comment or any advice…on where it should go,’ and so I did open it up. ‘Cause I got frustrated.”
But Schon told ABC Radio he’s confident that he and Cain can put aside their differences for the sake of “our music and the fans.”
Journey launches a lengthy co-headlining tour with Def Leppard in May.
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