Journey’s Jonathan Cain is set to depart the band after one more tour. Cain’s longtime bandmate — and frequent foe — Neal Schon effectively broke the news on social media last night (Oct. 9), though his initial post left some confusion about the exact details of Cain’s departure. Originally, Schon …
Read More »Journey's Jonathan Cain and Neal Schon Reach Resolution in Long Legal Battle
Journey’s current stadium tour with Def Leppard became a little less awkward Thursday as band mates Jonathan Cain and Neal Schon reached a legal solution in their court battle involving the group’s credit card. Back in November 2022, Schon sued Cain, saying he refused to give him access to the …
Read More »Steve Perry Withdraws Lawsuit Against Journey Over Band's Trademarks
Former Journey frontman Steve Perry has withdrawn his lawsuit against his ex-bandmates over the trademarks to 20 of the group’s biggest songs. In Sept. 2022, Perry, who permanently exited the band in 1998, filed legal papers to prevent Freedom JN LLC — a company headed by Journey’s Neal Schon and …
Read More »Journey's Neal Schon Files Cease-and-Desist Against Jonathan Cain for Playing Band's Music at Trump Events
Journey’s internal legal battles have spilled into Trump territory as guitarist Neal Schon has filed a cease-and-desist against his bandmate Jonathan Cain to prevent the latter from performing their hit “Don’t Stop Believin’” at Mar-a-Lago. In November, Cain performed the band’s 1981 hit at an event at Donald Trump’s country …
Read More »Journey's Jonathan Cain Accuses Neal Schon of 'Excessive Spending' in Clash Over Credit Card Access
Journey keyboardistJonathan Cain and guitaristNeal Schon are battling it out in public over a lawsuit filed by Schon against Cain. In a lawsuit filed last month in California, Schon accused Cain of refusing to give him access to the group’s American Express card and its records, Billboard reported. Despite continuing …
Read More »Neal Schon on Journey's New LP 'Freedom,' Ambitious 50th Anniversary Plans
It’s been 11 years since Journey released their last studio record, and for a while it was looking like they’d never get around to making one. “Nobody was really interested in making new music,” Journey founder and guitarist and Neal Schon tells Rolling Stone via Zoom from his California home. …
Read More »Neal Schon on Journey's 'New Strut,' Possible Arnel Pineda Biopic, and His New Solo LP
Three years ago, Journey guitarist Neal Schon finished a solo album of instrumental tracks that mixed classic-rock covers like “Hey Jude” and “Voodoo Child” with originals he created with producer-drummer Narada Michael Walden. Since that time, Journey fired drummer Steve Smith and bassist Ross Valory after a bitter business dispute, …
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