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Journey

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Hard Rock
Adult Oriented Rock
Jazz Rock

http://www.journeymusic.com
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/journey
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journey/

29 сен 2024 :	JOURNEY's ARNEL PINEDA Reacts To Criticism Of His Vocal Performance At ROCK IN RIO, Says He Feels 'Devastated'
26 сен 2024 :	JOURNEY Singer ARNEL PINEDA Says 'Good Has Won' After He Invited Fans To Vote Him Out Of Band
21 июл 2024 :	NEAL SCHON: 'The Future Is Very Bright' For JOURNEY
5 июл 2024 :	JOURNEY's NEAL SCHON Talks Mending Fences With JONATHAN CAIN: 'We Just Decided That The Music Is The Music'
24 июн 2024 :	JOURNEY's JONATHAN CAIN Believes DONALD TRUMP Is Innocent: 'I Think It Was Unfair What Happened'
6 май 2024 :	Vocalist GABBI GUNN Covers JOURNEY Classic "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" For The Ken Tamplin Music Academy (Video)
18 апр 2024 :	JOURNEY's JONATHAN CAIN: 'We're Very Happy With ARNEL PINEDA'
1 апр 2024 :	Ex-JOURNEY Singer STEVE PERRY Was 'Emotionally Stunned' By 'Don't Stop Believin'' Achievement
19 мар 2024 :	JOURNEY's 'Don't Stop Believin'' Recognized As 'Biggest Song Of All Time'
21 фев 2024 :	Watch JOURNEY's Entire Baltimore Concert
29 янв 2024 :	JOURNEY Changes 'Don't Stop Believin'' Lyrics At San Francisco 49ers Vs. Detroit Lions NFC Championship Game
29 дек 2023 :	MILEY CYRUS Performs JOURNEY Classic Live At LA's Chateau Marmont; Video
13 дек 2023 :	New JOURNEY Band Biography 'Worlds Apart' Now Available
1 окт 2023 :	Ex-JOURNEY Singer JEFF SCOTT SOTO Would Play With NEAL SCHON Again 'In A Heartbeat'
7 июл 2023 :	JOURNEY Co-Founder GEORGE TICKNER Dead At 76
10 июн 2023 :	DAUGHTRY And LZZY HALE Release Official Video For Royal Albert Hall Performance Of JOURNEY Classic
4 апр 2023 :	LZZY HALE Joins DAUGHTRY For Live Performance Of JOURNEY Classic "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)"; Video
1 мар 2023 :	GREGG ROLIE Says He 'Had A Blast' Reuniting With JOURNEY On Stage In Austin
23 фев 2023 :	Watch: JOURNEY Co-Founder GREGG ROLIE Joins Band On Stage In Austin During 50th-Anniversary Tour
16 фев 2023 :	Ex-JOURNEY Singer STEVE AUGERI Comments On Latest Band Drama, Says He Wouldn't Rejoin Group If Asked
7 фев 2023 :	Watch: JOURNEY Performs In Allentown During 'Freedom' 50th-Anniversary Tour
30 янв 2023 :	NEAL SCHON And JONATHAN CAIN Reunite On Stage At JOURNEY's First Concert Of 2023
25 янв 2023 :	JOURNEY's JONATHAN CAIN Sues NEAL SCHON For Allegedly Charging $1 Million In Personal Costs To Shared Credit Card
18 янв 2023 :	NEAL SCHON Now Says GREGG ROLIE Won't Be Part Of JOURNEY's Upcoming Tour
18 янв 2023 :	NEAL SCHON's Wife Says Two JOURNEY Bandmembers Are 'Adamantly' Against GREGG ROLIE's Return
12 янв 2023 :	JONATHAN CAIN Says He Will Be On Tour With JOURNEY Next Month

27 авг 2022

NEAL SCHON Says His Bandmates Thought He Was 'Crazy' When He Decided To Hire ARNEL PINEDA To Sing For JOURNEY

In a new interview with Brazilian journalist Igor Miranda, JOURNEY guitarist Neal Schon was asked what it has been like to work with singer Arnel Pineda for the last 15 years. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Arnel is just a gem. He's more amazing right now than he was when I first found him in Manila 15 years ago, when he was homeless and he was in dire straits. I was searching for the new singer for JOURNEY and I chose YouTube to look all over the world for the singer. When I heard his voice, I knew that he was it — with no other thought. It hit me emotionally in my heart. I went, 'That is the voice. He is the voice. I know he can do it.' And so I stuck to my guns, with a lot of resistance from many — from within the band and from management. They all thought I was crazy. I said, 'I know I'm right. So get him over here.' We got him over. And he proved that I was right again."

Neal continued: "The show we just played the other night, he sounded phenomenal through the whole show. We finally got his in-ears sorted out; we've got a great mixer in front now. It sounds like a record every night. And he's sounding phenomenal every night. And he's very excited about some of the new direction that we took that allows him to show how creative he can be without having to emulate our other albums, which is a requirement for any singer that would come into JOURNEY. It's either that or you throw away all your hits that you ever had. And what do you do? Start from ground zero again? It doesn't make sense.

"So I knew when I found Arnel that I had found a true chameleon like no other singer I've ever heard. He is amazing. I love him. He's a true warrior."

Born in the Philippines, Pineda has been fronting the legendary rockers since 2007 when Schon discovered him leading a Manila cover band on YouTube. A vocal doppelganger for JOURNEY's longtime vocalist Steve Perry, Arnel has helped put JOURNEY back in arenas once again. But some fans were not happy about the addition of Pineda, complaining about his ethnicity and dismissing his voice as a "copycat" of Perry.

Pineda and Perry finally crossed paths when JOURNEY and its former singer shared the stage at their induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in April 2017. While accepting the award, Steve spoke warmly about his former bandmates, as well as the man who replaced him. "I must give a shout-out to a man who sings his heart out every night, Arnel Pineda," Perry said.

Although Pineda did not get inducted with his bandmates, he did get up and join them at the Hall Of Fame induction ceremony, singing "Don't Stop Believin'" and "Lights".

Four years ago, Perry told SiriusXM that he didn't perform with JOURNEY at the Rock Hall ceremony because he is "not in the band. I haven't been in the band for quite some time," he explained. "Arnel's been in the band for almost 10 years, I think. He's a sweet kid — he's a wonderful kid. He sings his heart out every night. It's his gig."

As for meeting Pineda before the induction, Perry said: "There was something endearing about the way he looked at me. He was meeting, like, a grandfather. [Laughs] He's got the gig. It's his gig. He's doing great."

Pineda has overcome a tremendous number of obstacles throughout his life, including the loss of his mother at a young age, homelessness and borderline starvation, making him an inspiration and providing hope for millions of people around the globe. Blessed with the ability to give back, Pineda mobilized his team to join the battle against poverty and its ensuing havoc on Philippine youth.

Photo credit: Erik Kabik

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