Unfortunately this will never happen. Steve is pushing 70, and he doesn't have anywhere close to the range he did 35 years ago. I'm sure he'd like to always be remembered for the amazing vocalist he was for so many years, rather than come back and have to key each song down 2 to 3 steps just to be able to hit the notes. I certainly don't blame him.
Glorify Him - GH, as much as I wish you were wrong, I agree. I remember after Franks Sinatra died, reading one of the only honest obituaries about him I ever saw in the Irish Times (I was living in Ireland at the time). The author referenced Sinatra's 1986 Dublin concert, which I had seen a recording of, and you could hear how far off his best Sinatra was by then, and how he was really struggling with certain numbers. The author acknowledged that while there was a time when Sinatra was the best, bar none, it probably would have been better if he'd retired in the late seventies and stayed retired. The people who went to see his concerts were doing so more out of nostalgia for the singer he'd been in his prime. The sad fact is that if Perry reunited with Journey today, they'd sell out shows, but he couldn't duplicate his performances from the eighties, and he may well not want to be remembered at less than his best.
Such a positive interview. And after listening to other interviews and reading Jonathan Cain's book I think much of the media likes to keep that hype going
Jonathan Frigga (Cain) was a prima donna. Before he would join Journey, he demanded that his first of 3 or 4 wives (a soft core porn skinemax actress) get a record deal.
Not really familiar with the hiring and firing. Started listen to these guys with the release of faithfully. The music they made was so different then other rock bands. Each guy added something to the other. I’m just glad they lasted together as long as they did. They made some really good music together. And yes you can find someone to copy them but it isn’t them. Thank you guys…
Perry had a deal for a while that gave him an equal share of each concert that the rest of the guys played, while he sat at home watching his bank account grow. Smart man.
Thatone Dude Steve Perry deserves every cent after how they relentlessly toured when he was in the band plus he co-wrote 95% of the songs and produced music for the band. No wonder he was “crispy” after 10 years, they would have worked him into the ground.
@@fireice2999 touring for any famous band must suk after a week except for kiss they cant get enough! Same tunes night after night gotta be the pits also why would Perry put himself through that nightmare that's like hanging out with the ex every night no thank you !and besides Neil ,more than Perry I'm sure .makes more money than all of them doing nothing !
So where is the feud? While I am positive they have had their disagreements as most relationships do (money making things worse) absence does seem to help them appreciate. I heard "Well, I THINK I know Steve Perry" which makes me kind of sad. Granted he has reasons to sound like he cares ($$). Maybe it's me but I think Jonathan Cain does.
every last member of journey should kiss perry's skinny ass that he made them millionaires. yeah sure they're all talented musicians but talented musicians were a dime a dozen back then. steve MADE journey. he took them out of obscurity. without steve perry journey would have been the greatest band ever in the bar/college circuit making hundreds of dollars a month! lol
He kept them millionaires is more like it. Every one of the members went broke at least once, except for Gregg Rolie & Steve Perry. Steve didn't lose his money to ex wives or back taxes, when they all invested in real estate, Steve was the only one that managed his money the right way.
You're exactly right. I couldn't have said it any better myself. Steve's the best to ever do it, and the other members of Journey should be damn thankful he did it for them.
Both of these guys did not want Gregg Rolie performing at the RRHOF. I have lost a tremendous amount of respect for both of them. JC wouldn;t have a job if it wasn't for Gregg. Ross, what the hell were you thinking?
Cain (Frigga) was and somewhat is still a very good songwriter and keyboard player, not singer. But he lucked in to Journey, just like they lucked in to Rolie recommending him for the band when he left. Cain is disrespectful of past members, especially Perry, who made his songs even better. Did you ever hear the Cain version of Faithfully? His voice sucked. Cain owes Rolie, Perry & Schon all the praise in the world.
It seems they al had a part in people going, Neil and gregg didnt want perry then herbby pushed it said it was going to happen so gregg origanly didnt want perry and then he is in an interview saying he always like perry and wanted him so my deal is rolie didnt want the lead singer spot taken from him and resented that and ultimatley thats why he left although rolie says it was for different reasons but my opinion is it was the lead singer spot, now dunbar left for his own reasons and they got smith, getiing rid of ross and replaced with jackson was neil and steve pretty much and cain, what im saying is all members pretty much had a hand in smeone leaving or told to go and come back, so to say Cain owes a thanks to whoever is a moot point you could say neil,ross,gregg aynsley owe a thanks to perry for the sucess of the band origanlly journey was around 7 or 8 years before perry came on and they put out a few albums but journey became journey AFTER perry came on and would never of became what they became with out perry, you know all their replacement singers all sound like perry and thats what neil wantedagain this is all my opinion right or wrong, the journey that was the hit band in my opinion was Steve Perry, Neil Schon, Johnathon Cain, Ross Valory, and Steve Smith yes i rambled on All of the members from the beginning to now are all very talented
@@geoffnason1428 I agree with everything you said. I believe Rolie left because he did resent Perry. As much as Rolie denies it, I don't buy it. As for Cain, if he was such a great song writer then why did his last band he was in did not do so well? Why after he joined Journey did his songs do so much better for the band? Because of Perry. For two reasons. Perry sang them and he co wrote them. Perry's influence had a huge part in their success. Perry was what made them so successful. Since Neal and Jon fired Steve in 1998, they have not been as successful and Jon has not written a song as big as Don't Stop Believin' and Open Arms. Journey today knows this and instead of taking responsibility of their poor judgment call to fire Steve they blame Steve and say bad things about him here and there. Over the years that they have been separated, fans have missed out on great music and songs that never got to be written, played and heard. We got cheated out of that. Perry got cheated out of being able to sing them for us.
Well Ross was booted out for trying to steal the band's brand via bogus corporate takeover....so clearly it's a pretty dysfunctional group. Neal is now the only original member left, more and more solo effort.
What is the problem between Steve and Journey? All I ever see or hear is that they want him back but he has no intention of coming back or so it seems, they better get their shit together because their window of opportunity is closing fast and the public has a short memory, nostalgia only lasts a little while
Frank Scott Forget? Um, no. Journey is still touring! I don't think Steve can sing with them again regardless of what they or he wants. I don't think his voice is what it once was. This is very sad, because his voice was so amazing. Arnel does a great job singing for them. I can't go see them without Steve because it is just very sad to me that he is not with them, but millions of folks do go.
Gieret Steve Perry made Journey what they are today and as for Arnel you can't even understand most of the words that come out of hes mouth when he sings who's songs ??? and reason why Steve did not perform with them for this big event was look at this video when Ross pretty much telling Steve fuck you in this clip ... All about the detail my friend oh and without Steve no new music just Steve perrys songs
@ Richard Watts very good post. re, Arnel, your right, I can't understand him. If I didn't already know the songs I wouldn't have a clue what he was singing. Sad really. re, No new music without Steve, proving they are still living off of Steve Perry.
Having read JC’s book I disagree with pretty much everything here. He has been hugely respectful of Steve. Journey also owns much to Jonathan. The albums before he joined were nowhere near as strong as Escape or Frontiers.
Are you being serious or.... Escape sure, but frontiers only has the A side going for it, with the B side largely considered lethargic. From infinity to captured, the entire albums are hits. Escape is no different, that just happens to be the one that took off
Ruby Tuesday, I read Jon's book too and yes, he was hugely respectful and admiring of Steve. I also agree that Jon's songs (most of which he co-wrote with Steve) gave the band huge hits. BUT my personal taste is for the first three albums with Rolie. Although I do really like Send Her My Love.
@@rubytuesday1345 Personally those two are my favorites, but they're not as strong as the stuff they did before. They feel more like Steve solo albums than Journey albums. That said, Trial by Fire is my favorite Journey album no contest
Yeah that's just not true, respectfully. The music was different, but not worse. There's no denying that Steve is an incredible vocal talent, but those first few albums have some great, free-flowing music. The band was less constrained by the need to put out hit singles. That's the cost of fame: it forces you to constantly compete with yourself. The band was under no such constraints in the early years. It can make for a more authentic art, if less popular
What goes on behind closed door with rock stars? Jonathan Cain join the ranks of Dan Peek of America, B.J. Thomas (Raindrops keep falling on my head), Al Green, Barry McGuire (Eve of Destruction) that turned them into Christian musicians. With Cain, I guess it was the school fire that kill him, or with Peek, possibly the time he fell off the balcony and survived. Or it might be the endless cycle of performing then being too jacked up to sleep, sex, drugs and rock-n-roll that did them in.
Jonathan and Dan were both raised to be Christian and considered themselves Christian when they were kids. Then they went back to it when they were older.
this is a totally moronic and childish statement... the band existed BEFORE steve perry even came along... plus you simply have no way of knowing the internal workings of the business side of this band. they're all great musicians and things happen.
Spot on, Tom. Nobody goes to a Journey show to see Neal or Jonathan.hahaha They go for the songs and to hear the closest thing that can get to Steve Perrys voice. Period. It would be like Jon Bon Jovi leaving the band instead of Richie Sambora. All that would be left are some good guitar riffs.
Apparently, nobody goes to a Steve Perry post-Journey show, either hahaha. His solo career went absolutely nowhere. Don't get me wrong-- Steve is great, but other guys in Journey don't exactly suck.
You loved him all the way, neither I. But after Steve Perry fired Ross and Smith? Because he "just" don't like being with them? All I thought of him was... yes indeed! he maybe was talented. But he's SELFISH 😜
SJ Eyes it was a group decision, it’s not Steve’s band. Neil says the reason the why Smith and Ross got fired on ‘86 ROR interview in Japan TH-cam. Stop blaming Steve Perry, Journey is essentially Neal Schon’s band. Perry was the producer of the album and took the fall for this collective decision.
SJEyes we know that Filipinos feel threatened by Perry because he set the bar and made it possible for a Karaoke singer to live the American dream. You guys are always trying to diminish the LEGEND that is Steve Perry. Well Cain and Schon fired Valory and Smith last year for an attempted coup. Did you know that? Also the GREATNESS which is Steve makes money off every Journey Tour, Album, Merchandise, Paraphernalia and the like even up to Today. Steve Perry can only be imitated he can NEVER be duplicated!
After Perry got Ross and Smith fired for absolutely NO good reason, Ross was WAY to gracious about Perry. I wouldn’t have wanted to be on stage with the person that fired me. I hope in all of this that Perry asked for Valory and Smith’s forgiveness for what he did to them
Chris Johnson it was a group decision, it’s not Steve’s band. Neil says the reason why Smith and Ross got fired on Daspudster01’s 86 ROR interview in Japan on TH-cam. Stop blaming Steve Perry, Journey is essentially Neil Schon’s band, otherwise they would have had to wait for Steve when he was getting hip surgery in 1998.
Rhonda Wilkins Steve Perry produced the album, didn’t stab Steve Smith and Ross Valory in the back. Smith also said that he couldn’t play to click tracks and that they weren’t part of the songwriting. They got paid even though they didn’t tour for ROR. Here is the article: ultimateclassicrock.com/journey-raised-on-radio/
Stayin’ Sane yes. He did. Produced songs with drum machine garbage he knew Smith would have a problem with and pushed Ross out completely. There were major hard feelings from Valory. He only swallowed his pride for a reunion because he needed the money. Perry screwed then over, changed the music, then bolted after one album. What a stand up guy. Destroy Journey, then leave after he f’d 2 staple members over. Then Perry has the nerve on stage to try to give Steve and Ross props. You could tell Ross was thinking in his head, “bullshit”
@@rhondawilkins2017 lol funny interpretation of the facts lol. Steve Perry is Journey that is why he is being paid even when he doesn't perform. They had to get someone who imitates Steve's voice. Steve gets paid for every tour and album done by Journey even though he is no longer a part of the band lol. Steven is the real MVP. 50% of Cain or Schon's earnings whichever is greater for the first 2 albums post Steve. 25% for the 3rd and 12.5% for the rest of his life lol. Who stuck it to who?
This group never be the same with out Steve Perry the best Malé voice ever no doubt about
I love Steve Perry! Best vocalist ever!
When Steve sings with them if ever I will go anywhere to see them again.
I hope he hurries up. These cats aren't young.
Unfortunately this will never happen. Steve is pushing 70, and he doesn't have anywhere close to the range he did 35 years ago. I'm sure he'd like to always be remembered for the amazing vocalist he was for so many years, rather than come back and have to key each song down 2 to 3 steps just to be able to hit the notes. I certainly don't blame him.
Glorify Him - GH, as much as I wish you were wrong, I agree. I remember after Franks Sinatra died, reading one of the only honest obituaries about him I ever saw in the Irish Times (I was living in Ireland at the time). The author referenced Sinatra's 1986 Dublin concert, which I had seen a recording of, and you could hear how far off his best Sinatra was by then, and how he was really struggling with certain numbers. The author acknowledged that while there was a time when Sinatra was the best, bar none, it probably would have been better if he'd retired in the late seventies and stayed retired. The people who went to see his concerts were doing so more out of nostalgia for the singer he'd been in his prime. The sad fact is that if Perry reunited with Journey today, they'd sell out shows, but he couldn't duplicate his performances from the eighties, and he may well not want to be remembered at less than his best.
You may be disappointed.
One more for the gusto, man that be GREAT ,THE OTHER JUST STAND DOWN LET STEVE BELLO OUT THESE GREAT TUNES,VOCALS 😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲
I love all the members of Journey from the old days. I think they all had a very special bond
Such a positive interview. And after listening to other interviews and reading Jonathan Cain's book I think much of the media likes to keep that hype going
you don't know him at all Jon. he was so pleased to see Neal and quite possibly missed him the most.
Who is the "Jon" you are referring to ?
Shawnee Skywalker Jonathan Cain. Jon Cain or "J" (pronounced Jay as Steve would sometimes say).
Jonathan Frigga (Cain) was a prima donna. Before he would join Journey, he demanded that his first of 3 or 4 wives (a soft core porn skinemax actress) get a record deal.
@@lobitome where did you get that he is the nicest one Schon is the ass
❤he will be there
Not really familiar with the hiring and firing. Started listen to these guys with the release of faithfully. The music they made was so different then other rock bands. Each guy added something to the other. I’m just glad they lasted together as long as they did. They made some really good music together. And yes you can find someone to copy them but it isn’t them. Thank you guys…
hey play the rest of the interview WKFC!!
Mabuhay kayo journey
Where's the rest of the interview?!
Wow, I had an acid flashback watching this clip.
Ross looks like the Heatmiser!
I knew somebody would post this before me, but yes, he really does.
I thought so too! especially with the red outfit he wore on stage. lol
Ace is A God!!! KISS show respect
I think he looks like Anthony Bourdain
more like Willem Dafoe .. :-D
HELL YA!!!!
Journey without Steve Perry is like the Rolling Stones without Mick Jagger. Please.
Steve's the best to ever do it. Simple as that.
Steve Perry gets royalties
John Quinto Yeah but the real money is in touring these days.
Perry had a deal for a while that gave him an equal share of each concert that the rest of the guys played, while he sat at home watching his bank account grow. Smart man.
Steve Perry ❤
Thatone Dude Steve Perry deserves every cent after how they relentlessly toured when he was in the band plus he co-wrote 95% of the songs and produced music for the band. No wonder he was “crispy” after 10 years, they would have worked him into the ground.
@@fireice2999 touring for any famous band must suk after a week except for kiss they cant get enough! Same tunes night after night gotta be the pits also why would Perry put himself through that nightmare that's like hanging out with the ex every night no thank you !and besides Neil ,more than Perry I'm sure .makes more money than all of them doing nothing !
When i 1st seen the thumbnail i thought why is Jonathan cain with skip bayless
Bwahahahaha....Roflmfao
Would be nice to see them let Ross back in the band after a few years.
I doubt it, same goes for Steve Smith.
@@raiderfanlb agreed.
Ross Valory looks as high as ever
So where is the feud? While I am positive they have had their disagreements as most relationships do (money making things worse) absence does seem to help them appreciate. I heard "Well, I THINK I know Steve Perry" which makes me kind of sad. Granted he has reasons to sound like he cares ($$). Maybe it's me but I think Jonathan Cain does.
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every last member of journey should kiss perry's skinny ass that he made them millionaires. yeah sure they're all talented musicians but talented musicians were a dime a dozen back then. steve MADE journey. he took them out of obscurity. without steve perry journey would have been the greatest band ever in the bar/college circuit making hundreds of dollars a month! lol
I think they all realise that.
agreed 100%. what happened? did they piss-off Perry and make him wanna quit?
He kept them millionaires is more like it. Every one of the members went broke at least once, except for Gregg Rolie & Steve Perry. Steve didn't lose his money to ex wives or back taxes, when they all invested in real estate, Steve was the only one that managed his money the right way.
You're exactly right. I couldn't have said it any better myself.
Steve's the best to ever do it, and the other members of Journey should be damn thankful he did it for them.
Both of these guys did not want Gregg Rolie performing at the RRHOF. I have lost a tremendous amount of respect for both of them. JC wouldn;t have a job if it wasn't for Gregg. Ross, what the hell were you thinking?
Cain (Frigga) was and somewhat is still a very good songwriter and keyboard player, not singer. But he lucked in to Journey, just like they lucked in to Rolie recommending him for the band when he left. Cain is disrespectful of past members, especially Perry, who made his songs even better. Did you ever hear the Cain version of Faithfully? His voice sucked. Cain owes Rolie, Perry & Schon all the praise in the world.
It seems they al had a part in people going, Neil and gregg didnt want perry then herbby pushed it said it was going to happen so gregg origanly didnt want perry and then he is in an interview saying he always like perry and wanted him so my deal is rolie didnt want the lead singer spot taken from him and resented that and ultimatley thats why he left although rolie says it was for different reasons but my opinion is it was the lead singer spot, now dunbar left for his own reasons and they got smith, getiing rid of ross and replaced with jackson was neil and steve pretty much and cain, what im saying is all members pretty much had a hand in smeone leaving or told to go and come back, so to say Cain owes a thanks to whoever is a moot point you could say neil,ross,gregg aynsley owe a thanks to perry for the sucess of the band origanlly journey was around 7 or 8 years before perry came on and they put out a few albums but journey became journey AFTER perry came on and would never of became what they became with out perry, you know all their replacement singers all sound like perry and thats what neil wantedagain this is all my opinion right or wrong, the journey that was the hit band in my opinion was Steve Perry, Neil Schon, Johnathon Cain, Ross Valory, and Steve Smith yes i rambled on All of the members from the beginning to now are all very talented
@@geoffnason1428 I agree with everything you said. I believe Rolie left because he did resent Perry. As much as Rolie denies it, I don't buy it. As for Cain, if he was such a great song writer then why did his last band he was in did not do so well? Why after he joined Journey did his songs do so much better for the band? Because of Perry. For two reasons. Perry sang them and he co wrote them. Perry's influence had a huge part in their success. Perry was what made them so successful.
Since Neal and Jon fired Steve in 1998, they have not been as successful and Jon has not written a song as big as Don't Stop Believin' and Open Arms.
Journey today knows this and instead of taking responsibility of their poor judgment call to fire Steve they blame Steve and say bad things about him here and there.
Over the years that they have been separated, fans have missed out on great music and songs that never got to be written, played and heard. We got cheated out of that. Perry got cheated out of being able to sing them for us.
Well Ross was booted out for trying to steal the band's brand via bogus corporate takeover....so clearly it's a pretty dysfunctional group. Neal is now the only original member left, more and more solo effort.
@@bernlin2000 No wonder Gregg Rolie got out when he did....
Surprised, didn’t Steve fire Ross for the Raised On Radio album? Maybe he just doesn’t want to appear bitter
Flash forward a few years and Vallory is now gone.
What is the problem between Steve and Journey? All I ever see or hear is that they want him back but he has no intention of coming back or so it seems, they better get their shit together because their window of opportunity is closing fast and the public has a short memory, nostalgia only lasts a little while
Frank Scott Forget? Um, no. Journey is still touring! I don't think Steve can sing with them again regardless of what they or he wants. I don't think his voice is what it once was. This is very sad, because his voice was so amazing. Arnel does a great job singing for them. I can't go see them without Steve because it is just very sad to me that he is not with them, but millions of folks do go.
Gieret Steve Perry made Journey what they are today and as for Arnel you can't even understand most of the words that come out of hes mouth when he sings who's songs ??? and reason why Steve did not perform with them for this big event was look at this video when Ross pretty much telling Steve fuck you in this clip ... All about the detail my friend oh and without Steve no new music just Steve perrys songs
@ Richard Watts very good post. re, Arnel, your right, I can't understand him. If I didn't already know the songs I wouldn't have a clue what he was singing. Sad really. re, No new music without Steve, proving they are still living off of Steve Perry.
And....drumroll!IT'S OFFICIALLY CLOSED!
@@wp1953 he cant sing anymore like Arnel coz he's too damn old..i still love Arnel even Perry join them..
Having read JC’s book I disagree with pretty much everything here. He has been hugely respectful of Steve. Journey also owns much to Jonathan. The albums before he joined were nowhere near as strong as Escape or Frontiers.
Are you being serious or....
Escape sure, but frontiers only has the A side going for it, with the B side largely considered lethargic. From infinity to captured, the entire albums are hits. Escape is no different, that just happens to be the one that took off
Ruby Tuesday, I read Jon's book too and yes, he was hugely respectful and admiring of Steve. I also agree that Jon's songs (most of which he co-wrote with Steve) gave the band huge hits. BUT my personal taste is for the first three albums with Rolie. Although I do really like Send Her My Love.
@@dupersuper6516 what about Raised on Radio, Or Trial by Fire? Also very good albums.
@@rubytuesday1345
Personally those two are my favorites, but they're not as strong as the stuff they did before. They feel more like Steve solo albums than Journey albums. That said, Trial by Fire is my favorite Journey album no contest
Yeah that's just not true, respectfully. The music was different, but not worse. There's no denying that Steve is an incredible vocal talent, but those first few albums have some great, free-flowing music. The band was less constrained by the need to put out hit singles. That's the cost of fame: it forces you to constantly compete with yourself. The band was under no such constraints in the early years. It can make for a more authentic art, if less popular
What goes on behind closed door with rock stars? Jonathan Cain join the ranks of Dan Peek of America, B.J. Thomas (Raindrops keep falling on my head), Al Green, Barry McGuire (Eve of Destruction) that turned them into Christian musicians. With Cain, I guess it was the school fire that kill him, or with Peek, possibly the time he fell off the balcony and survived. Or it might be the endless cycle of performing then being too jacked up to sleep, sex, drugs and rock-n-roll that did them in.
Jonathan and Dan were both raised to be Christian and considered themselves Christian when they were kids. Then they went back to it when they were older.
It is NOT abnormal to get wisdom with age.
Steve Perry STILL looks good for his age.. these guys...ughhhh... not so much!!😨
Looks dried up and OLD
TJ Anderson yep
Um let’s see how you look at 60 and 70
steve is the man. the rest of the band are chumps
That's a bit harsh.
this is a totally moronic and childish statement... the band existed BEFORE steve perry even came along... plus you simply have no way of knowing the internal workings of the business side of this band. they're all great musicians and things happen.
Neal Schon and Steve Smith are phenomenal musicians. The rest, meh. Respect to Cain as a composer / songwriter, though.
Spot on, Tom. Nobody goes to a Journey show to see Neal or Jonathan.hahaha They go for the songs and to hear the closest thing that can get to Steve Perrys voice. Period. It would be like Jon Bon Jovi leaving the band instead of Richie Sambora. All that would be left are some good guitar riffs.
Apparently, nobody goes to a Steve Perry post-Journey show, either hahaha. His solo career went absolutely nowhere. Don't get me wrong-- Steve is great, but other guys in Journey don't exactly suck.
You loved him all the way, neither I. But after Steve Perry fired Ross and Smith? Because he "just" don't like being with them? All I thought of him was... yes indeed! he maybe was talented. But he's SELFISH 😜
SJ Eyes it was a group decision, it’s not Steve’s band. Neil says the reason the why Smith and Ross got fired on ‘86 ROR interview in Japan TH-cam. Stop blaming Steve Perry, Journey is essentially Neal Schon’s band. Perry was the producer of the album and took the fall for this collective decision.
@@deepbluesea8163 Neal*
SJEyes we know that Filipinos feel threatened by Perry because he set the bar and made it possible for a Karaoke singer to live the American dream. You guys are always trying to diminish the LEGEND that is Steve Perry. Well Cain and Schon fired Valory and Smith last year for an attempted coup. Did you know that? Also the GREATNESS which is Steve makes money off every Journey Tour, Album, Merchandise, Paraphernalia and the like even up to Today. Steve Perry can only be imitated he can NEVER be duplicated!
After Perry got Ross and Smith fired for absolutely NO good reason, Ross was WAY to gracious about Perry. I wouldn’t have wanted to be on stage with the person that fired me. I hope in all of this that Perry asked for Valory and Smith’s forgiveness for what he did to them
Chris Johnson it was a group decision, it’s not Steve’s band. Neil says the reason why Smith and Ross got fired on Daspudster01’s 86 ROR interview in Japan on TH-cam. Stop blaming Steve Perry, Journey is essentially Neil Schon’s band, otherwise they would have had to wait for Steve when he was getting hip surgery in 1998.
Steve Perry REAPED WHAT HE SOWED.Perry stabbed SMITH AND VALORY IN THE BACK...THEN CAIN AND SCHON STABBED PERRY IN THE BACK.
Rhonda Wilkins Steve Perry produced the album, didn’t stab Steve Smith and Ross Valory in the back. Smith also said that he couldn’t play to click tracks and that they weren’t part of the songwriting. They got paid even though they didn’t tour for ROR. Here is the article: ultimateclassicrock.com/journey-raised-on-radio/
Stayin’ Sane yes. He did. Produced songs with drum machine garbage he knew Smith would have a problem with and pushed Ross out completely. There were major hard feelings from Valory. He only swallowed his pride for a reunion because he needed the money. Perry screwed then over, changed the music, then bolted after one album. What a stand up guy. Destroy Journey, then leave after he f’d 2 staple members over. Then Perry has the nerve on stage to try to give Steve and Ross props. You could tell Ross was thinking in his head, “bullshit”
@@rhondawilkins2017 lol funny interpretation of the facts lol. Steve Perry is Journey that is why he is being paid even when he doesn't perform. They had to get someone who imitates Steve's voice. Steve gets paid for every tour and album done by Journey even though he is no longer a part of the band lol. Steven is the real MVP. 50% of Cain or Schon's earnings whichever is greater for the first 2 albums post Steve. 25% for the 3rd and 12.5% for the rest of his life lol. Who stuck it to who?