Neal Schon, guitarist and leader of Journey, has publicly condemned three of his bandmates over their recent trip to the White House. “Wow, this is not the Journey I started in 1972 and have been fighting to protect since the beginning,” Schon wrote on Facebook on July 28. “I’ve discussed this many times with management and counsel, and they both agreed that there should never be anything to do with religious beliefs or politics with Journey.”
The reason for the White House trip was due to Journey’s keyboardist Jonathan Cain, who has been married to President Trump’s spiritual advisor 2015. He was joined by singer Arnel Pineda and bassist Ross Valory.
Schon has been quite active on social media for the last week, heavily implying that he will be looking for new bandmates along with a new sound. “I will travel to new musical terrain that we never have and encompass everything,” Schon mentioned on Facebook.
Journey was just inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last year.
-Mark Goodwin, Music Correspondent
