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“Decided to pick up my 9-string beast”: Journey’s Neal Schon shreds on a one-of-a-kind 9-string Ibanez

The Journey guitar hero has taken the Ibanez Custom Shop model for a spin across a series of Instagram videos

Guitar World

8 bands divided by lawsuits: It's not just Jane's Addiction

Bands behaving badly

The Independent UK

“Van Halen were opening for us and they were killing us every night. But they were making us be a better band”: How Journey found Steve Perry and made Infinity, the album that set them on the road to superstardom

Journey were a noodling jazz-rock band with a cult following – until they discovered Steve Perry and made 1978’s Infinity

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“We asked Perry: ‘Do you want to write a new record?’ ‘No, no, no.’ At that point you’re wondering, why did we even bother putting Journey back together?” How Journey found a brand new singer on YouTube and banished the ghost of Steve Perry

Former YouTube singer Arnel Pineda helped Journey open up a whole new chapter in their career

Louder

“People condemned us, attacked us because we weren’t the hip of the hip. But we held our course”: The epic story of Journey‘s Escape, the early 80s masterpiece that changed the course of rock

There’s much more to Journey‘s Escape than Don’t Stop Believin’

Louder

Journey ‘rushed off stage’ after electrical fire breaks out mid-concert

Rock band’s co-founder and lead guitarist Neal Schon apologized to fans for the incident, saying he ‘felt terrible’

The Independent UK

“One of the biggest mistakes we ever made!”: Journey guitarist Neal Schon names the song he wishes the band had never recorded

And he remembers the chemistry he had with singer Steve Perry

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“He listened to the song and said, ‘Total crap!’”: How a classic ballad was rejected by one singer before Journey transformed it into a monster hit

The inside story - told by Journey guitarist guitarist Neal Schon

MusicRadar

“I bought my ’54 Strat from the biggest dealer in Sweden – he was crying when I walked away with the guitar”: Brian May, Steve Vai and Neal Schon have all given Yngwie Malmsteen guitars – but nothing compares to his Fender Strats

Malmsteen descends from shred mountain to dispense wisdom on all matters gear, how to buy it, single coils vs humbuckers and to reminisce about some of his best gear purchases

Guitar World

“I wouldn’t normally be caught dead with a Tele because I think they’re ugly, but that’s the only guitar I used”: Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt and Fredrik Åkesson on their love of “stupid riffs,” and “recapturing that old death metal magic”

Opeth may have returned in a way to their sonic roots on their new album, The Last Will And Testament, but – with appearances from a Neal Schon signature model and a “not very metal” trick picked up from Eddie Van Halen – there are still plenty of quirks to…

Guitar World

“Dickey called me: ‘Hey, Les, come by for a steak, and bring your guitar.’ He already had the verse of Jessica, but he needed a bridge…” Meet Les Dudek, the ghost guitarist on Allman Brothers classics who dated Cher and joined Journey for two hours

“I’m a legend that nobody knows,” says the journeyman guitarist, who played alongside Dickey Betts on Ramblin’ Man and Jessica, worked with Steve Miller, got scolded by Mike Bloomfield and was almost a founding member of Journey (but wait, there’s more…)

Guitar World

“I got a call – ‘I’m putting a super band together, and I want you to be one of the guitar players.’ The other guitarist was Neal Schon from Santana”: How Les Dudek joined Journey “for two hours”

Recruited due to his stellar resume – which included studio work with the Allman Brothers Band and Steve Miller – Dudek turned down the gig to pursue a solo career

Guitar World

"When I first heard Coldplay, they had that same unique feeling and emotional promise": Steve Perry's track-by-track guide to Journey's Infinity

Former Journey frontman Steve Perry gives us the lowdown on every song from his first album with the band, Infinity

Louder

"I know the band's not perfect right now and in turmoil": Journey's Arnel Pineda thanks supporters in first statement since inviting fans to vote him out of the band

Arnel Pineda thanks fans and slams "cowards" after receiving overwhelming support in the wake of Rio In Rio criticism

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The Independent UK

America’s Got Talent reveals winner for 2024

Winning contestant said $1 million prizepot would allow them to ‘retire in style’

Louder

"It's a bit traumatic if you wake up there's a story about a picture of your penis on ABC News": Think Neal Schon's year has been interesting? A decade ago it was even more so

Journey guitarist Neal Schon on his $50 million lawsuit, alleged photos of his penis, Michael Bolton's eccentricity and Steve Perry

Louder

"Absolute garbage fabricated bulls***": Neal Schon hits back after criticism of Arnel Pineda, blames Avenged Sevenfold for Rock In Rio sound problems

Journey's lively 2024 continues

The Independent UK

Journey members Jonathan Cain and Neal Schon resolve legal dispute during 50th anniversary tour

Warring bandmates who have been embroiled in multiple legal battles through the years, have finally reached a truce

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"Mr Cain is elated with the outcome": Jonathan Cain claims victory in ongoing legal dispute with Journey bandmate Neal Schon

To be completely frank, we're not sure what's going on with this soap opera anymore

Louder

"Well here we are again. In the middle of a wonderful tour": Neal Schon responds to Jonathan Cain's lawsuit

Neal Schon has taken to social media to hit back at Jonathan Cain's claims of profligate spending

The Independent UK

Journey keyboardist asks judge to resolve deadlock with band's lead guitarist

The rock band Journey has made many hits over the past 50 years, but the song that might now be resonating the loudest for some band and crew members is “Separate Ways.”

Louder

Journey cancel upcoming UK and Ireland tour due to "circumstances beyond the band's control"

The news comes just days after Journey keyboardist Jonathan Cain sued guitarist Neal Schon

The Independent UK

Journey were ‘terrified’ about use of ‘Don’t Stop Believin’’ in hit TV show

Song has been used in a number of memorable scenes in TV and film

The Guardian - UK

‘When The Sopranos used it, my phone blew up’: Journey on Don’t Stop Believin’

‘It’s a song that gives you permission to dream – and there are still a lot of smalltown girls and city boys wanting to get on a midnight train to anywhere’

Louder

"I have stood on stage during some difficult situations": Journey's Jonathan Cain on band animosity, the long life of Don't Stop Believin', and why they don't play Germany

AOR giants Journey are currently on tour, and will bring the show to the UK for the first time in over a decade later this year

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