Did Journey's Neal Schon Call Arnel Pineda a 'Nobody?'
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In case you’re not aware, all is not well in the rock band Journey. There has been infighting between members of the band, particularly between founding member Neal Schon and current frontman and lead vocalist Arnel Pineda and keyboardist Jonathan Cain. The drama has been playing out on social media.
The conflict between Schon and Pineda began after the band reunited with founding member Gregg Rollie recently. Schon’s wife Michaele defended the reunion and called out both Cain and Pineda saying they should “know their place” since they were both recruited by Schon. Michaele further stoked the fire when she said both band members “should learn some spirituality.”
Pineda responded with a tweet saying that if the band was tired of him, they could fire him “anytime.”
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Meanwhile, Schon’s beef with Cain is related to money. After the two set up a company to handle the band’s finances, Schon accused Cain of setting up a new American Express credit card without his knowledge and demanded access to the credit card statements. But according to the website Rockcelebrities, Cain filed a counter suit, alleging that Schon wanted to increase his spending limit on the card to fund his “extravagant lifestyle.”
On Wednesday (April 12), comments made by Schon on Twitter seemed to indicate a more hostile approach toward Pineda. When a fan advised Schon to let Pineda and Cain go and called them “nobodies,” Schon seemed to agree.
Exactly. Too much drama from
— NEAL SCHON MUSIC (@NealSchonMusic) April 11, 2023
Them but they are true, narcissist and pathological liars and will ultimately try to rope you in. Nope ????????
After reports of Schon’s tweet began making the rounds on news sites and social media, Pineda tweeted a reply. “He (Schon) may be right. Like I said, if they’re tired of this #nobody, I’m just a phone call away…”
he may be right…like i said,if they’re tired of this #nobody ?im just a phone call away.. pic.twitter.com/0OY7IB0jIG
— Arnel Pineda (@arnelpineda) April 12, 2023
But Schon quickly replied to Pineda’s tweet to clarify his earlier statement. He also apologized to Pineda.
Totally bull shit just like these rag mags or blogs to twist things to creat drama and problems if this are going well … as they are.
— NEAL SCHON MUSIC (@NealSchonMusic) April 12, 2023
I’ve the upmost respect for Arnel , and obviously knew how talented he was, when I heard his voice singing many other styles.
No way was I…
I addressed some fabricated bs from early today from Rag mags and blogs trying to cause drama as usual. Wtf to all of you out there getting payed for this crap try getting a real job pic.twitter.com/7EXiBAW4FT
— NEAL SCHON MUSIC (@NealSchonMusic) April 12, 2023
Pineda has since expressed gratitude for the life he was able to provide his family thanks to Journey.
just so you know..& for the record,like a million times already,
I WILL REMAIN GRATEFUL,THANKFUL,HUMBLED for all eternity for the life changing sweet life @JourneyOfficial has given to me & my family ????????????
& again,thank you #tweetyfwends for always being by my side,through d yrs— Arnel Pineda (@arnelpineda) April 12, 2023ADVERTISEMENT - CONTINUE READING BELOW
Pineda was handpicked by Schon as Journey’s vocalist in 2007 after seeing clips of him performing covers of the band’s songs. The band is at the tailend of its Freedom tour in the U.S. The tour began in February in Pennsylvania and is set to finish on April 25 in Palm Springs, California.
When a fan asked what the band would do in the event both Pineda and Cain quit after the current tour, Schon's answer was a firm, "Won't happen."
Won’t happen
— NEAL SCHON MUSIC (@NealSchonMusic) April 11, 2023
