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ARNEL PINEDA/ JOURNEY - AN ANGEL FISH IN DANGER *Iprong Interview with Jonathan Cain*
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Now in its fourth decade, Journey is the stuff of legend. The band that started as a post-Santana collaboration and then evolved into a Steve Perry-fronted hit machine has fans of all ages worldwide to this day, but for the past decade theyve been trying to find their next great lead singer. Now, thanks to the internet, theyve finally found their man in the most unlikely of places.
I had the good fortune to speak extensively with keyboardist Jonathan Cain, whos been part of Journey since long before the internet existed, and he shared with me everything from how they found Arnel Pineda to why hes been a user of Apple products for fifteen years and how hed raised his kids on Macs, iPods, and now iPhones along with an intriguing tale of how the iPod played a direct role in the production of Journeys new album Revelations
Did you really find your new lead singer Arnel Pineda on YouTube?
Thats just about it man, nothing more to it. We were so amazed at his prowess. And then Neals whole thing was this is undoctored, this is no ProTools, this is just a guy, you know? And when hes singing Dont Stop Believin and Faithfully, you go well, thats just hard to do. We know how hard it is to get that sound, you know? And we dug the fact that he has his own thing. Its like he sounds like us, but he still sounds like himself.
Did Neal call you guys up and say I found somebody on YouTube, I want to bring him in? Did you think he was joking?
No, cause I was trolling YouTube as well. I was looking too, cause I just wanted to see whos out there, you know? And I actually had found a kid from this tribute band who was really really nails. It was close, you know? But maybe too much like you know who. There already was a you know who. So Neal kept saying theres got to be somebody else. He spent a few more days and then he calls me and goes I found this kid from frickin Manila, man! And I was like, how are we gonna get ahold of this guy?
So management and Neal got together, Neal spent days on all this stuff, getting Arnel situated. At first he sent Arnel an email, and Arnel didnt believe him, you know? Like youre not Neal Schon! Send me your phone number, call me, let me talk to you. I aint gonna buy this until I talk to you. So then Arnel finally talked to him and he said holy shit, you are Neal Schon.
So heres a club singer, singing in Manlia, getting a call from Journey. And the fresh part about it is that hes this really genuine guy, you know, and hes as authentic as it gets. When he showed up here we were like youve gotta be kidding, this guys a prince, you know? And then when he opened his mouth we were like oh my God, weve gotta figure out how to do this now.
So then it was all of that. Visas and work permits, immigration and embassies, and he had a manager and we had to deal with him, and then all this stuff. It wasnt easy. But were all down with it now, and thanks to technology, hes our new boy.
So you think this is the guy?
Its up to him, you know? I think its up to him. This culture is wicked, but hes from a wicked culture. If he can take this for what it is, at face value, and go home and sleep at night, you know, hes gonna be okay. I tease him, I tell him you know, youre like a tropical angel fish right now, and were some carp that have been swimming in these rivers for years. And I said if you dont die of frickin pollution poisoning, youll be fine.
People love him. We went to Chile and played the Vina Del Mar Festival, and by the time we left, we had Santiago, we did three concerts, people were following him in the airport. Click link http://www.iprong.com/musicianinterviews/journey-interview/
11 years назад
11 years назад