The legal issues and feud between Journey’s Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain are still ongoing. So, Schon found another way to deal with it without canceling more shows.
Schon took to Facebook to talk about his new plan to resolve the issues.
“Anyone who follows Journey will know that Jon Cain and I don’t always see eye-to-eye on everything Or, sometimes, on pretty much anything,” he wrote. “Recently, Jon Cain made a number of claims and slanderous accusations about me and my wife – and I can’t stress enough how much it upset me and how wrong they are. I am determined to take the high road and push all this aside for the moment to focus on our fans, the tour and all who give so much to make things happen.”
“That’s why I’m so glad that Jon now agrees with me that the current dynamic can’t continue,” he added, “and it’s also why I’m pleased that we’re going to bring in someone impartial to help us resolve our disputes, bring clarity to what we’re doing and allow us, as a band, to get back to what we should all focus on – making music and performing for our fans. Thank you all for your support and see you out there soon.”
After the recent cancelation of two of their dates amid the lawsuit controversy, their cancellation of the UK tour caused a lot of reaction. The tour was supposed to start on October 30 in Cardiff, Wales. It was canceled after Cain sued Schon. Cain says Schon spent too much of the band’s money and also claims Schon has stopped the band from paying its debts. His lawyers argue that these money problems are hurting the band, causing split loyalties, crew members to leave, and a lot of tension.
Schon pushed back against Cain’s claims of overspending, saying his expenses were “all approved in our budget.” When fans questioned him about spending up to $10,000 a night on tour, Schon responded in a now-deleted post: “BS and why do you care? I pay for it.”
After the lawsuit, frontman Arnel Pineda posted a video on his social media showing all the band members except Cain traveling together. It’s unclear when or if they will patch things up.
