Perry wishes the band well!

[Tito]

Jesus Tap Dancing Christ, people. Talk about over analyzing something.

OMG, Jesus is a fruit?

[Don]

Jesus Tap Dancing Christ, people. Talk about over analyzing something.

OMG, Jesus is a fruit?

I thought he was the guy driving the roach coach.

[Rick]

Jesus Tap Dancing Christ, people. Talk about over analyzing something.

OMG, Jesus is a fruit?

I thought he was the guy driving the roach coach.

[steveo777]

Jesus Tap Dancing Christ, people. Talk about over analyzing something.

OMG, Jesus is a fruit?

I thought he was the guy driving the roach coach.

He's the guy that takes care of my lawn and shrubs.

[Babyblue]

steve perry is a good man.

I couldn't have said it better Lula.

Yes he is Lula & ftloperry.

[Deb]

Sure, I believe Perry is a good man, even though he canned his own longtime bandmates, Smitty and Ross, and Herbie, and controlled the band to a certain extent towards the end but didn't think he was ever part of the band, and left the band hanging from '86 to '96, not seeming to really want to be part of them and left them hanging on the TBF tour, with to me no intent of of touring. I believe Neal is a good man too, and, yes, Jonathan. Especially Deen and Arnel and Augeri.

Does he come across better than Neal in a lot of interviews from years past? Absolutely. He has a way about him in interviews, a charisma and a way of sharing his thoughts on music that draws you in. The only place he didn't come across so great was VH1. Several places there where he came across arrogant to me, but still showed a great talent and passion.

Nobody in that band was a saint, so all good men in their own way.

Bah, f*ck em all.

[Frontiers65]

For more than 10 years, the band struggled to find a singer who could recreate Steve's distinctive sound. "It's a tenor voice, with soul and emotion," guitarist Neal Schon says. After years of searching, Journey finally found its new lead singer. Not only has Arnel perfected that Steve Perry sound, he's also reignited the soul of a band whose journey had stalled.



Hmmmm, I thought they said this about Augeri too. Funny how this article totally leaves out Augeri like he did not exist.

[perryswoman]

For more than 10 years, the band struggled to find a singer who could recreate Steve's distinctive sound. "It's a tenor voice, with soul and emotion," guitarist Neal Schon says. After years of searching, Journey finally found its new lead singer. Not only has Arnel perfected that Steve Perry sound, he's also reignited the soul of a band whose journey had stalled.



Hmmmm, I thought they said this about Augeri too. Funny how this article totally leaves out Augeri like he did not exist.

Of course he existed but only for 8 years. Did you really expect Neal to acknowlegge him especially Augeri was using those tapes that Neal had no knowledge of.

[squirt1]

I would like to suggest that Deano's pg 1 post is great except that RAT TURD would be the correct way of expressing that term .

[WykkedSensation]

Now what he should've said in his statement was...."Though we've gone our separate ways, I will be forever grateful for our time together…the music we created…and our faithful fans," he writes. "Continued success to all of you, but you fuckers wait till my new cd comes out, it's gonna blow you fucka's outta the water. I'll show you ALL that 'The Voice' is back and better than ever. Oh, and Fuck You Neal"

[perryswoman]

Now what he should've said in his statement was...."Though we've gone our separate ways, I will be forever grateful for our time together…the music we created…and our faithful fans," he writes. "Continued success to all of you, but you fuckers wait till my new cd comes out, it's gonna blow you fucka's outta the water. I'll show you ALL that 'The Voice' is back and better than ever. Oh, and Fuck You Neal"

CLASSIC JUST FREAKIN CLASSIC! Only other thing that needs to be added is "Hope sob's can tour till you drop off the earth so I can continue getting paid like a "MO FO" for doing nada."

[Rip Rokken]

Talk about over analyzing something.

Yo! That's how we roll, dontcha know?

Of course I'm kidding. I just wanted to see what it was like for a moment to join our round table of highly esteemed pundits.

But... I do think there is something to this. I mean, is it possible he means "I wish them continued success in cracking the stone"" Don't underestimate the man. I smell a cryptic cypher in his message, and I'm diligently working to sieve the hidden meaning from it. Stay tuned!

[strangegrey]

But... I do think there is something to this. I mean, is it possible he means "I wish them continued success in cracking the stone"" Don't underestimate the man. I smell a cryptic cypher in his message, and I'm diligently working to sieve the hidden meaning from it. Stay tuned!

Perhaps Perry's angling to take his old job back?!

[perryswoman]

But... I do think there is something to this. I mean, is it possible he means "I wish them continued success in cracking the stone"" Don't underestimate the man. I smell a cryptic cypher in his message, and I'm diligently working to sieve the hidden meaning from it. Stay tuned!

Perhaps Perry's angling to take his old job back?!

No complaints out of me!

[steveo777]

But... I do think there is something to this. I mean, is it possible he means "I wish them continued success in cracking the stone"" Don't underestimate the man. I smell a cryptic cypher in his message, and I'm diligently working to sieve the hidden meaning from it. Stay tuned!

Perhaps Perry's angling to take his old job back?!

Even if he was I really believe the band would not hire him back.

[stevew2]

steve perry is a good man.

I couldn't have said it better Lula.

He s good people

[strangegrey]

Even if he was I really believe the band would not hire him back.

Not true at all...they'd take him back in a ny minute and send Arnel on the first plane back to Manila. Seriously. Throughout the entire Post-Perry period, there has been an open invitation for Perry to rejoin the group...

The band knows just how much of a huge payday it would be...even if it's a tour and sayonara.

[steveo777]

steve perry is a good man.

I couldn't have said it better Lula.

He s good people

Get Tito's C@ck out of your mouth.

[perryswoman]

Even if he was I really believe the band would not hire him back.

Not true at all...they'd take him back in a ny minute and send Arnel on the first plane back to Manila. Seriously. Throughout the entire Post-Perry period, there has been an open invitation for Perry to rejoin the group...

The band knows just how much of a huge payday it would be...even if it's a tour and sayonara.

Could not agree more. Neal would be like "Arnel who?"

[Rip Rokken]

They are having a very nice payday right now.

[Babyblue]

steve perry is a good man.

I couldn't have said it better Lula.

He s good people

He is stevew

[Andrew]

I want him to keep his mouth shut. I've been clear on that.

And I've said the same to you. That didn't work either.

[RedWingFan]

He could have easily said "Fuck Neal and Fuck Journey too", just like Neal did to him.

He also could have said, "Quit abusing our kids!!! Why do you have to let that little dink assrape our favorite DSB night after night?"

[Saint John]

"In a statement sent to Oprah Show producers, Steve wishes the band well."

"Though we've gone our separate ways, I will be forever grateful for our time together…the music we created…and our faithful fans," he writes. "Continued success to all of you."

Hmm. That sounds ever so much nicer than "fuck him" doesn't it?

At least someone has some tact and decency in his public statements.

The guy stole years of peoples' careers and broke up lineups. There's nothing for him to be bitter about. Nobody did anything to him!! Your logic is severely fucked up. It's like a rapist wishing his victim "good luck with the rest of your life" and someone calling him classy! He raped their careers and took from them one of very few things that you can't get back...time.

[RedWingFan]

The guy stole years of peoples' careers and broke up lineups. There's nothing for him to be bitter about. Nobody did anything to him!! Your logic is severely fucked up. It's like a rapist wishing his victim "good luck with the rest of your life" and someone calling him classy! He raped their careers and took from them one of very few things that you can't get back...time.

I'd agree with you on this, but he did nothing to damage their "Bad English" career did he?

Schon was on his way to having Journey being dropped because they werent selling in the 70's before Perry. If you look at it that way, Schon should be grateful for Perry extending Journey another 10 (20 years if you want to count TBF)

[steveo777]

"In a statement sent to Oprah Show producers, Steve wishes the band well."

"Though we've gone our separate ways, I will be forever grateful for our time together…the music we created…and our faithful fans," he writes. "Continued success to all of you."

Hmm. That sounds ever so much nicer than "fuck him" doesn't it?

At least someone has some tact and decency in his public statements.

The guy stole years of peoples' careers and broke up lineups. There's nothing for him to be bitter about. Nobody did anything to him!! Your logic is severely fucked up. It's like a rapist wishing his victim "good luck with the rest of your life" and someone calling him classy! He raped their careers and took from them one of very few things that you can't get back...time.

And people think he would get hired back in a heartbeat?

[Saint John]

The guy stole years of peoples' careers and broke up lineups. There's nothing for him to be bitter about. Nobody did anything to him!! Your logic is severely fucked up. It's like a rapist wishing his victim "good luck with the rest of your life" and someone calling him classy! He raped their careers and took from them one of very few things that you can't get back...time.

I'd agree with you on this, but he did nothing to damage their "Bad English" career did he?

Schon was on his way to having Journey being dropped because they werent selling in the 70's before Perry. If you look at it that way, Schon should be grateful for Perry extending Journey another 10 (20 years if you want to count TBF)

It's a 2-way street. Perry was "plucked" from a turkey farm by Herbie, someone that believed in him, when he had stopped believing in himself. No amount of success ever makes it excusable to do what he did.

[JasonD]

"In a statement sent to Oprah Show producers, Steve wishes the band well."

"Though we've gone our separate ways, I will be forever grateful for our time together…the music we created…and our faithful fans," he writes. "Continued success to all of you."

Hmm. That sounds ever so much nicer than "fuck him" doesn't it?

At least someone has some tact and decency in his public statements.

The guy stole years of peoples' careers and broke up lineups. There's nothing for him to be bitter about. Nobody did anything to him!! Your logic is severely fucked up. It's like a rapist wishing his victim "good luck with the rest of your life" and someone calling him classy! He raped their careers and took from them one of very few things that you can't get back...time.

+1

The "rape" analogy was perfecto !

[RedWingFan]

The guy stole years of peoples' careers and broke up lineups. There's nothing for him to be bitter about. Nobody did anything to him!! Your logic is severely fucked up. It's like a rapist wishing his victim "good luck with the rest of your life" and someone calling him classy! He raped their careers and took from them one of very few things that you can't get back...time.

I'd agree with you on this, but he did nothing to damage their "Bad English" career did he?

Schon was on his way to having Journey being dropped because they werent selling in the 70's before Perry. If you look at it that way, Schon should be grateful for Perry extending Journey another 10 (20 years if you want to count TBF)

It's a 2-way street. Perry was "plucked" from a turkey farm by Herbie, someone that believed in him, when he had stopped believing in himself. No amount of success ever makes it excusable to do what he did.

Schon was free to continue the career crapfests called "Bad English" and the band he formed with Soto for 5 minutes (can't remember the name) Perry had nothing to do with those, just how Schon apparently likes it.

[ChildInTime]

"In a statement sent to Oprah Show producers, Steve wishes the band well."

"Though we've gone our separate ways, I will be forever grateful for our time together…the music we created…and our faithful fans," he writes. "Continued success to all of you."

Hmm. That sounds ever so much nicer than "fuck him" doesn't it?

At least someone has some tact and decency in his public statements.

The guy stole years of peoples' careers and broke up lineups. There's nothing for him to be bitter about. Nobody did anything to him!! Your logic is severely fucked up. It's like a rapist wishing his victim "good luck with the rest of your life" and someone calling him classy! He raped their careers and took from them one of very few things that you can't get back...time.

Honestly, this is a bit of a melodramatic response. He didn't ruin anyone's life. He fucked up a few times, yes, and sometimes he seriously fucked up, but that doesn't make him the devil incarnate. Not that he's an angel either... like so many people say, he's only human, just like the rest of them. Everyone in the band has their faults and weaknesses. We just see them more often and perhaps in a magnified light because they're in the public eye (even when they're trying not to be, in some cases).