In a new interview with Infectious Groove Podcast, Journey singer Arnel Pineda looked back on meeting the band’s classic vocalist Steve Perry
Arnel was appreciated by the interviewer, saying the fans are surprised by how his voice sounds:
“Thank you so much, it’s an honor. Really, in all honesty, I would rather listen to Steve Perry than me in Journey.”
Asked more:
I love that Steve gave you such a great shout-out when he was inducted into the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame. I thought that was sweet.
“So gracious and so generous of him. I cannot believe how kind he was, how welcoming he was when he embraced me, and I’ve embraced him, and I looked him in the eyes – that was honest, I felt it.
“When he looked at me straight in the eye and he told me, ‘It’s amazing to meet you,’ and then thanking me up on the stage, I was literally just 18 feet away from him, behind him.
“And he was thanking me in front of a sold-out crowd in Barclay Arena for my relentless and tireless singing, for the legacy, for the past 10 years.
“It was one of the most glorious moments of my life. It’s like a 35-year-wait and when it happened. I was numb for a while.”
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THE BIG QUESTION IS why didn’t they bring Arnel Pineda out to stand next to Steve Perry during the induction ceremony?
Perry has already stated numerous times that he quit singing for Journey thirty years ago and that he has no intention of singing for them again. Steve Perry was the singer who made Journey back in the day and Pineda is making Journey the band it is today.
Hopefully Neal Schon realizes it is what it is.
The band that was inducted was the classic line up, basically the ones from the infinity album through at least Frontiers… That’s how it usually is, The original or classic line up gets in.
Exactly Let’s put it this way Steve along with that group are the legends that got this band there not to take anything away from the stand in’s but to copy what someone blueprinted is secondary let’s face it Steve made those songs what they were vocal wise any thing after was a reasonable facsimile!!!!!
Maybe because Arnel is just singing Steve’s songs. Nothing he’s done comes close.
There lead singer fro Voyage Hugo is a perfect match by far.
EXACLY NOT TAKING ANYTHING AWAY FROM ARNEL BUT YOU CANT REPLACE THE MAN WHO MADE IT WHAT IT WAS “THE VOICE STEVE PERRY….
It was Arnel’s decision not to be on stage during the induction, he felt because he didn’t write any of the songs that he should just take a back seat.
What about Ole Greg Rolie? I’d say he made Journey a little sooner. Granted, Journeys biggest sales were with Perry
Neil Schon will never realize that because he still acts like a 4 year old spoiled brother. Any time anyone mentions Steve’s name he whines and get mad. Grow up buddy. Journey is because what Steve brought to the table.
If I am correct, Arnel was not inducted to the HOF himself, so he probably was not allowed on stage.
They should have inducted Arnel as well. He is outstanding!
Even though evenly the same there is only one original. You can not put two together. If Arnel made it something original of himself and become as famous as itself like other legends he might be. So yeah i think that is why.
It’ll always be like this in America, been experiencing this biggotness ALL my life, but there ARE whites that are human beings too, albeit not enough of them.
The color different…..
I don’t think you understand how the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame works… artists are inducted for the work they have done in the music industry and Arnel wasn’t part of Journeys original success. Quit trying to make it a race thing out of it because that has nothing to do with it.
WTF?!!
that being said I as a white man has experience it first hands from blacks so, your point?
It just shows racism is alive and well. Why wasn’t Pineda included with the group during induction? He sang with them for years. How different is it compared to van halen with Hagar coming in after replacing David Lee Roth?
Name one hit song by Journey with Arnel as the singer. This is not the same as Sammy Hagar replacing David Lee Roth or when Peter Cetera left Chicago. Both those bands had numerous hits afterwards with the new singer. I love Arnel’s voice but Journey hasn’t had a major hit album with him yet.
Oh please it has nothing to do with race. It was Arnels decision. Get a life.
Bob, There is a vast difference With Van Halen and Sammy. Everything they did with Sammy on record was original music!
Do You in fact what Racism is? It has nothing to do with it in this case….don’t try to heat things up…
Steve is a major reason why Journey is in the Hall of Fame, and I believe Arnel knows and accepts it and understands why.
Bring8ng race onto thr conversation shows that person who has to try and play the race card when it comes to music is a racist themselves and can’t grasp the fact Arnel doesn’t have the chops to write or collaborate hit songs. Steve Perry worked hand in hand with Cain to write the majority of Journeys hits and all Arnel does is do a good job singing old journey hots he never had a hand in writing.
Get off the race card and look at the body of work and Arnel has contributed nothing to journey succesd other then be a decent copy cat of perhaps one of the greatest front men in the history of Rock and Roll.
Pathetic at best your responses about race being a factor!