In a recent interview with The Real Music Observer, Deen Castronovo provided updates on the dispute between Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain. Earlier in 2023, the resolution of their issues seemed uncertain, but according to Castronovo, things recently improved for his bandmates.
The trouble between Schon and Cain arose from legal disputes over Journey’s finances last year. When asked whether everyone was finally in harmony, the drummer said:
“Everybody, dude. I mean, John and Neil mended fences. Everything is great. You know, to see those guys embrace each other like hugs and stuff, everybody [gave] a sigh of relief. Thank God, man. ’Cause it’s not fun to be on the road and know that there’s an animosity. It’s like you dread going to work because you don’t know what you’re gonna face, and it’s gone.”
He added:
“John and Neil are working together with Michaele [Salahi] and Paula [White]. We’re doing this all together, and we’re just gonna go, man. We’re working hard. Arnel [Pineda] sounds great still. He’s in the Philippines, so I don’t really have a lot of contact with him, but Neil and I are always talking. Yeah, it’s great again, bro. For real, it’s great.”
Despite the offstage tensions, Journey continued to perform and make new music, releasing 2022’s ‘Freedom.’ Discussing the band’s dynamic amid these issues, Castronovo told Ultimate Classic Rock last year:
“We have a job to do. We’ve got to go out there and play the best we can, and we do. We leave it at the door, and we go up and play, and it’s a beautiful two-hour show, and then everybody just kind of goes their own way. And it’s working. It really is. When it’s time to go on stage, and everybody’s smiling, that’s for real. We’re having a blast. When everybody comes offstage, they all go to their separate corners, and we travel to the next city.”
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