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For a band that once advised its listeners to love, touch, and squeeze each other, Journey has endured some ridiculous drama over the past few years, insofar that two of its founding members, Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain, are sharing the stage every night on their current farewell tour despite having active lawsuits filed against each other. Septuagenarian fights about management and overspending aren’t new to the rock industry, but if sullying the name of Steve Perry comes into play, we’ll need to defend our man posthaste. In a new Rolling Stone article, Cain admitted that he purposely lied about Perry’s interest in reuniting with Journey for the band’s tour, which he set into motion with a February interview with Ultimate Classic Rock. “I just kind of planted a little seed out,” Cain now told Rolling Stone. “I was trying to fish a little bit, and say, ‘Well, he’s thinking about it.’ He came immediately out and said, ‘No, I’m not.’ I kind of did that on purpose, because there’s just so much fake AI stuff going on. You just look at it and go, ‘Wait a minute, no, that’s not true. None of this is true.’” Cain — who identifies as MAGA — got his wish for a 24-hour news cycle to rile up fans, as Perry had to refute the rumors and “gently put them to rest.” Seems like this was a great use of everyone’s time, faithfully.
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