Neal Schon has labeled the latest discourse surrounding Journey’s 2007 dismissal of vocalist Jeff Scott Soto as “rehashed garbage for PR.”

In a Jan. 3 touch upon Fb, Schon famous that “all weren’t offered on [Soto] being the lead singer after writing a tune and listening. Each [keyboardist Jonathan Cain] and I agreed it didn’t sound correct – or, higher put, what we needed. I hope this satisfies this ongoing drama. It didn’t work out.”

Since these preliminary feedback, tons of of different followers have responded with questions and opinions of their very own. In lots of instances, the Journey guitarist has replied.

When one fan advised that Soto’s model of singing would undoubtedly have required Journey to regulate, Schon responded: “An adjustment was not an issue in any respect. A catalog of excessive soprano tenor songs have been.” This sentiment was echoed when the guitarist famous to a distinct follower that “a number of the heavier songs labored” with Soto’s voice whereas “the others didn’t.”

When one other commenter criticized Schon for ready 14 years to clarify the singer’s dismissal, the guitarist insisted he “informed [Soto] when it went down. It’s not my downside he can’t besides [sic] it. That is all simply rehashed garbage for PR possibly as a result of we simply performed to 50MM all around the world NYE on ABC.”

Soto changed Steve Augeri in Journey in December 2006 after the latter singer started struggling throat issues on the highway. After Soto’s firing in December 2007, Journey employed Arnel Pineda, who stays the band’s frontman to at the present time.

Journey have a 2022 tour lined up, with Billy Idol and Toto opening for them at separate factors within the trek. To that finish, one Fb commenter veered away from the Soto discourse to ask about new Journey materials and attainable collaborations with their openers.

“New music for positive as we’ve a brand new double album popping out [in 2022],” Schon confirmed. “So far as collaborating I’m at all times in. Love each Steve Stevens and Luke [Steve Lukather].”