Journey guitarist Neal Schon and keyboardist Jonathan Cain have been engaged in a authorized battle for a number of weeks, and it doesn’t appear like the pair will reconcile anytime quickly. Why? As a result of now Schon has issued a cease-and-desist order to Cain relating to Cain’s efficiency of “Don’t Cease Believin’” at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort final month.

Reportedly, Cain contributed to a sing-along of the 1981 hit alongside politicians similar to Kari Lake, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Kimberly Guilfoyle. In response – and as famous by Selection and Blabbermouth – Schon’s legal professional served Cain with the letter, claiming:

Though Mr. Cain is free to precise his private beliefs and associations, when he does that on behalf of Journey or for the band, such conduct is extraordinarily deleterious to the Journey model because it polarizes the band’s followers and outreach. Journey shouldn’t be, and shouldn’t be, political. Mr. Cain’s unauthorized affiliation of Journey with the politics of Donald Trump has the band’s followers up in arms, as is demonstrated by a pattern of the hooked up emails and Twitter feedback.

This has brought about, and continues to trigger, irreparable hurt to the Journey model, its fan base and incomes potential, particularly in gentle of the forthcoming tour. Mr. Cain has no proper to make use of Journey for politics. His politics ought to be his personal private enterprise. He shouldn’t be capitalizing on Journey’s model to advertise his private political or spiritual agenda to the detriment of the band.

The order additionally cited the incident as a “dangerous use of the [Journey] model,” including that it’s not meant to “additional add to the animosity that’s at the moment plaguing the band and the connection between Mr. Schon and Mr. Cain.”

Cain’s efficiency is probably not too shocking provided that his spouse (televangelist Paula White-Cain) is Trump’s former non secular advisor (through The Guardian). Likewise, Schon’s decree is however the newest in an extended line of latest disputes and assertions between him and Cain.

Particularly, and as Loudwire reported in late November, Schon is at the moment suing Cain over allegedly being given restricted entry to Journey’s monetary information and “a bank card that had been arrange by Cain for Journey enterprise utilization.”

Naturally, Cain fired again by claiming that Schon’s “reckless spending” is on the heart of the go well with, explaining: “Neal has at all times had entry to the bank card statements; what he lacks — and what he’s actually looking for — is the flexibility to extend his spending limits.”

After all, each Schon and Cain have been sued by former Journey vocalist Steve Perry again in September, too. You see, the pair supposedly registered almost two dozen of the band’s greatest songs for merchandising choices by their firm (Freedom JN LLC) in 2020 with out Perry’s permission. In response, Schon known as the accusation(s) “a bunch of complete crap.”

What occurs subsequent is anybody’s guess.

In happier information, Schon not too long ago alluded to the return of co-founding singer/keyboardist Gregg Rolie as Cain’s alternative. On Nov. 27, Schon tweeted a photograph of him and Rolie at a ceremony, commenting: “[Two] unique founding members. I believe my brother Gregg Rolie ought to be part of us for [the] 2023 tour. What do you assume, pals? He’ll spice it up, and we can have an amazing number of songs to select from. What would you want to listen to for the fiftieth anniversary tour?”

On that notice, Journey’s 2023 “Freedom Tour” will kick off subsequent month, with help from Toto. You possibly can try the total record of tour dates right here and buy tickets right here.

Additionally, you’ll be able to watch a clip of the Mar-a-Lago efficiency beneath.

Jonathan Cain Singing Journey’s “Don’t Cease Believin’” at Mar-a-Lago in November 2022