Neal Schon
Neal Schon
Neal Joseph Schon is an American rock guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist best known for his work with the bands Journey and Bad English. He is Journey's last original constant member, having participated in every album and tour to date. He was a member of the rock band Santana before forming Journey, and was also an original member of Hardline...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth27 February 1954
CountryUnited States of America
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I totally admire the man and love him as a human being.
accept love people
There are some people that just will not accept us. But then, there are a whole lot of young people that completely love us.
Look, I want to do this or I'm not going.
fans gained hard initial original
Our original fans really had a hard time. But then we gained a whole slew of brand-new fans that outweighed the initial fans.
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You learn at a certain point that you have to focus on the business side of music. After getting ripped off a couple of times, you figure out that you need to get a grip on it.
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World Play is very '70s arena rock, very raw and in your face, and that's what we wanted. We recorded it in a very off-the-cuff manner and didn't really plan out how we were going to play. My solos are first takes.
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During the 1970s and 1980s Gibson did use my likeness, but we never signed anything. This new Signature model is the first time we struck a formal written deal for a guitar with my name on it.
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In a lot of aspects it's cooler that we don't have a lot of really overly famous people in the band.
I keep on calling them records because they will always be records to me.
afford
When I go out with Journey, it is a complete cakewalk. I can afford my own bus.
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The world now knows that Steve Perry is welcome to come and sing with us anytime he wants.
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There has been the biggest black cloud following me around. People believe it's all my fault that Steve is not here. He has always had an open door, and he doesn't choose to do this any more.
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I'm really glad to be standing on our own ground out there.
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It's still fun. We've got a great built-in audience, regardless of whether we're getting played on TV or the radio.