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
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.
guess unless
And he said, 'You never know.' And I said, 'I guess we won't, unless you do the show.'
believe bit brains complex instrument john rock roll version
I wanted to do something that was a bit more rock 'n' roll. Because, believe me, I did not have the brains or the dexterity on the instrument to be so complex as John McLaughlin was. So I think we did a rock 'n' roll version of that.
keeps matter means personnel
It just means that no matter what, it just keeps moving. We've had a lot of personnel changes, and we're still here.
great played regardless tv whether
It's still fun. We've got a great built-in audience, regardless of whether we're getting played on TV or the radio.
admire human love man totally
I totally admire the man and love him as a human being.
glad ground standing
I'm really glad to be standing on our own ground out there.
cool keeps means name
What's cool about our name -- it means that it just keeps moving.
guitar sound heavy
The heavy guitars are the ones that sound good. They are not that comfortable, but they do sound great.
getting-older getting-old
I'm just getting older and better.
journey cds fans
We are doing what Prince did. Everyone that comes to a show billed as An Evening with Journey will get our new CD. We figured that is our best store because they are our biggest fans.
sports careers music-career
I never got into sports at all until I was in my early 20s, after my music career got going.
years nuts people
I'm not a guy to go in the studio and spend months, let alone years, like some people do. I cannot even be in the studio for a month, it will drive me nuts.
journey gigs monsters
The best part was watching Journey grow into this monster. The band was huge, playing these enormous gigs.