After issuing a statement about the forthcoming departure of Jonathan Cain, Neal Schon has caused confusion concerning the future of Journey.
Taking to social media announcing the imminent departure of his bandmate, the now 71-year old Schon clarified that the 75-year old Cain will be touring with the band “all through” 2026 and 2027, insisting that he only “expressed plans to retire at a later time,” adding “Jonathan Cain announced his farewell to Journey tonight. I’m nowhere near done! Journey has so much more life ahead! I’m sure we will have a great tour!” “Jon is playing. He’s saying at the end of 26-27 he will move on. We will have a great couple of years.”
About the misconception, Cain’s spokesperson stated “Jonathan Cain remains an active member of Journey, and any reports suggesting otherwise are inaccurate. He is fully dedicated to touring with the band over the next couple of years and has only expressed plans to retire at a later time.”
Reports of Jonathan’s departure came after he appeared to tease his exit from the band during an appearance on the Strang Report podcast, where he was promoting his tribute song to Charlie Kirk, where we stated “Then of course, we go on the Journey tour in 2026. On our farewell Journey tour. So I’ll be saying goodbye to that. And I’ll probably move into ministry and worship; I feel a calling there.”
Cain’s wife, Paula White-Cain, is a prominent pastor and televangelist.
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Author: Saul Goode
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