A UK report stating that Steve Perry is about to rejoin Journey is not true, according to the Journey camp.
A report published by London’s Daily Star overnight stated that Perry has asked his former band to take him back. It suggested the singer wanted in to capitalise on the recent success of his song ‘Don’t Stop Believin’ after it was covered in the hit TV show ‘Glee’.
Journey recently finished a new album with their singer Arnel Pineda on vocals. Pineda, a star in Asia for more than 25 years, was “discovered” by the band after they spotted YouTube footage of him singing a Journey song in 2007. Journey guitarist Neal Schon flew him to San Francisco to audition and on December 5, 2007 he was officially announced as the new lead singer.
Perry was the original singer with the band from 1978 to 1987 and briefly in 1995 and 1996. He also appeared at the Journey Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony in 2005 but has stated often that he would never rejoin the band.
The current story is attributed to a comments made from Schon. “The fact is he’s no longer the lead singer. He walked out,” the story quotes him as saying.
Since Perry’s departure, Steve Augeri and then Jeff Scott and now Arnel Pineda have fronted the band.
Journey with Arnel along with Styx and Foreigner will tour the UK in June 2011. Tickets have just gone on sale for that tour.
The new Journey album with Arnel on vocals will be released in early 2011.
