The founding member of the classic rock band hinted the group could split up after his bandmates visited the White House without him.<\/b>
\nIn a lengthy Facebook post, Schon posted video of the Journey White House meeting and blasted his bandmates\u2019 attendance, writing: \u201cJourney should never be used and exploited by anyone, especially band members for politics or any one religion. I\u2019 ve been here since 1972 and this has always been our belief. This was with intent to exploit the brand and use the name.\u201d
In a series of Twitter messages, Schon addressed rumors that his Journey bandmates wanted to go their separate ways and even hinted at leaving the group over political differences. \u201cHow would you feel if u found out that the rest of the band wanted to tour without me? I\u2019 ve always been 100%JRNY and made the right choices.\u201d
\u201cI will travel to new musical terrain that we never have and encompass everything, \u201d Schon later wrote in response to a fan\u2019s question about him going solo.
The beef between bandmates has apparently been brewing for some time, Schon says, noting that they had agreed to keep politics and religion out of Journey business.
However, Journey keyboardist Jonathan Cain\u2019s wife, Paula White Cain, is a televangelist who has been described as President Trump\u2019s \u201cspiritual adviser.\u201d
\u201cEverybody\u2019s entitled to like and believe what they want but when we\u2019 ve had this discussion many, many times it was always a no WH. All know, \u201d Schon wrote. \u201cArranged photo op against what we\u2019 ve all stood for up until 2 years ago (when) Jon changed radically\u2026 And then on top of it the stories that have stemmed from their visit say JOURNEY was there. Like I don\u2019 t exist. I brought all these guys in.\u201d
Lead singer Arnel Pineda addressed the issues surrounding the band on Twitter, writing \u201cmayB nobody deserves to go through THIS bt maybe dis s what needs 2 happen 4 us 2 know wat kind of HOUSE we all helped build through d years.\u201d
While Cain has not addressed the drama directly, he has taken to Twitter to share a meme that reads: \u201cGod protect me from ANYTHING that wasn\u2019 t sent by you. He is my shield and my sword.\u201d
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