Journey's Jonathan Cain responds to cease-and-desist order, says bandmate should 'look in the mirror' - Fox News

Jonathan Cain, keyboardist and guitarist for rock set Journey, has responded to the cease-and-desist bid bandmate Neal Schon filed against him for performing deed opus "Don’t Stop Believin" during a Trump lawsuit astatine Mar-a-Lago past month.

A typical for Cain sent the artist's connection to Fox News Digital connected Thursday, which started with Schon should "look successful the mirror" erstwhile accusing Cain of "causing harm to the Journey brand."

In the cease-and-desist missive obtained by Variety, Schon said Cain's determination to play the opus during the November lawsuit politicizes the set and "polarizes the band’s fans and outreach."

"Mr. Cain has nary close to usage Journey for politics. His authorities should beryllium his ain idiosyncratic business. He should not beryllium capitalizing connected Journey’s marque to beforehand his idiosyncratic governmental oregon spiritual docket to the detriment of the band," the missive continued.

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Keyboardist/guitarist Jonathan Cain of Journey performs during the archetypal nighttime of the band's 2nd nine-show residency astatine The Joint wrong the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino connected May 3, 2017 successful Las Vegas, Nev. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Cain's effect connected Thursday accused Schon's alleged behaviour implicit the years of being much harmful to the marque than anything.

"I person watched him harm our marque for years and americium a unfortunate of some his--and his wife's--bizarre behavior. Neal sued Live Nation twice, losing some times, and damaging our quality to ever enactment with them again; Neal outrageously tried to instrumentality distant trademarks from Steve Perry; Neal and his woman continually insult the professionalism of galore accountants, roadworthy managers, and absorption firms with endless ineligible threats and their bullying, toxic, and incoherent emails; Neal argues online with fans who don’t spot oculus to oculus with him; and Neal and his woman recklessly walk Journey’s wealth until determination is nary near for operating costs," helium wrote.

The connection finished with saying "if anyone is destroying the Journey brand, it is Neal – and Neal alone."

Guitarist Neal Schon (L) of Journey and his wife, tv property Michaele Schon sued Live Nation for affectional distress successful 2019. (Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images)

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The longtime bandmates person reportedly been astatine likelihood for a while, arsenic a caller legal battle took spot implicit Schon's alleged denied entree to the band's American Express paper and its records.

At the time, Cain's lawyer argued Schon's entree to the firm relationship was constricted due to the fact that helium charged much than $1 cardinal successful "improper idiosyncratic expenses" to the card.

Bassist Ross Valory, keyboardist Jonathan Cain, and laminitis and guitarist Neal Schon of the set Journey are seen astatine Prudential Center connected June 15, 2018 successful Newark, New Jersey.  (Brian Ach/Getty Images for Journey)

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Despite the tension, Cain and Schon are expected to execute unneurotic connected the band's upcoming Freedom Tour celebrating its 50th day and newest album, according to Journey's circuit announcement.