Arnel Pineda recently shared his gratitude to his bandmates in Journey on social media. However, he chose to remove himself from the band’s history.
The rocker shared a bunch of pictures of the band in a video format and posted it on his social media accounts.
“Happy Thanksgiving to this very amazing band. Their immortal music indeed has helped me and my family, as well as millions of fans who have loved them from day one to get through loads of challenging times and moments.. thank you so much Journey and thank you so much to the fans and friends who’s kept the band going all these years,” he wrote in the caption.
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Neal Schon responded with, “Happy Thanksgiving to our amazing brother Arnel.”
What’s unusual about this is that Pineda shared pictures from the band’s earlier days, so he wasn’t in any of the photos. Fans thought it was unfair that he wasn’t in any of them. “You forgot your picture bro. You have been there the longest of any singer,” a user commented under the post.
Another said, “You are part of this beautiful story, God bless you immensely, you are a good person, you deserve all the success you have achieved over all these years with Journey.”
“You forgot about yourself Arnel! You are part of this band! Thankful for you and the shows I’ve seen with you being a huge part of it,” another user added.
Perry left the band Journey after a brief hiatus due to his degenerative bone condition and hip replacement surgery. The following year, Steve Augeri stepped in as the lead vocalist, but he was replaced by Jeff Scott Soto in 2006.
In 2007, Arnel Pineda became the new lead singer and has remained with the band since then. However, he has been compared to Perry countless times.
“To the fans, thank you for having me in your life despite the fact that I’m not him and it’s just hard to let go of someone who’s as beautiful as Mr. Steve Perry, the one and only, boys. I love him, to tell you honestly. So, I have no ill feelings to the people who still can’t accept me being with the band. Anyway. It’s okay. Just peace and peace and peace. Any peace out there, alright?”
Journey has released three studio albums with Pineda, the latest being ‘Freedom’ in 2022.
