Arnel Pineda has said that he will quit Journey “for good” if fans want him to do so.
The Journey frontman revealed this, after the band were criticised for their recent performance at the Rock In Rio festival.
This was compounded further with a Facebook video which went viral, showing Pineda struggling to hit the right note for classic Journey hit, ‘Don’t Stop Believing’. Check that out here.
“devastated”
Last Sunday (September 22), Journey frontman Arnel Pineda said that he has loved his time with the band so far.
Addressing the recent video, Pineda wrote on social media that “no one more than me in this world feels so devastated about this… its really amazing how 1 thousand right things you have done will be forgotten just cause of THIS… and of all the place, its in Rock In Rio…”.
Pineda continued: “mentally and emotionally, ive suffered already, and im still suffering… but i’ll be ok…” before offering fans the chance to vote for him to stay or leave the band: “I am offering you a chance now (especially those who’s hated me and never liked me from the very beginning) to simply text GO or STAY right here… and if GO reaches 1million… im stepping out for good”.
See the post in full here.
By using the word “text”, it would appear that Arnel Pineda means for fans to comment if they want him to “stay” or “go”.
The subsequent support for the singer since the post went viral has been overwhelming, with the majority of fans asking him to “stay”.
Arnel Pineda joined Journey as lead singer in 2007.
Back in 2021, Arnel Pineda said that he would to see former Journey frontman Steve Perry return to the band. Pineda had idolised Perry in his youth.
More on this story from Nova here.
