Steve cannot speak for the current members of Journey but we have been told that Steve Perry as a Co-Writer and Singer was never contacted for permission to use the performance of "Don't Stop Believin" at the RNC. As far as he is concerned, this song and his performance have NO political party affiliation.
Lora & Cyndy
May 12, 2009:
I am posting this statement on fanasylum.com for it’s the only site I post my official statements.
Today I was made aware that there was an attempt to perpetrate a hoax on my most faithful fans.
It has been brought to my attention that there was an announcement of a show that I was supposedly to perform at in Hawaii. This is absolutely a hoax and should be treated as such.
It has also been brought to my attention that several news sites are reporting that my management had cancelled the supposed performance. There were never any plans for any such performance made by me or anyone authorized by me. This is the first we have heard of this.
I’m only posting this out of concern for my faithful fans.
I encourage all news sites to post this statement, with the hope it will clarify the confusion brought about by this hoax.
I simply wanted you to know the truth.
Sincerely,
Steve Perry
July 1, 2009:
Steve was contacted by various media outlets for his thoughts on the untimely death of Michael Jackson. His comments can be found at Fan Asylum.
Excerpts may appear in other publications such as Life Magazine & Billboard Magazine.
MICHAEL JACKSON
August 29, 1958 - June 25, 2009
January 22, 2006:
First of all, I must get one thing out of the way; because of so many recent inquiries, I want to make very clear: "I am not on MYSPACE.COM nor have I ever been." and that's that !! Please don't be deceived. Where were we.....Oh yea....."43" .........{again}!! Time does fly. Last summer as I was working on the Houston Live DVD, it seemed like that show was just the other day. It certainly felt that way. I'm very proud to have been in the band in 1981. We were good together !!!
As I think about my birthday I remember, my Mom and Dad told me once that they always wanted a son but would have been happy no matter what. Well they got a son and between Mom's don't give up attitude and my Dad making me laugh by tickling me to the point of peeing my pants, I always knew I had much love around me. I remember Dad would always sing me to sleep.
Steve & "Monster" writer and director Patty Jenkins
Photo and Links: Used by Permission
...at theMonster World Premiere 11/16/03:
Steve sat down with Lora from Fan Asylum in November 2003 to discuss Journey's Greatest Hits DVD as well as working with Oscar winner Charlize Theron on the film "Monster"...
Interview! Photos! And an audio message from Steve!
Steve Perry Autographed Journey 1980 Japan Tour Jacket...
AUCTION ENDED SUNDAY (7/10/05) AT 1:31 P.M. EST
Dear Fans,
I've signed a Jacket which was owned by Jackie Villanueva. Jackie was one of the most devoted and hardest working guys in our road crew from the very early years through the time that I was in Journey. Through an old childhood friend named Larry, I met Jackie. Without them, I would have never met Journey's Manager, Herbie Herbert, and wouldn't have had the opportunity to become the lead singer of Journey. Jackie's brother, John Villanueva, has donated Jackie's Tour Jacket and I have signed it for this e-bay auction. All funds will be sent to the Kaiser Hospice Services who helped Jackie. This is a one of a kind "Japan Tour 1980" jacket. Thanks for your contributions.
BAND's LIVE PERFORMANCE CHRONICLED ON TWO-DISC DVD
+ CD COLLECTORS EDITION PACKAGE
EARLY MTV CONCERT RELEASED IN ITS ENTIRETY FOR FIRST TIME
"Lights," "Stay Awhile," "Open Arms," "Who's Cryin' Now," "Don't Stop Believin'," "Wheel In The Sky,""Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'," "Stone In Love," "Anyway You Want It," "Where Were You," "Keep On Runnin'," "Escape," "Mother Father," "Line Of Fire," "Dead Or Alive"
Produced by Steve Perry
The DVD and CD have both been remixed and remastered in Stereo and 5.1 Surround Sound.
CD contains bonus live track (not filmed),"The Party's Over, (Hopelessly In Love)"
JOURNEY: Greatest Hits DVD 1978-1997
Music Videos & Live Performances
At the very top of the short list of second generation San Francisco rock bands stands Journey, with over 43 million records sold in the U.S. alone, the only Bay Area group whose 30 years of music has truly stood the test of time. Now, the two-disc DVD-plus-CD collector's edition of LIVE IN HOUSTON 1981 ESCAPE TOUR is set to arrive in stores November 15 th on Columbia/Legacy, a division of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT.
The two-disc package is a first for Legacy presenting video and audio versions of this LIVE 75-minute performance with the DVD and CD completely remixed in Stereo and 5.1 Surround by Allen Sides and remastered by Bob Ludwig. The Stereo CD version of the concert includes all the above performances plus a bonus track that wasn't filmed, "The Party's Over (Hopelessly In Love)," which originally was a studio version they had released earlier in 1981, as the single from the live double-LP, Captured. A lavish 16-page full-color booklet is packed with rare photography of Journey, tour memorabilia, and other surprises. The DVD has interviews with the band and a slide show of rare photos.
The entire project was produced by former lead vocalist Steve Perry, with the full cooperation of the band.
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From the October 5, 2005 Press Release:
JOURNEY RECORDED LIVE AT HISTORIC CONCERT:
LIVE IN HOUSTON 1981 ESCAPE TOUR
Steve Perry (lead vocals); Neal Schon (lead guitar, vocals); Jonathan Cain (keyboards, vocals);
Well here we are, the "Journey Live in Houston 1981- Escape Tour" - DVD & CD will be released one week from today on November 15th, 2005. Fan Asylum will leave this email address up until Friday the 11th for all your DVD questions. (The deadline has passed!!!)I'll try to answer as many as possible. Thanks again for your years of support.......Steve Perry
That was so great. SO..... I guess what I'm saying is..... This is my Mom and Dad's day and I am so grateful for our time we had together. I will always love and miss them very much.
Thank you all for your birthday messages and wishes and all your contributions to so many wonderful charities on my behalf.
For years now so many of you have always been so Faithful and I thank you so very, very much.
Till next time,
Love ya......Steve Perry*
*Used by Permission.
1/22/06: Happy Birthday Steve!
"Here's Mom and Dad and a little sack of potatoes dreaming about the music biz." - SP
The Paul Green School of Rock, made famous in both the Jack Black flick and the doc Rock School, just opened its L.A. branch on Hollywood Boulevard, and we checked out a li’l student jam session last Thursday (along with teacher/Frank Zappa vocalist Ike Willis and members of the band Ill Niño). The next night, the young’uns played a gig at the Knitting Factory, where none other than Steve Perry came to support and was treated to an impromptu cover of “In the City,” though we think the Journey tune “Separate Ways” would have been more apropos. Despite his appearance at the band’s Walk of Fame induction last year, the singer is still not in the current lineup. [Don’t stop believin’. —ed]
Five Journey albums have been remastered and expanded with memorabilia-rich album booklets for an Aug. 1 release via Columbia/Legacy. A handful of the titles have new bonus tracks, including 1988's "Greatest Hits," which will feature the 1996 single "When You Love a Woman." 1978's "Infinity," which marked the vocal debut of Steve Perry, and 1979's "Evolution" retain their original track lists, while 1980's "Departure" will include the bonus tracks "Little Girl" and "Natural Thing." The mega-selling 1981 album "Escape" will include live versions of "Don't Stop Believin'," "Who's Crying Now" and "Open Arms" from the recent archival CD/DVD "Live in Houston," plus the studio track "La Raza Del Sol."
Musician Tommy Denander and a possible collaboration with Steve!
