“Here we are again”: Neal Schon issues lengthy response to bandmate Jonathan Cain’s lawsuit against him
Neal Schon has responded to his bandmate Jonathan Cain, who recently sued him for excessive spending while on tour with Journey.
According to court dockets filed on 30 July – after the band had already departed on their recent tour, which has since been cancelled in light of the legal battle – Jonathan Cain brought legal action against Neal Schon alleging he had been exceeding previously agreed-upon budgets for expenses like hotel rooms.
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Now, Schon has taken to social media to issue a response to his bandmate amid their troubled professional relationship.
“We are travelling no differently than we have for many, many years, including Jon Cain,” he writes in a post on X/Twitter. “He and his wife decided to take a bus and the 11th hour was his own decision. The rest of the band, Arnel [Pineda, vocalist] and his children, my wife and myself, Deen Castronovo [drums], Todd Jensen [bass], Jason [Derlatka, keyboards] along with crew and security travel on one jet that was all ‘approved in our budget.
“What was also approved in our budget, as we have done for years, my wife and I have great relationships with different managers of hotels. They got us great deals – if we [wanted] to upgrade, all have understood for many years as she travels with me every show. It comes out of my pocket in the end. This was also ‘approved’ in our private Zoom meetings with Jon and Paula [White, Cain’s wife]. I do pay for it and always have.”
“This is the second time Jonathan Cain has sued me for the same thing we’ve already been through in court – that case was dropped by both of us,” he goes on. “We both agreed to drop and move forward with prejudice. That means that you never open it again.
“Well here we are again. In the middle of a wonderful tour with our good friends Def Leppard and Steve Miller.
“We do have very good solutions to ease the situation with Jon Cain‘s credit card who set up in his name and instead of the band, although he receives all the rewards. The solution is [to] get rid of the credit card, I let [the] promoter take on all responsibilities and pay us all individually or equal money and we travel as we wish. Sounds like a good solution, right? Let’s see how this plays out. Then I’ll see you at our next gig. I’ll be kicking some ass.
“Don’t believe all you read in [the] media. It’s all manipulated and contrived as they wish it to be. I’m taking a higher road.”
Journey have cancelled all their remaining tour dates while the legal battle between Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain continues.
This just popped up over on my facebook so I decided to answer honestly … this is from a woman that calls herself Maggie Greene
Hey Neal Schon , theres a lot of rumours about the band living its final days cus you and your wife can’t stop expending the bands money. Is this…
— NEAL SCHON MUSIC (@NealSchonMusic) August 11, 2024
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