In a new interview with WGN Radio, Journey’s Neal Schon revealed that Bon Jovi was ‘inspired’ by their tactics.
During the chat, the host mentioned how some bands including Bon Jovi were creating tracks that followed Journey’s style. In response, Schon explained how Richie Sambora and Jon Bon Jovi stole a thing or two from Journey. However, he isn’t mad that they did:
“It’s funny you say that, but when we used to play on the East Coast, instead of playing in New York, because the union was so expensive, we played multiple dates in New Jersey in a bigger place, and Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora would come down and they’d check out the show and I’d always say hello.”
Schon added:
“And then the next thing you would know, if we were playing like a cover song, like ‘[Reach Out] I’ll Be There’ by The Four Tops, they would end up putting it in their set. It was funny. But it was inspiring. They were inspired by it, like we all are by whoever.”
Journey’s Future Is ‘Very Bright’
Journey recently received the diamond award for selling 10 million copies of their hit album ‘Escape.’
In the same interview, Schon also discussed getting the award. He mentioned how proud they were of the band and that their future is very bright:
“I’m very proud of the work that we’ve all done and what we’ve accomplished. Receiving the diamond award just recently for [10 million copies sold of] ‘Escape’, that doesn’t happen to too many just single albums. It does for bigger bands on ‘Greatest Hits’, as it did for us years ago, but it’s a great sign of where things are heading for us. And the future is very bright.”
You can hear ‘Escape’ down below.