JOURNEY frontman Arnel Pineda has stated that he will “step out for good” if enough people on social media ask him to leave the band.
The 57-year-old singer, who has led the iconic rock group since 2007, was seemingly responding to a professionally filmed video of Journey’s performance at the 2024 Rock In Rio festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The video, posted on the Behind The Songs Facebook page, included a caption criticizing Pineda‘s “bad voice” and “severe vocal failure.”
He took to his Facebook page earlier today, writing: “once again,thank u so much everyone who came to @journeyofficial show since #february this year ..i appreciate uou all do kuch..anf not only that,everytime that im on stage w/ the band, i feel this immense gratitude,humility and honor..”
Pineda followed up by sharing a link to the Rock In Rio clip on the Behind The Songs Facebook page, adding: “i am very aware of this. 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…
“mentally and emotionally, ive suffered already,and im still sufferring..but i’ll be ok..
“so here’s the deal here now..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..
“are you game folks? let’s start…
“God bless all of you and thank you once again to all of the fans and friends who believed in me [s]ince Day1”.
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