Jonathan Cain Quotations

Shyness is about the fear of social judgments - at a job interview or a party you might be excessively worried about what people think of you. Whereas an introvert might not feel any of those things at all, they simply have the preference to be in a quieter setting.

We're sort of superstitious now. The albums that had the beetle on it did better than the ones that didn't. It's with us. It's part of our allure.

We're honored to be performing with a band that received their Diamond Award (given for 10,000,000 albums sold) at the same ceremony when we received our Diamond Award. So it seems fitting that we go out together after all these years and celebrate a lot of good years of rock and roll.

We've got a tremendous catalog of lots of hit songs, which I wrote either a half or a third of

We're a staple in the American music culture. Like us or not, we're here to stay.

We've seen a Renaissance in the fans ... a lot of younger 18-to-25 demographics.

I was starving before I hit Journey. Very, very rough times... I didn't know where the next pay check was gonna come.

I always felt like something bigger was waiting for me out there.

I saw some of the most amazing things I've ever seen in a studio on that album. Steve probably sang the 'Mother, Father' vocal in two takes. Done. It seemed like the whole band could just get up and fly away.

We're a gumbo of American music, and aren't ashamed to play pop or soul or rock because we all grew up on radio.

We get sucked into the Internet and streaming information, and it's time to just unplug and look within.

This whole thing we're doing on the road is a tribute and a tip of our hat to the fans. We figure after 30 years it's time to give some love back to the fans.

We've been changing our music over the years, mixing it up.

You have a wine tasting of different years, and we're sort of doing that with our music, giving them a taste of what Journey used to be like.

We're going to be playing songs from our new album, Generations, and then touching on the greatest hits the songs that made us popular.

You can't make everybody happy. We just put our head down and went forward. We said, 'This music is bigger than all of us.' That's how we felt. We said, 'You know what? We'll prevail. We'll bet on these songs.'

There must be something in the heart of the music that speaks to different generations. We were never part of the c--k-rock, we were never a politically driven band, and we sing about universal things.

They're bombarded with all kinds of music, yet they chose to hum ours. That's the best nod you can get. The best testimonial to Journey is it appeals to the ages.

It's a tougher-edged album less poppy and a little more rock. It's a playful mix of the different styles that we embrace.

It was like dragging a sled up a hill, a very heavy sled. It's been a long way to climb our way back, and yet I always believed in this catalog.

Anytime you get in on something that's new and trendy, it's cool.

I remain God's humble servant.

I had my breakthrough at 6 years old and received the Lord, Jesus Christ. I was so swept up in the spirit, I told my parents I had future plans to enter the priesthood.

I had abandoned my plans for priesthood and replaced them with dreams of being a musician.

When I was 18, I went to a Baptist church with my girlfriend, and had a breakthrough when a pastor laid hands on me on an altar call. I wept that evening and realized how numb I had become with God and how He was calling to me for restoration. I received that blessing and went on to raising my three children in a Lutheran Church in the Bay Area as a member of Journey.

I felt my faith was on again off again until I met Paula White, who saw that the Lord had other plans; there was a weightiness to my spirit. She gave me the news that God loved me and wanted his son back. She spoke to the king in me and gave me new hope I could get right with God. The God I had hungered for; the Father I had been missing.

I continue to steward what God has given for me for such a time as this.

I guess God has a sense of humor, when he had a man that wanted to start his life as a priest, end up marrying a preacher.

God has provided true musical and spiritual restoration.

I doubted my creative spirit three years ago and God showed me a way to praise Him through song. It opened the door to a whole tapestry of images and concepts that were brand new for me and I continued on that path.

While doing visits to hospitals, I have prayed over children with life threatening illnesses and continue to bring Jesus to every stage I walk on.

The different part of writing and singing worship lies in the identity and truth of God's Word and true intention for us as His followers on this Earth.

I hope my music can minister to others and bring their hearts closer to God. It has been a different journey of faith and obedience and I am proud to give my time, treasure and talent to the Almighty.

The parents used to drag the little ones, and now the kids are coming--and they're not little anymore. Things are evolving. Maybe there's a renaissance for our music.

I have been blessed in my life and want to return my gratitude unto my Lord.

We get sucked into the Internet and streaming information, and its time to just unplug and look within.

A lot of people don't even know there was a Journey before Steve Perry.

My father was a deeply spiritual, prophetic man, [who] I adored. I watched him pray as a boy and wanted to know the "Jesus" he shed tears for.

When you're playing the same dirty dozen night after night, the moments that keep it fresh are those when you just let go and trust everyone.

Bands are about these little relationships that make everything tick, and when you create new music you're testing those relationships.