{"id":424065,"date":"2026-05-04T01:38:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T01:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/424065\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T01:38:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T01:38:22","slug":"journey-singer-arnel-pineda-makes-cryptic-post-about-scary-new-chapter-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/424065\/","title":{"rendered":"Journey singer Arnel Pineda makes cryptic post about &#8216;scary&#8217; new chapter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arnel Pineda, the current frontman for Journey, made a mysterious post on social media, alluding to things ending and a \u201cnew chapter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"LAS VEGAS, NM - MAY 03:  Singer Arnel Pineda of Journey performs during the first night of the band's second nine-show residency at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel &amp; Casino on May 3, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  (Photo by Ethan Miller\/Getty Images)\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/577bd251-47d7-4378-b6c0-87fd7e617a48-GettyImages678204270.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>LAS VEGAS, NM &#8211; MAY 03:  Singer Arnel Pineda of Journey performs during the first night of the band&#8217;s second nine-show residency at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel &amp; Casino on May 3, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  (Photo by Ethan Miller\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Pineda\u2019s post began with an apology to \u201ceveryone who\u2019s attempted to reach out and secure an interview w\/ me over the yearsme being aloof wasn\u2019t intentional nor a disrespect, it\u2019s just that, there\u2019s nothing to tell much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He then referred to taking over as the band\u2019s lead singer from Steve Perry in 2007, saying, \u201cONE OF THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITIES in my life used #NealSchon [Journey\u2019s co-founder] to make me a part of a LEGACY that\u2019s touched millions of lives all over America and around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pineda admitted \u201cand as scared as i am from the start \u2018til now (believe it or not) I did what\u2019s asked of me to do on behalf of the band\u2019s LEGACY\u201d adding there have been \u201clots of mishaps, stumblings, shameful moments, gigantic self-doubt, imperfections, and before we all knew it, 18 and a half years has passedso that\u2019s all there is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He thanked fans and haters alike for their support and feedback over the years, as well as saying the \u201cstory will go on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"BEVERLY HILLS, CA - AUGUST 06:  (L-R) Lead vocalist Arnel Pineda and guitarist Neal Schon speak onstage during the &quot;Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey&quot; panel at the PBS portion of the 2013 Summer Television Critics Association tour at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on August 6, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California.  (Photo by Frederick M. Brown\/Getty Images)\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/568f1f89-fa2e-47e1-8bb1-a42e8ca40e5e-GettyImages175700852.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>BEVERLY HILLS, CA &#8211; AUGUST 06:  (L-R) Lead vocalist Arnel Pineda and guitarist Neal Schon speak onstage during the &#8220;Don&#8217;t Stop Believin&#8217;: Everyman&#8217;s Journey&#8221; panel at the PBS portion of the 2013 Summer Television Critics Association tour at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on August 6, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California.  (Photo by Frederick M. Brown\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Pineda asked people to \u201crespect to my privacy as i navigate a new chapter in my life that\u2019s still kinda scary coz for me, it\u2019s unknown and won\u2019t reveal much of what I\u2019m expecting it to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"AUSTIN, TEXAS - FEBRUARY 22: Arnel Pineda of Journey performs during Journey's 50th Anniversary Tour at Moody Center on February 22, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rob Loud\/Getty Images for Journey)\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1777858702_73_31f6b064-3c1f-498c-ba42-d40ebd463f52-GettyImages1469067638.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>AUSTIN, TEXAS &#8211; FEBRUARY 22: Arnel Pineda of Journey performs during Journey&#8217;s 50th Anniversary Tour at Moody Center on February 22, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rob Loud\/Getty Images for Journey)<\/p>\n<p>Journey is currently on their Final Frontier farewell tour, which is set to conclude on July 2 in Laredo Texas, though there are more shows expected in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Follow us on Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wearepauserewind\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">@WeArePauseRewind<\/a> for all your pop culture obsessions.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Arnel Pineda, the current frontman for Journey, made a mysterious post on social media, alluding to things ending&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":424066,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[146,85,46,409],"class_list":["post-424065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=424065"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424065\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/424066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=424065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=424065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=424065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}