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Last fall, Journey guitarist Neal Schon sued bandmate Jonathan Cain, accusing him of blocking entry to “critical” monetary information. Schon’s lawsuit accused Cain of refusing to offer him entry to information from an American Express account, by way of which “millions in Journey funds have flowed.” Now, Cain is countersuing Schon, accusing him of allegedly spending over $1 million on the band’s shared Amex, together with $400,000 in a single month final 12 months.
According to Billboard, Cain argued that Schon’s personal “misuse” of the Amex led to the aforementioned restrictions. “Schon’s use of the [shared] Amex card for personal expenses created serious liquidity problems for the band, as the Amex balance had to be paid every month, and there were insufficient revenues to pay for other expenses as Schon saddled Journey with over $1 million of his personal expenses,” Cain’s attorneys wrote.
In response, Schon’s lawyer Skip Miller referred to as allegations “ridiculous” and “as phony as a three dollar bill.”
This is simply the tip of the iceberg regarding Cain and Schon’s authorized dealings with each other. Earlier this month, Schon despatched a cease-and-desist letter to Cain’s spouse, Paula White Cain, who serves as Donald Trump’s “spiritual advisor.” Schon accused White-Cain of allegedly giving herself entry to the band’s financial institution accounts with out his data or consent.
Meanwhile, in December Schon hit Cain with a cease-and-desist Schon over a gig Cain carried out at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago. Cain had carried out Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’” at a Trump gala with a backing “chorus” together with far-right conspiracy theorist and Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, right-wing character Kimberly Guilfoyle, and former Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake.
“Mr. Cain has no right to use Journey for politics,” that letter mentioned. “His politics should be his own personal business. He should not be capitalizing on Journey’s brand to promote his personal political or religious agenda to the detriment of the band,” calling it a “harmful use of the brand.”