Journey guitarist Neal Schon posted a comment (On a Blabbermouth Facebook thread) explaining the dismissal of Jeff Scott Soto from Journey on Jan 3, 2022
Schon's response was a reaction from a statement made in an interview by Soto with Argentinian journalist Lucas Gordon. Jeff Scott Soto said in the interview he had no idea why he was fired from Journey. As transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "The problem is I don't know. That's the problem. If I knew what the problem was, if I knew the reason why I got fired, then at least I could be at peace with it."
Neal Schon response to Soto's statement on Jan 3, 2022 on Blabbermouth Facebook
"It was unfortunate but Steve Augeri’s voice gave out. We were in the middle of Def Leppard tour so I was working with Jeff on side project and suggested he come in and help Finnish the tour. It went well but all were not sold on him being the lead singer after writing a tune and listening. Both Jon and I agreed it didn’t sound right- or better put what we wanted. I hope this satisfies this on going drama. It didn’t work out."
Journey is an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1973 Journey had their biggest commercial success between 1978 and 1987, when Steve Perry. Journey enjoyed a successful reunion in the mid-1990s and have since regrouped twice; first with Steve Augeri from 1998-2006, then with Arnel Pineda from 2007 to the present.
Jeff Scott Soto performed with Journey live from 2006–2007
As a singer Jeff Scott Soto has been inducted into The Metal Hall of Fame
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