Jonathan Cain, keyboardist of the rock band Journey faced a cease-and-desist order after performing the song, Don’t Stop Believin at Mar-a-Lago,
Jonathan’s bandmate and guitarist for the Journey, Neal Schon served Cain with the cease-and-desist order. He did so after Cain performed Don’t Stop Believin at an event for the United States’ former president, Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago last month.
Jonathan was accused of politicizing the band and the letter served to him said, “Although Mr. Cain is free to express his personal beliefs and associations, when he does that on behalf of Journey or for the band, such conduct is extremely deleterious to the Journey brand as it polarizes the band’s fans and outreach. Journey is not, and should not be, political.”
The letter further explained “Mr. Cain has no right to use Journey for politics. 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.”
Who is Jonathan Cain?
Jonathan Leonard Friga, mostly known as Jonathan Cain is an American musician and songwriter. He was born on February 26, 1950, in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
He graduated in the year 1968 from the East Leyden High school of Chicago, Illinois. He then studied at the Chicago Conservatory of Music.
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He is famously known for playing the keyboard for his rock band Journey. Cain released his first record Windy City in 1976 as the Jonathan Cain Band on the Bearsville records. He was a part of The Babys for a year from 1979 to 1980. He then joined Journey and replaced Gregg Rolie’s place on the keyboard.
His composition Don’t Stop Believing was described as “one of the best opening keyboard riffs in rock” by AllMusic. As an author in May 2018, he published his memoir Don’t Stop Believin’: The Man, the Band and the Song That Inspired Generations.
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He got married to an American televangelist, Paula White in April 2015 and now lives in Apopka, Florida. Before Paula, Jonathan was married two times. He first got married to American singer Tane McClure and then tied the knot in 1989 to Elizabeth Yvette Fullerton.
Jonathan Cain’s net worth is estimated to be around $30 million.
