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“I have a foundation where it caters to street children and entices them to go back to school. The street is not a good school for them. They need to go to a proper school.”
“I like to plan. I like to see the future.”
“To all the Journey fans, thank you for all your love and support to me and our whole band.”
“Since I was five years old, when my mom was still alive, she would just call me. And we would listen to the radio with Barbra Streisand and Karen Carpenter, and she would ask me to sing with her.”
“I want to create a street school for kids.”
“Download was one of the best festivals I've ever been to.”
“The first time we played in Berlin, there was this guy who went into the show expecting Steve Perry. He was so frustrated, he threw this paper cup filled with beer on me.”
“I consider myself an alumnus of Hard Rock Cafe.”
“I was blown away by Steve Perry's voice - you know, his amazing ability to change from a lambing voice to rock.”
“I try to avoid gaining weight as much as possible because it hinders my performance onstage. Touring demands so much energy.”
“The fans at our shows in Tokyo love music so much; they're amazing. They give a kind of energy and adrenaline that builds us up when we play.”
“Next to my family in Manila, Journey is my family.”
“My father would make me stand on the table and make me sing. He would give me a P1 reward after every song.”
“I guess that I have nothing more to aspire for.”
“I may have done an every-night gig in Hong Kong because I was there for almost 16 years, and in Manila, Philippines, I did gigs there.”
“I never had a slight feeling of intimidation. I'm not even trying to compete with Mr. Perry.”
“I'm a very realistic person.”
“I'm based in San Francisco, although I don't usually stay long in one place because we are always moving, we are always on the road. So most of the time, we stay in hotels.”
“I was enamored with music at a very young age. Everything started with kundiman, then evolved to Carpenters, Barbra Streisand, Barry Manilow, and eventually classic rock music.”
“I don't consider myself a rock star. I would rather be looked at as a regular guy who happened to be in the right time at the right place. But if you call me a rock star, thank you.”