Neal Schon of Journey

Scott Zooms with the legendary founder, lead guitarist and songwriter, Neal Schon, of Journey. The conversation starts with Neal's upbringing around music and how he get started playing guitar at the age of 10. They then jump to 17 when he joined Santana and the events leading up to that pivotal moment. The two chat about the formation of Journey, how he met Steve Perry and some of the first songs they wrote together. Of course, Neal tells the story of the biggest songs ever, “Don't Stop Believing,” and even touch on the Teddy Swims version. They finish with the new Journey record, "Freedom," the process behind it and get into specific songs and the upcoming tour. Tune in! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices