Paula White-Cain’s Role in Band Journey’s Finances Leads to Legal Dispute

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Left: Jonathan Cain, keyboardist for Journey (Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons); Right: Paula White-Cain (Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons)

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A spokesperson for Cain says, “Schon is just frustrated that he keeps losing in court” and “should look in the mirror when he accuses [Cain] of causing harm to the Journey brand.” Cain has characterized the behavior of Schon and his reality-TV-star wife as “bizarre.” According to the rep, “Neal and [Michaele Salahi Schon] recklessly spend Journey’s money until there is none left for operating costs.”

Cain and Schon have previously clashed over credit-card spending and the use of Journey’s songs at political events. After Cain performed the band’s hit song “Don’t Stop Believin’” at a Trump event last November, Schon sent Cain a cease-and-desist letter. The order said, in part: “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.”

It added, “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.”

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Stephanie Martin
Stephanie Martin, a freelance writer and editor in Denver, has spent her entire 30-year journalism career in Christian publishing. She loves the Word and words, is a binge reader and grammar nut, and is fanatic (as her family can attest) about Jeopardy! and pro football.

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