Former JOURNEY Singer Talks About 'Don't Stop Believing'

July 20, 2009

Canada's CBC News reports that former JOURNEY singer Steve Perry is currently working on a solo album in Los Angeles.

In an interview with CBC's "Q" cultural affairs show, which aired earlier today (Monday, July 20),Perry said he always thought the JOURNEY song "Don't Stop Believing" — which is the top-selling digital download of a track not originally released in this century, according to Nielsen SoundScan, selling 2.8 million units since 2003 — had potential as a single. It was always a hit with live audiences, though it didn't get great radio play at the time it was issued, he said.

"When we were doing the song in 1981, I knew something was happening, but honestly, when I saw it in the film 'Monster' with Patty Jenkins, I started think, 'Oh my goodness there's really something.'"

He added, "The lyric is a strong lyric about not giving up, but it's also about being young, it's also about hanging out, not giving up and looking for that emotion hiding somewhere in the dark that we're all looking for. It's about having hope and not quitting when things get tough, because I'm telling you things get tough for everybody."

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