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Portrait of Neal Schon

Neal Schon

(1954) Guitarist United States

15 quotes in 68 categories

Neal Schon is a guitarist from the United States, best known for Any Way You Want It.

Quick Facts About Neal Schon

Born: February 27, 1954
Nationality: United States
Profession: Guitarist
Notable works: Any Way You Want It
Spouse: Michaele Salahi

About Neal Schon

Neal Joseph Schon is an American musician and songwriter, best known as the co-founder and lead guitarist for the rock band Journey. He is the last original member to remain throughout the group's history. He was a member of the rock band Santana before forming Journey. He was also a member of the group Bad English during Journey's hiatus from 1987 to 1995, as well as an original member of Hardline.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame

Quotes by Neal Schon

I've got the recording process down, and I can knock it out very quickly.

Down and

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What I have is a bunch of really hungry, amazingly talented guys that can kick anybody's rear end.

Bunch

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I'm just getting older and better.

Getting older

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I haven't stopped playing. If you play all the time, then your chops are up and you tend to grow.

Grows

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We are doing what Prince did. Everyone that comes to a show billed as An Evening with Journey will get our new…

Cds

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Nobody's perfect. Everyone slides here and there, and they have their ups and downs. When they are down, that is not the…

Nobody 's perfect

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Beyond the Thunder is the closest I've recorded to an acoustic thing.

Acoustics

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I'm not a guy to go in the studio and spend months, let alone years, like some people do. I cannot even…

Guy

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The only thing I use the Rolling Stone for is toilet paper when I run out.

Paper

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I met the Santana band when I was 14. By the time I was 15, I was a member of the band.

Band

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I've never done a solo tour. I feel like getting out there and doing that.

Done

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The heavy guitars are the ones that sound good. They are not that comfortable, but they do sound great.

Comfortable

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The best part was watching Journey grow into this monster. The band was huge, playing these enormous gigs.

Band

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I never got into sports at all until I was in my early 20s, after my music career got going.

Careers

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I am not a pop musician; I don't want to play bubble-gummy pop stuff.

Music

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