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Steve Perry recently revisited Journey classics, recording duet renditions of "Faithfully" with Willie Nelson and "Open Arms" with Dolly Parton, so could that mean he’s open to a reunion with his former bandmates? Unfortunately for fans, the answer is no. But that’s not because there’s bad blood.
"I mean, we’re all good. We were great together," Perry explained in an interview the Los Angeles Times. "I think the material and our accomplishments stand the test of time, which proves that we were good together. I’m really proud of what we accomplished together, because we were kind of like soldiers in the trenches trying to do something together. We knew we could do what we believed in."
Perry fronted Journey on and off from 1978-1998, but is happy now writing and recording his own material. "I really love new music, and when I’m writing here in the studio, I try to remove myself so I can continually chase after these new ideas – and not be influenced by anything except these new ideas wherever they show up," he said.
But don’t expect any solo tours from Perry, either. "You know, I really don’t have any plans for that at this moment," he admitted when asked about touring plans. "I’m really having so much fun recording, writing, mixing and mastering at this moment that I just don’t want to break up the flow I’m in right now."
Perry last toured with Journey in 1987 and his only big solo outing was in 1995. "I think I really do enjoy the solitude and privacy that my life has right now. I enjoy my studio," he confessed. "I’m staring at my speakers right now, and it’s an environment that is so creative and so fruitful with all these other ideas that I have coming that need to be finished. So, I don’t know. I think I really enjoy committing to this creative new buzz that I’m falling into with new music, new writing, new recordings."