Arnel Pineda Quotes

Arnel Pineda

Profession : Musician

Birth : September 5, 1967

Just continue what you are doing. You should have no hesitation, no stopping - just keep on going to the next level.

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I believe in second chances.

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I fight if I need to, I dance if I need to, yet I won't compromise my integrity and pride.

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I don't consider myself a rock star. I would rather be looked at as a regular guy who happened to be in the right time at the right place. But if you call me a rock star, thank you.

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There was a time when I had to cancel around five shows because I lost my voice due to acid reflux. Being with Journey, I get introduced to very good doctors and specialists. I'm managing the condition with proper medication.

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I get really homesick inside.

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I like to keep my voice going. I don't want it to lose its chops. You know, as you age, it's easier for you to lose it.

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There are a lot of undiscovered world-class bands across Asia, and we want to find them, help fulfill their dreams, or at least give them initial exposure.

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I didn't think the real Neal Schon would call a guy like me. I'm just a guy from the Philippines.

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The first time we played in Berlin, there was this guy who went into the show expecting Steve Perry. He was so frustrated, he threw this paper cup filled with beer on me.

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I think that Steve Perry will always be known as the singer of Journey. I have so much respect for him.

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I think my mother was there all the time. Every time I thought I was almost dying and gave up hope in my life, I felt like she was whispering in my ear and asking me, 'Why are you doing this?'

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Just don't give up. I mean, don't stop believin'.

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I've known what it's like to survive without a steady job. Growing up in the Philippines, I watched my parents juggle part-time jobs at the corner shop and as tailors, barely able to make ends meet for my three brothers and me.

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Journey gave me a magic wand, and it's changed the man that I am. I was able to muster this kind of courage that I never, ever had in my life.

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What I consider a challenge is to prove that I am worthy as Journey's new vocalist.

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I know that there are a lot of people like me out there waiting to be given a break.

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Journey is my life now.

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I'm based in San Francisco, although I don't usually stay long in one place because we are always moving, we are always on the road. So most of the time, we stay in hotels.

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I was enamored with music at a very young age. Everything started with kundiman, then evolved to Carpenters, Barbra Streisand, Barry Manilow, and eventually classic rock music.

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