"It's music [we] grew up to," he says. "Fell in love with. Had sex with. Got married to. Graduated from high school or college with. It's a moment frozen in time, and when [we] remember those moments, [we] remember those songs."At 41, Arnel Pineda joined Journey as lead singer after lead guitarist Neal Schon, who cofounded Journey in 1973, found clips of him on YouTube singing in a Manila bar band called the Zoo.GQ's article is a well-written read.After reading the story, watch Pineda's first show, live in Chile. Fittingly, it's available on YouTube:"I just want to be a part of a band that will be able to reinvent themselves, you know?" Pineda says. "And I think they will be able to help me build a future, with my family. They will help me financially. They can help me with that. Because all of us need a good future for our children, for our families."It's true, we do. The members of Journey talk about Pineda like he's given them their youth back, the way thrice-married men talk about the young wives who've got them doing wheatgrass shots and yoga, listening to the Killers.
It's never too late to feel like you're going to live forever.