Arnel Pineda Quoted Out of Context
It happens to celebrities all the time.
The Original Story
Rolling Stone magazine published "Sad 'Journey' for New Singer, subtitled Discovered on YouTube, Filipino frontman finds Journey tour "a curse". The interview was taken out of context, painting him as being in a negative kind of mood.
The Rebuttal
In an interview with CBS5 News, Arnel and Neal Schon were asked about the story. The video is currently available at "Journey Singer: Magazine Quotes Out Of Context".
Neal read the full transcript and it wasn't quite like what Rolling Stones made it out to be.
The Philippine Connection
Having been married to a Filipina for more than 23 years (dates go back more than 25 years), I completely understand his moods. Homesickness happens to anyone who spends time away. It seems to be more prevalent, however, with Filipinos because of how close-knit the families are.
The sad part is that the author for Rolling Stones felt the need to generate a negative story out of all of it. It just goes to show how low people will go in order to sell a story.
One Response to “Arnel Pineda Quoted Out of Context”
I hate when things are taken out of context. You would think that journalists would know better than this!
By Kevin from Great Wall of China History on Oct 17, 2008