What Disease Does Steve Perry Have?

by | Last updated on January 24, 2024

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Onetime Journey frontman Steve Perry has revealed that he recently was diagnosed with

melanoma skin cancer

, and that he has undergone two surgeries to remove the cancer cells.

Does Steve Perry have a child?

Steve Perry recently opened up to Dan Rather about his

daughter Shamila

.

Did Steve Perry have cancer?

In May 2013, Perry

had a mole removed that turned out to be melanoma

. He had two surgeries to remove the cancer cells and was told the surgeries were successful, requiring no further treatment.

What happened Arnel Pineda?

Since early 2020, Journey frontman Arnel Pineda has been back at his home in Manila, the Philippines, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but that hasn't stopped him from working, remotely, on a new album by the band.

Did Steve Perry have hip replacement?


He had hip replacement surgery 13 years ago

, and has struggled with a “pretty substantial amount of arthritis that's not comfortable.” “I live on anti-inflammatories,” Perry said, noting that he has had some arthritis-related surgeries over the years since he left Journey.

Who were Steve Perry's girlfriends?

For those of us who grew up during the 1980s, the love story of Journey lead Steve Perry and his girlfriend,

Sherrie Swafford

, was the Romeo and Juliet of our teenage time.

Is Steve Perry married 2020?


Perry had never married

. “I was too scared of it after what I watched my parents go through,” he says. … Perry's eye was caught by one of the cancer survivors who appeared briefly in the film. The woman was Kellie Nash, a psychologist who had undergone treatment.

Who is Katy Perry's Dad?

Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson was born on October 25, 1984, in Santa Barbara, California, to Pentecostal pastors Mary Christine (née Perry) and

Maurice Keith Hudson

. Her parents are born again Christians, each having turned to religion after a “wild youth”.

Is Steve Perry Katy Perry's Dad?

Do you often get asked if you're related to Katy Perry or Luke Perry?

Our dad's name is actually Steve Perry

, but he's not the one from Journey.

Did Pineda leave Journey?

Judging by our talks, I'm extremely confident that

he's happy to leave the Journey baton with you

. That's even more pressure I'm getting, hearing this from you. At the same time, I'm truly honored. But I'm not losing [the hope] that one day he'll join the band for two or three songs.

Who is lead singer for Journey Now?

Arnel Pineda is best known as the new lead singer for the rock group Journey.

Who is in Journey now?

Name Years active Instruments Jonathan Cain 1980–present keyboards rhythm guitar backing and occasional lead vocals Randy Jackson 1985–1987 2020–present bass backing vocals Deen Castronovo 1998–2015 2021–present drums percussion backing and lead vocals
Arnel Pineda

2007–present lead and backing vocals

Does Steve Perry get royalties?

Since Perry left, Journey has released four studio album, and one EP. On top of that, Perry receives the same exact lump sum payments for each of Journey's tours as well,

50% after the first two without him

, 25% after the third, and 12.5% for every tour following that.

What happened to Steve Perry's hip?

Everything changed when Perry took a long hike in Hawaii and felt a horrible pain in his hip as he reached the top of a mountain. He was just in his mid-forties but discovered he

had a degenerative bone condition

that would require hip-replacement surgery.

Whats Steve Perry doing now?

For now, Perry is

focusing strictly on his own career

, far away from the battles of Journey. “The acoustic Traces is going to close the Traces chapter,” he says. “Then I'm opening up another chapter next year at some point.”

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