JOURNEY's JONATHAN CAIN Honors CHARLIE KIRK With New Solo Single 'No One Else'
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JOURNEY keyboardist Jonathan Cain has announced a new solo single, "No One Else", written in honor of right-wing American activist and influencer Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed in early September at a Utah college event in what has been called a political assassination.
The music video for "No One Else" was premiered during Cain's appearance on the Strang Report (watch it here), where Jonathan stated about his inspiration for the track (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I wanted to honor [Charlie's] movement. I wanted to contribute to what I believe he stood for. And that was righteousness, truth and the gospel. And without being a pastor, I had to stop and think, not since Billy Graham has anybody rocked the world like Charlie, when it comes to just pure amount of how many schools he went to and how ferocious and fearless [he was]."
Cain continued: "When you look at [Charlie's] body of work, he just was unafraid and wanted to have that conversation, wanted kids to open… And as a father, I would always say to my three kids, 'Look at all sides. Look at both sides. Don't get stuck in this liberal noise.' They have professors that have their viewpoints, and I said, 'Don't get brainwashed. Just look at all sides before you get an opinion.' And I think that's what Charlie did. He opened up people's eyes, he removed the veil, and — I don't know— I just respected that so much.
"We need an appreciation song for what he did," Jonathan explained. "And when they described him as irreplaceable, the song I was writing, which is entitled 'No One Else' — no one else could wear the mantle. The calling on his life was so strong. God used him in such a powerful, powerful way in so many layers of different discussions that young people finally got the chance to discuss. There was a one-sided thing, and he saw how one-sided it was. And I admired his courage.
"I was not a big fan of the academia and haven't been for years," Cain added. "I just think it's really lost its shine. Unfortunately, these schools have these very strange professors [who] are bringing in just weird ideas and filling the kids with just not good stuff. And Charlie was the one that questioned it all saying, 'Hey, you know what? This is the greatest country in the world.' [He was] a patriot, a pastor, he was a political pundit. He helped so many people get in office. Even [U.S. vice president] JD Vance will still tell you that he couldn't have gotten to where he got without Charlie Kirk, and Mr. President Trump would say the same. So he believed in the good guys. He believed in our side. He believed in the righteous conservatism that seemed to get drowned out and drummed down by this media."
While U.S. president Donald Trump hailed Kirk as a "great American hero" and "martyr" during a speech at a memorial service in Arizona, Charlie was often criticized for his fiery, combative style. He was a strong supporter of gun rights, vehemently opposed abortion, was critical of transgender rights and famously said empathy was "a made-up, new age term that does a lot of damage".
Kirk's suspected killer is Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old who grew up in a Utah suburb and briefly attended Utah State University before dropping out and enrolling in an electrical apprenticeship program. Robinson is registered as unaffiliated with a political party and is listed as "inactive", meaning he did not vote in either of the last two general elections. No evidence has emerged connecting Robinson with any outside group.
Cain is a devout born-again Christian whose minister wife Paula White-Cain became the first female clergy member to pray at a presidential inauguration following Trump's latest victory and now serves as the first female primary spiritual adviser to a U.S. president.
This past February, Trump issued an executive order forming a White House faith office and appointed Paula White-Cain to lead it. White-Cain, a pastor at StoryLife Church and president of Paula White Ministries, both based in Apopka, Florida, has been a longtime friend and personal minister to Trump.
Jonathan embraced faith-based music with 2016's "What God Wants To Hear" and released a Christmas LP, "Unsung Noel", the following year.
In 1976, Cain released his first solo record, "Windy City Breakdown". Three years later, he joined the band THE BABYS, and in 1980 became a member of JOURNEY, rounding out the songwriting genius behind the defining album "Escape".
(Source: www.blabbermouth.net)
