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Steve Perry May Be Teasing Long-Awaited Solo Album

It's been so long since Steve Perry has shown off his legendary singing voice in public, many have come to wonder if he even can still do it. 

Perry's lack of new music, his reluctance to tour and his refusal to perform at Journey's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction last year only added to doubts, but there have been positive signs recently. 

The most promising signals are the newly established Steve Perry social media accounts on Facebook, Instagram and  Twitter. Each account, including Perry's longstanding YouTube account, has a short video posted to it.

"I know it's been a long time comin'..." reads the apparently handwritten text in the video and on Perry's website

Perry's last solo album was 1994's For the Love of Strange Medicine.

There are other signs of life as well. Perry appeared on American Idol this spring to congratulate a contestant on her rendition of "Don't Stop Believin'." He recently filmed a CBS Sunday Morning segment which is scheduled to air October 7. Perry was also caught in a recording studio, singing backgrounds for Toad the Wet Sprocket

Perry skeptics are wise to preach caution here. The singer is such a mercurial icon that this very well could be an elaborate prank — surely someone would think it's funny to toy with the hearts of millions of hopeful fans. While all the accounts claim to be "official," none of them are verified yet (that process takes time).

Journey guitarist Neal Schon, who has expressed nothing but optimism about Perry potentially reigniting his music career, couldn't speak to the veracity of the accounts.  

Rumor has held that Perry has been kicking around ideas for a solo album for years. He reportedly planned to record in 2017, but it's not clear if those sessions ever occurred. 

The singer last worked with Journey in 1996. He planned to tour on the group's Trial by Fire album, but a hip injury and disillusionment with touring caused him to part ways with the band two years later without ever supporting the album on tour.


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Former Journey Frontman Steve Perry May Finally Be Returning to Music

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