Journey's Jonathan Cain shows support for Arnel Pineda after thinking about leaving band: 'You're not going anywhere'

Jonathan Cain, the keyboardist and guitarist of Journey, showed his support for their frontman Arnel Pineda, who recently asked if it's time to leave the band after a lackluster performance that faced backlash from the public.

In an Instagram post on Sept. 24, Cain shared a photo of him and Pineda and wrote in the caption, "Arnel, 16 years and STRONG!"

"You're not going anywhere! Love you and grateful for you," Cain added with folded hands and fire emojis.

Pineda left three red heart emojis in the comments section.

In a Facebook post on Sept. 22, Pineda shared a link to a Sept. 21 video uploaded by Behind the Songs, a page with over 430,000 followers, which said in the caption, "Arnel Pineda showed severe vocal flaws in Journey's presentation at Rock in Rio Brazil last Sunday, September 15."

In the video, Pineda, though off-camera, can be heard struggling to reach the high notes of Don't Stop Believin'.

"I am very aware of this," he said. "[N]o one more than me in this world feels so devastated about this."

He then asked the public to comment "GO" or "STAY," and if "GO" reaches one million, he's stepping out of Journey for good.

Fans expressed support in the comments, and many of them asked him to stay.

Journey was formed in 1973 and had a series of lineup changes.

To date, band members consist of Pineda (who joined Journey in 2007), guitarist/vocalist Neal Schon, Cain, keyboard/vocalist Jason Derlatka, drummer/vocalist Deen Castronovo, and bassist Todd Jensen. Schon is the last remaining original member.

Journey had its biggest commercial success between 1978 and 1987 when Steve Perry was its frontman.

Its other hits include Open Arms, Any Way You Want It, and Faithfully.