![]() ![]() ![]() But here I am today, and family is most important, and my job is great. I was so wrapped up in drugs and alcohol family was way down the line. But I've really got a huge appreciation now, obviously, for family. "I want to be a rocker, I want to play music and I want to party," and everything was on the back burner – everything else, which is really sad. My job is third, where before it was all the other way around. But today, I'm doing great, clean and sober, working hard, doing what I need to do – and I put God first, family second. I was a mess, and it was horrible what happened. I had to take some time off and, pardon my language, get my shit together. How was the transition back into Journey? I didn't spend it on stupid shit!" I think the biggest thing I've got now – I'm addicted to Red Bull and cigarettes. You wake up in the morning, you don't have a hangover. But here we are eight years later and we're doing what we need to do, man. My poor wife's been through hell, my family, my kids. There have been ups and downs, deaths in the family and stuff like that, relapses and coming back and then having the back surgeries and all. Watch 'Only the Young' From Deen Castronovo's Journey Reunion ShowĪt the same time, I imagine that none of this came easy. My mom would be livid if I screwed up." So I'm very, very grateful. So Neal calling was like a blessing, a huge blessing from God. When my father died, that was a tough one. Now I got to get in here," because that would have been the time to blow it – to relapse. All of it just aligned and everything just worked and fit perfectly.Įven though it was a rough time for me emotionally, I needed that. So there was a lot going on, and the stars aligned, Jesus aligned, God aligned, Buddha aligned. He said, "We need you to come out and help out for these shows," and it was heavy. My mom passed away on the 19th of July 2021, and Neal called me the next morning – which was just, I mean, the universe. Well, actually, I got the call on the 19th. It was a tough time for me because my mother had passed away. And then Joel and Jeff came in, and then Journey happened – and everything just kind of came at once. It was like, 'OK, now what are we going to do here?" Those are big shoes to fill. It was the perfect timing, because I had not rejoined Journey yet – and we were talking about doing the next Revolution Saints record and Doug and Jack had bowed out. Years have passed, and suddenly Revolution Saints is on again – then you're back in Journey. Turns out, it all came together at basically the same time. Castronovo has been bluntly honest about past problems with addiction, and just as thankful for a career second act that eventually brought him back to Revolution Saints and then to Journey. ![]()
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