{"id":2634065,"date":"2026-07-23T10:57:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T14:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/journey-keyboardist-jonathan-cain-hits-bruce-springsteen-as-annoying-bitter-old-man-who-should-shut-up\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T11:01:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T15:01:37","slug":"journey-keyboardist-jonathan-cain-hits-bruce-springsteen-as-annoying-bitter-old-man-who-should-shut-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/journey-keyboardist-jonathan-cain-hits-bruce-springsteen-as-annoying-bitter-old-man-who-should-shut-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Journey Keyboardist Jonathan Cain Hits Bruce Springsteen as &#8216;Annoying, Bitter Old Man&#8217; Who Should &#8216;Shut Up&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjourney-keyboardist-jonathan-cain-hits-bruce-springsteen-as-annoying-bitter-old-man-who-should-shut-up%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2634065&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Jonathan Cain,the longtime keyboardist and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Journey,criticized left-wing musician bruce Springsteen during a recent interview. Cain called Springsteen an \u201cannoying, bitter old man\u201d and advised him to stay out of politics, expressing his own conservative views. Cain also mentioned he used to share similar political beliefs with Springsteen but shifted away from them, advocating for celebrities to focus on their art rather than influencing fans through political statements. Cain&#8217;s comments gained popularity online weeks after the recording of the interview in May. The musician emphasized that he keeps his conservative and Christian beliefs private on stage and criticized Springsteen and others like Robert De Niro for outspoken political activism.Springsteen, known for his left-leaning politics, has publicly denounced Donald Trump and supported immigrant rights, which Cain referenced as a reason for his displeasure with Springsteen&#8217;s political stance.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Cain, the longtime keyboardist and rhythm guitarist for the iconic rock band Journey, ripped left-wing musician Bruce Springsteen during a recent interview.<\/p>\n<p>Cain called \u201cThe Boss\u201d an \u201cannoying, bitter old man\u201d who should stay out of politics.<\/p>\n<p>The rocker made the remarks during an appearance on the \u201cTom Barnard Podcast.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the interview was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AXVY8VMuEqQ&#038;t=2487s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recorded<\/a> in May, Cain\u2019s comments only began to go viral this week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re blessed to live where we live,\u201d Cain told the podcast. \u201cAnd I\u2019m obviously a conservative.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cain also admitted that he used to  political views with Springsteen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI used to be a Democrat back in the old days, but I just couldn\u2019t go there anymore,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tom Barnard Podcast Live 5-14-26\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AXVY8VMuEqQ?start=2487&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>He added that celebrities should focus on their craft instead of trying to influence their fans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGuys like Bruce Springsteen should shut up,\u201d Cain said. \u201cHonestly, shut up, Bruce. Him and who\u2019s the other one? Robert De Niro.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cain added, \u201cI mean, who cares, guys? Really? Do your art.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The veteran musician said he keeps his own conservative and Christian views off the stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just don\u2019t think it\u2019s cool to have celebrities going there. It\u2019s a bad look,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd, Bruce, I mean, what the heck? I used to like him, and now he\u2019s just annoying. He\u2019s an annoying, bitter old man,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cI mean, stop it, really. You were \u2018born in the USA,\u2019 weren\u2019t you, dude? 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