{"id":2634788,"date":"2026-07-24T14:35:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T18:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-legendary-journey-band-member-songwriter-tells-trump-hating-bruce-springsteen-to-shut-up\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T14:38:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T18:38:46","slug":"watch-legendary-journey-band-member-songwriter-tells-trump-hating-bruce-springsteen-to-shut-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-legendary-journey-band-member-songwriter-tells-trump-hating-bruce-springsteen-to-shut-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Legendary &#8216;Journey&#8217; Band Member, Songwriter Tells Trump-Hating Bruce Springsteen to &#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\">26<\/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%2Fwatch-legendary-journey-band-member-songwriter-tells-trump-hating-bruce-springsteen-to-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=2634788&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>Journey band member Jonathan Cain shared his advice for fellow musician Bruce Springsteen, telling him to &#8220;shut up&#8221; when it comes to politics. Cain, a conservative who previously identified as a Democrat, expressed frustration with Springsteen&#8217;s and actor Robert De Niro&#8217;s political statements against former President Donald Trump.Cain emphasized that he prefers to keep politics out of his music and criticized Springsteen for speaking publicly about political issues. Springsteen has been vocal in his opposition to Trump, including making fiery comments condemning his administration during performances and on social media, where he described Trump&#8217;s presidency as a meaningful threat to democracy. Similarly, De Niro has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sasse-addresses-state-gop-officials-ahead-of-potential-censure-trump-lied-to-you\/\" title=\"Sasse Addresses State GOP Officials Ahead Of Potential Censure: ... \u2018Lied To You\u2019\">made disparaging remarks<\/a> about Trump, calling him a &#8220;punk&#8221; and &#8220;disaster.&#8221; Cain also mentioned releasing a patriotic song titled &#8220;Winds of Freedom&#8221; in celebration of America\u2019s 250th birthday. Cain advocates for musicians to focus on their art rather than politics.  <\/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>Journey band member Jonathan Cain offered some sound advice for fellow musician Bruce Springsteen: \u201cShut up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Appearing recently on the \u201cComplete Disaster Network\u201d podcast, Cain, who co-wrote the 1981 classic \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/guitarist-journey-hits-bruce-springsteen-annoying-bitter-old-man-shut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Don\u2019t Stop Believin<\/a>,\u2019\u201d said, \u201cI used to be a Democrat back in the old days, but I couldn\u2019t go there anymore, you know? I thought Obama maybe, but I saw where he was going and I\u2019m like, \u2018We can\u2019t have this anymore.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a diehard conservative\u2026 And guys like Bruce Springsteen should shut up. Honestly, shut up, Bruce, you know? Him and who\u2019s the other one? Robert De Niro. I mean, who cares, guys? Do your art. I try to keep politics out of my music,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AdHnBWt_hDc?si=JuZUTGNfMsJfMK9I&#038;start=740\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Springsteen has been a frequent critic of President Donald Trump from the stage.<\/p>\n<p>In May 2025, while performing in Manchester, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/everything-bruce-springsteen-said-about-donald-trump-1235342533\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">England<\/a>, the singer <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Partisan_12\/status\/1944346804771852540\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>, \u201cIn my home, the America I love \u2014 the America I\u2019ve written about that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years \u2014 is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous administration.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cIn my home, the America I love \u2014 the America I\u2019ve written about that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years \u2014 is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration..\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014A Fiery speech by Bruce Springsteen condemning Donald Trump. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dEqA651nzO\">pic.twitter.com\/dEqA651nzO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Resonance (@Partisan_12) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Partisan_12\/status\/1944346804771852540?\">July 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>During Trump\u2019s first term, Springsteen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/everything-bruce-springsteen-said-about-donald-trump-1235342533\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">described<\/a> Trump on his Sirius XM show as \u201cthe greatest threat to democracy in my lifetime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>De Niro, of course, has said any number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/robert-de-niro-says-cant-love-america-xenophobic-tyrant-trump-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">foul-mouthed<\/a> things about Trump.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>WARNING: The following post contains vulgar language that some may find disturbing.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Robert De Niro on Donald Trump: \u201cHe\u2019s a punk. He\u2019s a dog. He\u2019s a pig. He\u2019s a con. A bullshit artist. A mutt who doesn\u2019t know what he\u2019s talking about. Doesn\u2019t do his homework. Doesn\u2019t care. Doesn\u2019t pay his taxes. He\u2019s an idiot. He\u2019s a national disaster. He\u2019s an embarrassment to\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p3Qg1S5Tcg\">pic.twitter.com\/p3Qg1S5Tcg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marco Foster (@MarcoFoster_) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MarcoFoster_\/status\/1964320267934584884?\">September 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>At a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-whcd-gunman-manifesto-social-accounts-found-targeted-trump-no-kings-rally-attendee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">No Kings<\/a> rally earlier this year, the actor said, \u201cWhen the crowd is chanting no kings, what I\u2019m really hearing is no Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere have been other presidents who have tested the constitutional limits of their power, but none have been such an existential threat to our freedoms and security. None, except Trump,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe must be stopped, and he must be stopped now,\u201d the actor contended. \u201cAnd that\u2019s what No Kings is all about, because he can\u2019t do all the f***ed up things that he\u2019s doing without the collusion of Congress and the goons in his administration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UHIYnm_uHOw?si=teoFXilZ2M2zjZ_n\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Besides advising both Springsteen and De Niro to zip it, Cain also spoke of a new patriotic song he was releasing in honor of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/two-beliefs-declaration-independence-changed-america-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">America\u2019s 250th<\/a> birthday celebration, titled \u201cWinds of Freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oK2rpuVzpxg?si=2zKxPU8mUFRgSP3E\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a diehard patriot,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/music\/news\/jonathan-cain-slams-bruce-springsteen-conservative-politics-1236816703\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">76-year-old<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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I thought Obama might be okay, but I saw where he was headed and realized we can\u2019t go down that path anymore.\u201d He added, \u201cI\u2019m a staunch conservative\u2026 And guys like Bruce Springsteen should just shut up. Honestly, just shut up. Him and Robert De Niro-who cares? Focus on your art. I try to keep politics out of my music.\u201d Springsteen has often criticized President Trump from the stage; in May 2025 during a concert in Manchester, England, he declared that America was currently under a corrupt and treasonous administration. During Trump\u2019s first term, Springsteen called him \u201cthe greatest threat to democracy in my lifetime,\u201d while De Niro has been openly vulgar about Trump\u2019s character and actions. At a recent rally, De Niro said that when people chant &#8220;no kings,&#8221; they\u2019re really saying &#8220;no Trump.&#8221; He emphasized that Trump poses an unprecedented threat to American freedoms and must be stopped immediately. 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