That Time I Talked to Steve Perry About Journey, "Don't Stop Believin," and Singing at My Wedding (What?!)

Glamour: I know the band has Arnel [Pineda] now, and he's great, but there is no one like Steve Perry.

Steve: Well, that's very sweet. It's a great gig, and he's doing great.

Glamour: With all respect to Arnel, would you ever consider down the line any type of reunion or is it too hard to even think of?

Steve: It's too hard to even talk about to be honest with you. It's too hard to talk about. But God only knows. One thing about life that I realize more and more is you can never say never, although it's probably better to say no.

Glamour: I totally get it. Now, City of Hope. Tell me about your relationship with Rob Light and your involvement with the organization.

Steve: When I did my solo album, Rob Light was the one person who stood by me and convinced promoters that Steve Perry's solo album/solo tour is something they want to embark on. He convinced a bunch of people to take a chance, and they did. So because of Rob Light, people took a chance on me.

Glamour: On a personal note, my condolences because I know you recently lost a very important person in your life to cancer, and I know you had skin cancer earlier this year.

Steve: It's getting better. As long as it's off my body, I don't care [if there is a scar].

Glamour: Listen, I'm the sunscreen queen, bringing it with me on every red carpet I go to.

Steve: Let's do an ad for sunscreen! It's just not safe anymore to be in the sun anymore. It's not safe.

Glamour: Exactly. So lastly, I know you joined forces with the Chicago White Sox in 2005 when they won the World Series and adopted "Don't Stop Believin'" as their anthem through it all. Then last year, you sang it for the San Francisco Giants, who beat my beloved Cardinals in the NLCS. So...

Steve: Here it comes!

Glamour: So which team are you singing it for this year?

Steve: A-ha! I knew it! Well, I'm shocked the Dodgers are doing so well. I'm shocked. Now, they did load the team up. They bought some great players because they have the budget, but I don't know. And listen, I'm not a Dodgers fan. I'm a Giants fan, and that's a rivalry, but I gotta tell you, the Dodgers are really kicking some ass and they have a really good shot at this.

Glamour: They play "Don't Stop Believin'" at Dodger Stadium, so I'd like to think that since you're a Giants fan, if they came to you and asked there's no way you could say yes. That's like if the Cubs asked me to do something for them. It's a non-negotiable! (Sorry, Cubs fans, I do love Chicago!)

Steve: Do you know that the Dodgers play [Don't Stop Believin'] in the middle of the eighth inning?

Glamour: Yes! Yes!

Steve: Do you know when I leave? [Laughs] I leave at the top of the 8th! I wanna beat traffic too! [Laughs]

OK, so then this happened.