Randy Jackson, veteran host of the program and pop sensation American Idol, I know your secret. I was putting myself to bed like I do every night by watching Journey’s Greatest Hits DVD 1978-1997. You have a terrible secret and that secret includes leather pants, Steve Perry, and an incredible afro. Proof can be seen all over this mother:
Yes, American Idol judge Randy Jackson played bass for Journey for some time in the 1980s. Even more strangely, while searching for videographic proof of your involvement, I could barely find one grainy video. Just what are your afriad of and why are your trying to hid this information, Randy? Why aren’t you in the separate ways video to make it even more awesome if that were physically possible. Also I hear that Fox is trying to take the Journey greatests hits DVD off the shelves. (I just completely made up that last point).
Actually, taken as a whole Randy Jackson having an afro and playing with one of the best and biggest bands in the 1980s is not really much of a skeleton in the closet. It actually shows that Randy, unlike pretty much anyone else associated with the show, did have some connection to the music industry that was in some way related to his talent. It’s like if Paula Abdul revealed a secret life where she was a concert pianist and was revered for her exhubert interpretations of Rachmaninov. The inflamatory nature of this post aside, the guitar dudes salute you, Randy Jackson, in the name of in the pocket bassists everywhere.
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Those pictures are funny! I’m not sure it’s a secret though! He’s never hid that he played for Journey. They mention it every time someone does a Journey song on AI. It ’s become a running joke of the show.
I guarantee somewhere in his contract it’s spelled they can’t show any photos from his Journey days. I just wonder, how can he get away with criticizing anyone’s look?
Paula being a concert pianist isn’t actually that far fethced. That was her mother’s profession.