{"id":283,"date":"2013-09-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-30T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/dont-stop-believin"},"modified":"2022-03-03T16:34:01","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T00:34:01","slug":"dont-stop-believin","status":"publish","type":"films","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/documentaries\/dont-stop-believin\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Stop Believin\u2019: Everyman&#8217;s Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><i>Don\u2019t Stop Believin\u2019: Everyman\u2019s Journey<\/i><\/strong> follows the real life rock \u2018n\u2019 roll fairy tale of Filipino singer Arnel Pineda, who was plucked from YouTube to become the frontman for the iconic American rock band Journey. In this Cinderella story for the ages, Arnel, having overcome a lifetime\u2019s worth of hardships, must now navigate the immense pressures of replacing a legendary singer and leading a world-renowned band on their most extensive world tour in years.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Journey has created some of the best-known songs in rock music since the \u201870s, and continues to tour and record into the 21st century. With the band in need of a new singer, Journey guitarist Neal Schon scoured the internet to find worthy candidates. 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