Journey keyboardist-guitarist Jonathan Cain is honoring slain right-wing activist Charlie Kirk with a new tribute song titled “No One Else.”
Cain shared a portion of his solo single on his Instagram page (listen below), with the caption: “A voice that inspired a generation. A legacy that will never fade. ‘No One Else’ — written in honor of Charlie Kirk — drops soon. Get ready to feel every word.”
In an interview with The Strang Report podcast (as transcribed by Blabbermouth), Cain further elaborated, “I wanted to honor [Charlie’s] movement. I wanted to contribute to what I believe he stood for. And that was righteousness, truth and the gospel. And without being a pastor, I had to stop and think, not since Billy Graham has anybody rocked the world like Charlie, when it comes to just pure amount of how many schools he went to and how ferocious and fearless [he was].”
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He added, “When you look at [Charlie’s] body of work, he just was unafraid and wanted to have that conversation, wanted kids to open… And as a father, I would always say to my three kids, ‘Look at all sides. Look at both sides. Don’t get stuck in this liberal noise.’ They have professors that have their viewpoints, and I said, ‘Don’t get brainwashed. Just look at all sides before you get an opinion.’ And I think that’s what Charlie did. He opened up people’s eyes, he removed the veil, and — I don’t know— I just respected that so much.”
Cain went on to say, “We need an appreciation song for what he did,” Jonathan explained. “And when they described him as irreplaceable, the song I was writing, which is entitled ‘No One Else’ — no one else could wear the mantle. The calling on his life was so strong. God used him in such a powerful, powerful way in so many layers of different discussions that young people finally got the chance to discuss. There was a one-sided thing, and he saw how one-sided it was. And I admired his courage.”
The veteran musician further praised Kirk for helping Donald Trump and JD Vance win the election, noting, “He helped so many people get in office. Even JD Vance will still tell you that he couldn’t have gotten to where he got without Charlie Kirk, and Mr. President Trump would say the same. So he believed in the good guys. He believed in our side. He believed in the righteous conservatism that seemed to get drowned out and drummed down by this media.”
It should be noted that Cain’s wife, Paula White-Cain, was appointed by Trump as the leader of the White House’s newly formed faith-based office, and serves as the president’s primary spiritual advisor.
Charlie Kirk was fatally shot on September 10th while onstage during a speaking engagement at Utah Valley University. He founded the conservative organization Turning Point USA, and often cited his Christian faith when speaking out against abortion rights and LGBTQ+ rights, among other topics.
Listen to a portion of Cain’s song “No One Else,” and watch his appearance on The Strang Report, below.