“We were recording Michael Bolton’s version of (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay. And right next door was Steve Cropper, who wrote the song with Otis Redding and played on the original. I was kind of nervous!”: When a legendary guitar hero got the jitters

Neal Schon.

Neal Schon is one of the greatest guitar players of his generation – but there was one occasion back in the ’80s when even he felt intimidated after plugging in.

It happened in 1986, when Schon and keyboard player Jonathan Cain, both members of Journey, were collaborating with Michael Bolton on the singer’s album The Hunger.