arnel pineda's passion for music started long before fronting the rock band. in a documentary, the journey of every man, he candidly talks about the devastating loss of his mother as a young boy, homelessness in the philippines and how music and a random email that he thought was a joke changed his life. nothing could have prepared him for what was in store. >> i mean, i am so short and i look so brown, i look really asian. >> reporter: what you call a misfit, some might say that you being the front man is a sign of the times and is the perfect fit. have you felt any cons from fans or people along the way? >> from fans of course. they loved steve perry and kent accepted, but it is okay. i also treated as a challenge, so that is why i am still here. they don't feel convinced that i have got it, to be one of the bands, it's singer. that's okay. at least i know that i try my best. >> what makes it all worthwhile for him is to represent >>we are really courageous to try it, even if we know we are going to fail. we will still try because there is this 10% chance th

for almost 15 years, arnel pineda has been the voice of legendary american rock band, journey. >> a lot of people are surprised like all my god, we didn't know, right . that he is a filipino. and they thought i am still in my 20s. >> reporter: his bandmates was a reunited the soul of the band that stalled when lead vocalist harry left in '96. now passion for music began long before fronting the iconic rock band. in a documentary, the journey of every man, he candidly talks about the devastating loss of his mother as a young boy, being homeless in the philippines, and how music and a random email that he thought was a joke changed his life. nothing could have prepared him for what was in store. >> i mean , i am so short, i look so brown, you know. i look really ancient. took what you call a misfit, some might say, you know, that you being the front man is the sign of the times. have you felt kind of the con from fans or people along the way? >> from the fans, of course. especially from this. they just can't accept it, but it is okay. it is also, i treated it as a challenge. that is why i