▁to ▁band member ▁Carl ▁Pal mer , ▁John ▁Kal od ner ▁of ▁Ge ffen ▁Records ▁introduced ▁him ▁to ▁Asia ' s ▁John ▁W et ton ▁as ▁the ▁possible ▁new ▁lead ▁singer ▁for ▁the ▁group . ▁After ▁working ▁on ▁new ▁material ▁together , ▁it ▁became ▁apparent ▁to ▁Fle isch man ▁that ▁W et ton ' s ▁voice ▁was ▁actually ▁best ▁su ited ▁for ▁the ▁material ; ▁after ▁discuss ing ▁this ▁with ▁the ▁band , ▁he ▁am ic ably ▁left ▁the ▁project ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁America . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁Channel , ▁along ▁with ▁guitar ist ▁Tony ▁Berg , ▁bass ist ▁Tre y ▁Thompson , ▁and ▁originally ▁with ▁drum mer ▁Art ▁Wood ▁( not ▁to ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁the ▁singer ▁Art ▁Wood ) ▁. ▁This ▁line - up ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁wrote ▁the ▁song ▁" The ▁Way ▁I ▁Fe el ". ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁Channel ' s ▁self - t itled ▁album ▁was ▁recorded ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁however , ▁Thompson ' s ▁former ▁Black ▁Rose ▁band - mate ▁Gary ▁Fer g us on ▁had ▁joined ▁as ▁drum mer , ▁and ▁would ▁later ▁appear ▁on ▁Robert ' s ▁solo ▁album ▁Dream ing ▁in ▁T ong ues ▁( 2 0 0 4 ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁Fle isch man ▁appeared ▁with ▁the ▁V inn ie ▁Vincent ▁In vas ion , ▁featuring ▁the ▁ex - K I SS ▁guitar ist ▁V inn ie ▁Vincent , ▁on ▁their ▁self - t itled ▁album ▁and ▁later