Near the end of the video for Journey‘s new single “The Way We Used to Be,” an animated proxy of guitarist Neal Schon appears to transform into a dung beetle. It would be an odd visual choice if not for the insect’s importance in Journey lore, appearing — in various fantastical forms — on multiple album sleeves. But why a beetle to begin with? The answer involves another rock giant. “We got the job to do a Jimi Hendrix album cover,” visual artist Stanley Mouse told NBC Bay Area in 2017, referencing his creative partner Alton Kelley. “And just as we finished it, [Hendrix] died, so the album cov...