"We certainly were estranged," John tells People, noting that things were so bad between them that at one point Tom sided with Fantasy Records exec Saul Zaentz, the owner of John's old label, who also owned the royalties to the CCR catalog.
John, who regained the rights to his music in 2023, is set to release the new album Legacy: the Creedence Clearwater Revival years, on Friday. The album was recorded with his sons Shane Fogerty and Tyler Fogerty and features rerecorded takes on CCR classics.