Career
After the release of the band"s debut album, he left Journey to attend Stanford Medical School on a full scholarship. Upon Tickner"s departure, Journey lead guitarist Neal Schon took over all of the band"s guitar duties, until Jonathan Cain (keyboards/rhythm guitar) joined in 1981. Since leaving Journey, Tickner has maintained an active interest in music, as well as contacts with his former bandmates.
He and Ross Valory created The Hive, a recording studio where he continued to write and compose music