{"id":29356,"date":"2024-04-24T18:03:17","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T18:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/lou-gramm-on-foreigner-getting-into-the-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-its-where-foreigner-should-be\/"},"modified":"2024-04-24T18:03:17","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T18:03:17","slug":"lou-gramm-on-foreigner-getting-into-the-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-its-where-foreigner-should-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/lou-gramm-on-foreigner-getting-into-the-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-its-where-foreigner-should-be\/","title":{"rendered":"Lou Gramm on Foreigner getting into the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame: \u201cIt\u2019s where Foreigner should be&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2024-04-24\/Getty_LouGramm_042424.jpg\" alt><figcaption>Paul Zimmerman\/WireImage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">After many years of eligibility, <strong>Foreigner<\/strong> is finally getting into the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame this year, and original frontman <strong>Lou Gramm<\/strong> is certainly grateful for the honor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIt gives the ultimate credibility to all the creativity and work that myself and <strong>Mick (Jones)<\/strong> and the whole Foreigner band has been doing for decades,\u201d\u00a0Gramm tells <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/lou-gramm-foreigner-rock-hall-1235009295\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/a><span class=\"s1\">, noting when he heard the news from Foreigner&#8217;s manager, \u201cI was stunned. I couldn\u2019t believe it. It\u2019s been such a long time coming.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Gramm says he wishes he knew why it took so long for the band to be recognized, noting, &#8220;I think I have an idea, but it\u2019s not even worth talking about. I\u2019m just so happy we\u2019re part of it now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Foreigner members being inducted into the Hall include Gramm, Jones, <strong>Dennis Elliott<\/strong>,<strong> Al Greenwood<\/strong>,<strong> Rick Wills<\/strong>,<strong> Ed Gagliardi<\/strong>, who passed away in 2014, and <strong>Ian McDonald<\/strong>, who passed in 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Gramm says it would be his \u201cdream\u201d for all the surviving members to perform together at the induction. While Jones hasn\u2019t been performing due to his Parkinson\u2019s disease, Foreigner\u2019s manager says he does plan to perform that night.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">As for getting up onstage and accepting the honor, Gramm says it\u2019s \u201cgonna make me feel that all the years of hard work and creative songwriting and recording and touring were worth it.\u201d He adds, \u201cTo be included in all the great rock &amp; roll performers from years past up to the present is where I want to be. It\u2019s where Foreigner should be.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">The 2024 Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame induction\u00a0is happening October 19 at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. The ceremony will stream live on Disney+, followed by a special airing on ABC at a later date.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. 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