Foreigner's Lou Gramm "Was Not Crazy About the Direction of the Band" | Jonesy's Jukebox
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- Band members don't agree all the time and #Foreigner's #LouGramm can prove it! The musician stopped by Jonesy's Jukebox and got candid about not always liking the direction that Foreigner was going in. But something Gramm did agree on? That "Jukebox Hero" should be changed to "Jonesy's Jukebox Hero!"
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This is great to see Lou talk about his life career 💕🎶💕🎶🎵🥰🎸🎼He is such a sweet person that worked hard in the music field.🥰🌹We still 💕Love ❤️ ya Lou 🙏😘
All the comments are complaining about the interviewer, yet nobody mentions that Lou seems very relaxed and unusually comfortable and happy with the way the interview is going. Sometimes a less prepared interviewer asks different and less predictable questions and makes it more fun for everyone involved. That's what I am seeing here
Lou is looking and sounding great!!! I love him so much!!! I hope and pray I get to see him sing live! This interviewer is killin me 😣.. Lou is a legend.. Know your stuff before interviewing a man of this magnitude!!!
The interview is refreshing. Not the usual boring, scripted predictable arse kissing standard American type crap. So it’s a bit cringe at times. So what. At least it’s relaxed conversation. Just because he’s sold millions of records, you can talk to him as a real person without wanking him off and kissing his arse. Btw, the interviewer co- wrote one of the most influential rock albums in history. Is probably responsible for more kids starting bands in the USA and UK than the his guest. Just saying like x
He's just a singer. Relax
@@imandan1966 he's not just a singer though...
Dear Lou! I remember our first "meeting". My father showed me the REAL music. We just sit and listened to many good bands and vocalists. "Inside Information" from "Foreigner"... It was "Say You Will"... His talent to feel and to live in every tune impressed me very much! I only regret that I never met him. But... BE HEALTHY AND HAPPY IN YOUR PRIVATE LIFE! Thank you for your unique combination to fill our hearts, but not only stadiums! Such a wise, humble and handsome human being!
Without question, one of the greatest, most technically skilled vocalists in Rock history! Lou set the bar (very high) for us singers.
yes...seriously under rated. both as a singer and front man. He had the look back in the day.
@@pb12661 Pat, My dream, although highly unlikely, is he decides to teach voice. Hey, no harm in dreaming...lol!
Still no Steve Marriott though...
I disagree with u videoherebob, Steve Perry is the best male singer then Freddie Mercury but Lou Gramm is 1 of the best.
There's a video on TH-cam with Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull in which he states that Lou Gramm is the greatest tenor singer in rock.
Bar none hands down one of the most incredible bands ever. It all comes down to songs. And these guys had that in spades. If you can't write great songs, you have nothing. Lou and Mick created some timeless classics that stand the test of time. Bravo Lou!
One of the most talented bands in rock history, and somehow- still snubbed by the corrupt HoF. Same with Styx. Utter nonsense.
Lou Gramm will always be the Voice of Foreigner they haven't had a hit since he left
Neil Schon would never admit it, but the same situation happened with post Perry Journey.
True!
Their 2009 album "Can't Slow Down" which was a great album that sounded like a Foreigner album had a mild radio friendly song "Too Late".
And I am a fan of Gramm's.
One of the best rock bands ever ! Love this band
Maybe the most underrated singer in rock. One helluva class act to boot.
Such a beautiful soul !!!
Beautiful inside and out !!!
love you,LOU ❤ ❤ ❤
Wonderful! I love Lou ❤
What a lovely humble man. And one of the best rock vocalist in history.
Indeed...Operatic rock and roll voice....He simply was amazing!
Nobody could beat Lou in the 80's. Not even Steve Perry could match Lou.
I disagree with u Annette, Steve Perry & Freddie Mercury & others r better than Lou Gramm.
He certainly is a very humble nice guy!! Very impressed with him and how he handles himself! Besides having an incredible distinct voice!!
@@neutral6944 They had different "styles" of singing, but Lou was just as good as any of them. Lou has a very distinct voice...and he's such an humble person.
LOU GRAMM!THE BEST IN ROCK MUSIC HISTORY!Thank you Lou for the music of my teens !KEEP ROCKIN' music and your Christian testimony!We love you!
That was sweet! The talented Mr Gramm looking well and sounding as well!
Bodyknowledge 77 I Agree!
Man. I would love to be his friend. Great personality
Lou is up there with some of the greatest vocalist ever IMO.
Love this guy!!..Humility and talent are a rare combination.
This interviewer didn't do his homework. Lou is very gracious. Lou is a icon & a legend. He was one of the strongest vocalists, frontman, solo artists of the 70's, 80's & 90's. It broke my heart when he left the music & recording scene. I love hearing him speak of his life though. The 5 dogs & Camero... awesome. I would have liked to know how he learned to sing the way he does. Did he take vocal lessons. If he co-wrote Urgent & Waiting For A Girl Like You.
Hi there! Lou took lessons to improve his vocals. It's was the female opera singer from Italy. She could teach him, how to breath right and to work with the whole body. I read this story in one Forum for vocalists.
The look on Lou's face after Jonesy said Gary Glitter was in jail for being a fiddler was classic.
Lou seems kind. Cool guy
Saw his last show at Proctors in Schenectady on Saturday night. Stunned by his retirement. He could still bring it. He'll be missed. Thanks for the memories, Lou!
I'm glad he's still doing it. Just saw him in August.🙂
When are you coming to the Detroit area Mr. Gramm? Best part of Foreigner is Lou Gramm!
I love Jonesy so much but sometimes it so awkward it feels like you are watching a Sat Night Live skit
That's why I love his interviews. It's like just some guy off the street who happens to be very funny
Why? Because it's not funny? :)
He’s terrible
Genio total Lou siempre lo sigo y seguiré escuchando !!!!
Sin duda el mejor cantante de los '80 y para mi siempre sera mi Amor !!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Interesting interview. Lou seems a nice Guy.
Most rock stars are down to earth nice people.Its the drugs and the monotony of album/tour/album/tour that turns them into assholes
Kraznet's Samplitude Tutorials He Is Very Nice And Kind!
@Eirik Rødberg Why do you think he seems like an asshole? Just curious.
Eirik Rødberg I met him at a party and he was so down to earth and nice.
Mick Jones was/is the a-hole.
What an embarrassment this interviewer is? He is in the company of possibly THE GREATEST rock vocalist in history & he doesn’t seem to know much about him.
Lou is such an amazingly down to earth person and should have walked out of this interview very early on. Love you Lou and all the best for the future,
LEGEND for ever!!!
R G I clicked on this video not only bcuz I love Lou but I also wanted to see just how bad this interviewer is. From what I’ve seen so far it’s living up to what I was told.
*+R G* I understand why you might say that, bro; but think about this: Here you have two members of two of the greatest and most influential bands in rock and roll history, the Sex Pistols and Foreigner. So this is not like Charlie Rose interviewing Bruce Springsteen. I love Foreigner as much as anyone else. I loved, bought, followed and saw them in the Seventies, and Lou Gramm is one of the top 6 or 7 rock vocalists of all time in my book, maybe higher. The Sex Pistols are in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Foreigner not; I have been commenting all over TH-cam for years on the singular outrage that Foreigner has yet to be inducted. Foreigner's output and musical influence was incredibly prolific through their first four albums compared to most major bands, let alone the Pistols, so it seems unjust at best that the Sex Pistols get to rub elbows with Foreigner at all, let alone beat them into the Hall by two decades, it looks like.
But the Sex Pistols, in addition to being a top-tier group in their time, as Foreigner was in theirs, were an international, cultural and musical phenomenon as well, which Foreigner never were, as good and better than the Sex Pistols as they were. And, the Sex Pistols' musical and cultural contribution, aside from their one album (which was itself phenomenal, as was _Foreigner IV_ ), consisted ENTIRELY of their not giving a fuck about people like Margaret Thatcher, and the Queen, and Bill Grundy, and, specifically . . . . . . wait for it . . . . . . Robert Plant . . . . . . . and Freddie Mercury . . . . . . and . . . . . . _Lou Gramm._ That loathing of rock royalty was their greatness, respect it or not, and it served the music industry well, really paving the way for the Rap/Grunge comeuppance that ensued for the better part of two decades. Lou, of all people, knows this. Lou knows that he himself never was a dirty white boy, but knew that Steve Jones and the Pistols were the real thing when they came along - and still are - and Lou wouldn't respect Steve one whit if he had come on as anything else in this interview, including as Rodney the Researcher. Steve gave Lou his plugs. Much more consideration than *_that,_* though, and I promise you, Lou *_would_* have walked out of this interview. _That's_ the way _they_ see it. And that's the way it is.
@@Stratubery I guess this just goes to show you the IQ level of those who gravitate towards punk rock! LOL the interviewer is a lazy idiot in my opinion!
@@Stratubery the rock and roll hall of fame is a bunch of self serving aging hippies who couldnt play a musical instrument if there life depended on it! no wonder why they recognise the limited tallent level of a punk rock band compared to super talented Mick Jones and Lou Gramm!
Get up off your knees and quit blowing the guy. He's just some fucking singer.
Still listening to your music!!
Soooooooo jazzed that Lou is coming along and regaining his vocal abilities since the brain tumor. Every time I,see him lately every performance gets better and better.
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Only Lou Gramm si Foreigner for ever
Steve Jones still absolutely radiates “cool”.
And Lou Gramm will always be in my top 3 rock/ballad singers of all time.
Thanks Steve and Lou.Great conversation
Keeping up with the Jones'.Brilliant.Great tunes foreigner when they rocked.
It's Christmas and I'm in bed with the flu. Just discovered Jonsey's Jukebox. Best medicine ever. I'm going to watch every one of them. Love Steve Jones
BLACK SHEEP- FOREIGNER -SHADOW KINGS, even on his own,genius vocalist
Love the closing exchange..he was a fiddler. I wonder if Lou had any idea what that meant.
Dave Bonski I don’t think so 😂
Brilliant end to an interview!
Get Daltrey in, he's doing the rounds for his book
Lou Gramm's vocal styling is amazing especially when he improvises. Listen to him sing their hits in a live setting from about the late 80's up until he developed his health problems. He's not just a Rock n' Roll "belter."..you can hear the influences of gospel and classic Motown-era vocalists in his phrasing and inflections and he never sang the Foreigner tunes just like the recording.
What's a "fiddler" (used in this context)?
Great interview with Mr. Gramm
Saw foreigner at the cape cod coliseum Sept 11 1981. I uesd 2 ask myself Y do I always remember the concert date, forgot all the other's. Well 20 years later ...
So you got a nice house then
Cracked me up! Personally I love Jonesy's interview style. If I want a boring traditional interview I'll look for a 60 Minutes piece.
'I want to know what love is. '
Who the hell is this Jonesy guy? Is he even awake? He doesn't know a damn thing and sounds like he doesn't even care. Horrible. Lou is such a nice guy, and he's looking great.
Never heard of the Sex Pistols?
It's his style..
@@hinjurock Of course. Only heard a couple of their songs, though. So this is Steve Jones. Well, this interview still sucks.
This reminds me of a roadie who did more for the band than just sound, who got left behind,
and the musicians come around to visit and help him out with his new business. That's okay.
He does get the rock stars to come in and sit down and talk. Last one I saw was Steve Perry.
The the question is who the fuuuck are you? You are most likely a snowflake millennial, not knowing who Jonesy is. Look up Sex Pistols snowflake.
Greatest rock singer of his generation. Only Hagar comes close.
He's good, but I wouldn't go that far.
@@hinjurock better than Perry. Better than . ....who else? There's no one else.
GREAT INTERVIEW!
nice guy
Midnight blue🤟🎶🎶🎼🎵🎤✔️my ringtone✔️❤️
2:00 Double Vision was my favorite album
Lou Is A Great Storyteller!
Лоу Гремм всегда будет лучшим вокалистом Форенера,,,,кто бы там ни был....!!!!
Lou helped write the best songs for Foreigner. He was a little touchy about "I want to know what love is" though.
He was a 'Fiddler'...(and we're not talking Violins) ......Golden!
Best frontman all time.....coin flip between Lou and Perry for best all time box! I pick lou🤘
I say equal but that’s me.
Lou's sister was my history teacher in 10th grade. She seemed to be much younger than Lou. I hope she is doing well.
The interviewer is a complete joke. Lou had more patience than I would have. Two iconic classic rock bands Foreigner and Boston never nominated to the HOF. What a joke!
Good man
It means sweet
Mr. Interviewer... pls research before you interview a rock star icon... it’s called respect. Your radio voice isn’t the only thing that makes you worthy of this interview. And what’s with the fixation with how much money they made?
wildcatter63 Maybe they don’t know this guy because the “Sex Pistols” lasted all of two minutes, whereas Foreigner and Lou are still around. He’s not being paid to play the guitar here; he’s being paid to do a decent interview but looks like he’s hungover. Get over your fetish for this guy.
Lou is now in his late 60s. Sounds like only the curls are gone. Do you have 2 sister stations in the San Francisco market called KFOG & KSAN The Bone?
What is wrong with this interviewer? Absolutely no prep. You are interviewing the finest rock vocalist of all time. Do your homework
At the end of the interview , I don't think Lou Gramm knew what Steve Jones meant when he said Gary Glitter was in jail for being a fiddler. Nothing registered on Lou's face when Steve said that.
Truly humble and genuinely nice guy without a mean bone in his body. The world need more Lou Gramms
Agreed. ❤
Definitely!!! ❤❤❤
Lou is a damn nice guy. We need more like him!
I don't think Lou Gramm realises how iconic he is.
I think he does, I don’t think mick Jones realized how iconic Lou Gramm is…or, at least didn’t.
@@tryithere The guy asking questions is far worst...
@@jean-philipofarrell5014The host is Steve Jones from the Sex Pistols. He's a peer that Lou respects.
Mm😅@@tryithere
If I’m not mistaken, Foreigner 4 is still the biggest-selling release in Atlantic Records history. Quite an achievement! Hats off , Lou!!
Yeah, except Mick.jones took credit for it. Smh
"Sir Lou gramm" is the key behind Foreigner's big BIG succes. One of the best rock singers of all time. Love you Lou. ..
Much respect and love for Lou Gramm, the only lead singer of Foreigner.
Lou and Steve Perry...greatest vocalists in rock
Optimistic Outreach yes they are.
Optimistic Outreach I would add Ann Wilson.
40 years ago... yes !
This is the greatest truth of the millennium - Lou Gramm and Steve Perry
I disagree with u optimistic, 1. Steve Perry & 2. Freddie Mercury r the best vocalists in rock.
Lou Gramm is the heart and soul of Foreigner!
The original Juke Box Hero.
The ONLY lead singer of Foreigner!!!!!!!!!!!!
Copy cat replaced him but never will meet Lou's voice especially in his hay day.
@@terry21651 Kelly Hansen does a pretty good job. Of course he isn't Gramm in his prime, but obviously Lou isn't that anymore either. Foreigner is Mick's band in the end.
And Black Sheep
Ele não precisa mais está no Foreigner para mostrar que é um bom rouqueiro de rock. Ele precisa saber através de um fonoaudiologo.aonde ele perdeu a sua voz . Média (que é no meu entender é a voz que está no meu entender entre a grave e a aguda ).Ela está bonita mas não é aquela que eu escutei há anos anos trás .Ele conseguia fazer um rasgado superior a dos outros. Fora isso ele deveria deve ter uma nutricionista para cuidar da alimentação dele. E por último procurar um personal Trainer. Ele ia mudar a imagem de hoje para ficar quase igual a imagem de antes .alguém pode da essa dica. Eu estou torcendo para ele voltar a ser um senhor mais charmoso e que está escondido nesse senhor gordinho sexy. Lou Gramm você é meu ídolo ( astro do Rock dos anos 80/90 e até os dias atuais ).Num dos meus comentários eu disse diferente mas eu acho que a jovem disse uma verdade e eu vi que não é bem assim ele deve tentar.
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@@TheBent139 The band became famous because of Lou Gramm. Mick may have started it, but it would have gone nowhere without Lou.
Lou is a Top 5 rock singer, all-time, but he’s the nicest of ‘em all - just a genuinely kind, humble guy who happens to be freakishly good at singing.
Lou Gramm is so nice, he doesn't even bother correcting Jonesy for pronouncing his last name as Graham
Even more so, he's quite classy & polite when he answers the "Did you write I Want To Know What Love Is?" question. - I understand that he did make significant contributions to that song, but in the end Mick screwed him by only getting himself listed as the writer, hence, screwing Lou out of any royalties, etc.
I adore Lou Gramm, he's the best. The man is a legend!!
Yes he is
i was excited to come across this..but ..Jonesy...u gotta do some background ...it's like youre doing ur research on air
...im.sure youre well intentioned..but it's somewhat disrespectful .
i mean this is Lou Gramm....one of the greatest vocalists of all time
Yeah what a dipshit
Fuck you, Steve Jones is one hell of a guy you asshole!
@@COLEEN322 these people just want some sycophant fan type doing an interview.
Absolutely Marc.....a truer word was never spoken.
I agree, Marc D! He should have done his homework!
Lou looks really healthy.
He appears to be very happy too. He deserves the best that life has to offer. He’s just a really good man.
Lou Gramm's lead vocals can never be replaced by anyone ever! Great vocals indeed. Right on Lou. Keep on Rockin buddy.... 👍👌😁
Loved hearing the story about Jr. Walker's sax solo on URGENT @ 14:03 That is a beautiful story. What a moment in musical history. Thanks Lou. You are an amazing singer, and a great guy. Congrats on a successful comeback!
Me too! @Majik0715
Wait till you hear Jr. Walkers version of Urgent. Mick produced, Jr. Walker sings. Makes the song believeble 🥜
This interviewer couldn’t seem more apathetic and unprepared. Good thing Lou rolled with the awkward punches.
Not just an interviewer. He is Steve Jones. Wrote all of the pistols riffs🎸
Lou's a nice,respectful bloke.
The song URGENT: The original sax version was from a man who was playing a local club in NYC. Lou Gram went and listened to the last set . He then asked him to play on this song. He went straight to the recording studio and met the band. The sax player did only 4 takes and said that's it! I'm done. The best was taken from the 4 takes and that is where the sax version of the song came from. Per Lou Gram in his autobiography.
Well that story is in here. That man is Jr. Walker. A lot of hits for Motown. Not just a passer by...
Lon Gramm one of the best voices in rock, with incredible range. Also Paul Rogers, and Steve Perry have great voices.
Lou Gramm I love you as a singer & human being. Thank you for being you & sharing your beautiful songs & stories. I was lucky enough to see you perform in Foreigner, Jukebox Hero your at Madison Square Garden w/ Billy Squire opening. I love you Brother.....
So glad I was able to see Lou Gramm with Foreigner 😊 More than once! Their music was a huge part of 'the soundtrack of my life 🎙️
Lou Has A Beautiful Smile And Laugh!
Best rock vocalist ever
Lou Gramm is an absolute treasure. Forever one of my favorite singers and songwriters of all time. Grateful for interviews like this. Living legend and a class act.
Great to see that Lou's in good health and still rockin'. Foreigner may be considered a cheesy 70's formula AOR/Camaro rock band by some people, but they wrote some great songs and he's one of the best rock singers of all time.
What a low-key but perfect (and informative) interview. Well done.
Lou Gramm is awesome inside & out always❤
How do musicians not walk out on this uninformed interviewer????
Maybe because most of them know what he's like, love his non pretentious , non arse licking style. If you want MOR sycophant types I'm sure there's plenty of boring interviewers who'll ask the same boring shite questions? Btw it's obvious Steve certainly knows a bit about the band.
Because Steve is the shit, That's why!
Yeah, Kelly can sing just fine. But he's immatating Lou. Lou Gramm is the only singer of Foreigner.
Kelly is a reasonable singer of an ok foreigner cover band. Lou Gramm IS foreigner.
@@MsSez mick might disagree!
@@powerpopaholic876 True that. Just my opinion of course.
Jonesy's style of interview is like that of two old musicians at his kitchen table at 2 am just sharing old war stories. He get's so much more out his interviewees with this style, so cool!
would have been even more cool if he didnt call lou, lou graham
well good interview on the basis that if you didnt know who Lou or Foreigner was you do now !!!
Lovely man and best singer ever!!
I OH SO LOVE LISTENING TO LOU GRAMM TALK ABOUT FOREIGNER'S HISTORY. I NEVER KNEW SO MUCH WORK WENT INTO MAKING AN ALBUM. I AM TRULY IMPRESSED BY ALL THE DETAILS OF PRODUCING MUSIC THAT LOU EXPLAINS ABOUT. VERY FASCINATING STUFF. MUCH RESPECT. I LOVE LOU GRAMM FOREVER
Omg I love him!!!! So sweet and humble❤️❤️❤️
It's curious that Lou Graham, Joe Perry and Freddy Mercury we're contemporary fellas.
What a great time to be alive.
Lou Gramm such a great voice and insperation
Thanks Lou! So many great songs and the wonderful stories on how they were created. Such a great guy!
Loved him telling the Junior Walker story. I was at the LA Forum for the Foreigner 4 tour and saw the show he was talking about. Such a great show and great memory.
I was there also, Greg Lake was supposed to open up for Foreigner, but instead the Michael Stanley Band opened up got them, was disappointed with that.
@@nrwlkguy you are correct. I totally forgot Greg Lake was supposed to open the show but I was disappointed about that as well.
I love Lou Gramm God Bless him.. seen him Many times !
Sober Lou and Jonesy...love it...Mr Moonlight was a nice return on deaf ears...mine included at the time.