Vocalist LOU GRAMM Blames Keyboards For His 1990 Departure From FOREIGNER - "A Lot Of Our Keyboard Songs Were Ballads; I Started To Dislike Being Involved In The Band" (Video)

Speaking with VRP Rocks, former Foreigner frontman Lou Gramm candidly discusses his decision to leave the band. He delves into the creative differences that led to his departure, including the band's shift towards keyboard-driven songs. Lou also reveals the friction with fellow band member Mick Jones and the impact Mick had on his solo career. This behind-the-scenes revelation offers fans a rare glimpse into the inner turmoil and artistic direction that ultimately led to the breakup of one of rock music's biggest selling guitar/singer combos.

Gramm on what influenced his 1990 departure from Foreigner:

"It was a couple of things. It was mostly because I didn't like the direction at the band had been going for the last couple albums. Mick seemed to be incredibly enamoured with all the new keyboards that had been coming out. He went out and bought all the modern new keyboards and would stay up nights playing with the sounds, thereby the songs he wrote were keyboard songs. I told him face-to-face, 'We're gonna lose our rock audience.' A lot of our keyboard songs were ballads; after we had a hit with 'Waiting For A Girl Like You', next albim was "I Wanna Know What Love Is'. Those albums were laced with ballads and mid-tempo songs that could pass for ballads. I started to dislike being involved in the band,"

Foreigner, Ozzy Osbourne, and Jane's Addiction are among the nominees for induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2024.

Lou Gramm took to social media to share his thanks for the nomination, writing, "I wanted to share my gratitude to the Rock Hall of Fame for this nomination, Mick Jones and I have waited a long time for this. Thank you to my friends in the entertainment industry and fans alike for their generous support in voting for us, keeping Foreigner in the Top 3 since voting commenced. You have been the reason #Foreigner has had so many multi-platinum albums, Billboard Hot 100 hits and is the most played classic rock band on radio. Thank you for the videos Mark Robson Slash, Jack Black, Josh Homme, Chad Smith and Dave Grohl and my buddy Bret Michaels, that I am on tour with this summer."

Watch Lou's video below: