“What am I doing there singing a ballad? I’m a rock singer!”: Lou Gramm, the original voice of Foreigner, blasts the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

Lou Gramm on stage with Foreigner in 1981.

Lou Gramm, the singer on Foreigner’s biggest hits, has lashed out at the the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame for the way the band’s induction was handled on 19 October.

Gramm sang for Foreigner in the band’s heyday in the late ’70s and ’80s, performing on classic songs such as Cold As Ice, Hot Blooded, Urgent, Juke Box Hero, Waiting For A Girl Like You and I Want To Know What Love Is.