Sammy Hagar addressed worries about Lou Gramm’s live performance with Foreigner on Instagram.
“Demi Lovato joins previous Rock Hall Inductees, Slash, Sammy Hagar, and Chad Smith as they hit the stage to celebrate the career of 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, Foreigner,” the official Instagram account of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame wrote in a post. “Don’t miss music’s highest honor LIVE on October 19 all the way from Cleveland, Ohio.”
“I was hoping we would see the original singer Lou Gramm perform without his great voice Foreigner would not of been a success,” a user said in the comment section.
Hagar replied to the comment, saying, “Lou Graham will be there doing a duet on. I want to know what love is.”
In April, Mick Jones said there are no hard feelings between him and Gramm. In an email to Billboard, he shared his thoughts about being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2024. Jones mentioned that he would be fine with Gramm coming to the ceremony.
The musician explained, “On a personal level, I have no hard feelings toward Lou. We did perform together at the 40th anniversary concert. It has been so many years now since Lou left Foreigner; I like to think that those ill feelings are in the past. There is power in letting go of hard feelings and getting on with your life.”
“Why carry the burden of hard feelings? It serves nothing in the long run. I do plan to attend. I’m sure my whole family will be there,” Jones added. “As to whether I get up on stage and perform hasn’t really been decided as yet. In some ways, it might be nice just to be there to soak up the atmosphere and enjoy being inducted.”
Later, Poison singer Bret Michaels offered his private jet to Gramm, but the Foreigner singer turned it down. In an interview with Kiki Classic Rock, Gramm revealed why he declined the offer for the free jet.
The singer noted, “He made an offer but I thought I was going to have a show the night before the Rock Hall and he offered to fly me in his personal jet which I thought was outrageous and I was going to accept and we decided that I wanted to be in my best voice possible for the Rock Hall so we declined the show the night before and I’m driving.”
Foreigner was added to the Hall of Fame weeks after the first list of inductees. It came after protests from rock fans who thought the band was ignored.
