There’s been such a glut of what I would call, “temporary music.” Today, social media plays a big part, almost more than the music. What do you see as one of the biggest changes in music industry since you all came on the scene some 40 years ago? And I think that, in the end, has really paid off. Above all, we worked very hard and dug down very deep. We tried to really convey that feeling and also rely on our sense of faith.
I think it’s because those songs were heartfelt when we recorded them. If had a magic formula I would do that every day. We were trying to find room in the music community.įoreigner’s YouTube views hover beyond 100 million hits and album sales now exceed $75 million. At the time we were competing face to face with the punk movement and then we realized that we weren’t going to be competing with them so much as we were going to compete with ourselves. The songs had a feel of what I wanted to express and the style I wanted to pursue. I didn’t quite know what I was going to do with those songs and wasn’t sure where it was going to lead. What was your initial vision for Foreigner back in the 1970s? I get a big kick out of it, and Lou Gramm is also really into it. There were a few thoughts at the beginning where we thought it might be awkward but it’s really turned to a great experience. We’ve done a number of those shows over the span of the year and the audiences seem to be very happy to experience this.
#FOREIGNER BAND MEMBERS PLUS#
The valley gets to experience all of you - current band members plus the original band members. Jones, melodic British accent in tow, tells Palm Springs Life just how far one creative vision can take the culture. In a sweet turn, the Rancho Mirage High School choir performs alongside the band locally on their classic hit, “I Want To Know What Love Is.” (Foreigner will donate $500 to the choir for appearing with the band and the choir will sell Foreigner CDs at the concert to raise monies for Foreigner’s charity partner, The Grammy Foundation, which fuels music education in high schools.) You will find Jones on guitar and newer band members such as Kelly Hansen (lead vocals), Tom Gimbal, (rhythm guitar, sax, vocals), and others joined by five members from the past - singer Lou Gramm, drummer Dennis Elliott, keyboardist Al Greenwood, guitarist/saxophonist Ian McDonald and bassist Rick Wills.ĭouble Vision is part of four, rare special events this year that unite original and new Foreigner band members. When the Double Vision: Then and Now tour hits Agua Caliente Casino and Resort Nov. Eventually, the group’s Grammy-nominated song catalog included smash hits like “Juke Box Hero”, “Cold As Ice”, “Hot Blooded”, “Waiting For A Girl Like You”, “Feels Like The First Time” and the heroic “I Want To Know What Love Is.” In the 1970s, Jones’ genius would be instrumental in launching Foreigner, the celebrated English-American rock band that managed to combine blues and R&B with British Rock and actually make it sound authentic. And he wasn’t that bad with crafting an original tune, either. Mick Jones knew early on that he could never hold a “real job.” A guitar, yes.
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