Lou Gramm

“It was really terrific but Foreigner was nothing like Yes and that style did not suit our music.”

“I gave my life to Christ about 1991.”

“For the next three plus years, I really was not in creative shape. That part of my brain was not functioning.”

“After the accident Black Sheep was pretty much at an end.”

“In those days it was pretty cut and dry. If you had a record company believing in you enough to cut an album then you had better have the ability to work the album on the road.”

“We put out press releases to tell people what had happened to me and that I had a large weight gain but a lot of people still didn't know. The ones that didn't know were floored. That was a real humbling experience for me.”

“It was a little at a time but I broke out my Walkman and my lyric pad and started writing.”

“Beginning to create again was something that I took for granted but I never will take it for granted again.”

“It's only in the seventies that I put the sticks down and I moved to the front.”

“Five years ago we were working on a new album when my health began failing.”

“Maybe some people have written us off, but I think the new music today has also invigorated us.”

“I opted out of the band.”

“achieving true sobriety goes beyond abstinence. it's also about healing your soul, apologizing for damage you did to other, and seeking forgiveness.”

“It was kind of fun being the headliners.”

“Regardless what technology is, I like analog too.”

“If you had a record company believing in you enough to cut an album then you had better have the ability to work the album on the road.”

“I was a drummer, and I did a little singing too.”

“The future is finally something that we can now put into focus.”

“Without getting real personal, we liked our bass player Ed. He was a great guy and he was a good bass player but his playing was suited for a different style of band.”

“I go to the gym five days a week and I have a personal trainer. I am on a strict diet, which is kind of hard to keep up with on the road, but I stick to it as well as I can.”