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27 июл 2023 : |
FOREIGNER's KELLY HANSEN Blasts 'Very, Very Dangerous' Concert Trend Of Throwing Objects At Artists |
9 июл 2023 : |
Watch: Injured JEFF PILSON Performs While Seated At FOREIGNER's Farewell Tour Kickoff |
7 июл 2023 : |
FOREIGNER Announces Tour Companion Album: 'Farewell - The Very Best of Foreigner' |
8 июн 2023 : |
KELLY HANSEN Wants To Figure Out What His Next Chapter Is After FOREIGNER Stops Touring |
1 июн 2023 : |
Watch FOREIGNER Perform In Fort Yates, North Dakota |
19 май 2023 : |
Watch FOREIGNER Perform "Juke Box Hero" With The 21st Century Symphony Orchestra & Chorus; Official Video |
7 май 2023 : |
FOREIGNER's JEFF PILSON Dismisses 'Cover Band' Accusation: 'I Stand By What We Do A Thousand Percent' |
9 апр 2023 : |
LOU GRAMM: 'I Don't Understand How They Can Be Touring With No Original Members And Still Calling Themselves FOREIGNER' |
7 мар 2023 : |
FOREIGNER's KELLY HANSEN: 'I Have To Give Up Something Every Year In Order To Maintain The Status Quo Of My Vocal Quality' |
1 мар 2023 : |
FOREIGNER's JEFF PILSON Offers Update On MICK JONES's Health, Says It 'Feels Like The Right Time' To End The Band |
15 фев 2023 : |
FOREIGNER's KELLY HANSEN Wants To Spend More Time With His Family After Completion Of Farewell Tour |
29 янв 2023 : |
KELLY HANSEN On FOREIGNER's Final Tour: 'It's Gotten Tougher Every Year To Sing This Great Catalog Of Songs' |
16 ноя 2022 : |
FOREIGNER Announces Farewell Tour |
27 окт 2022 : |
LOU GRAMM On Current FOREIGNER Singer KELLY HANSEN: 'He Mimics My Style Right Down To The Ad-Libs, And I'm Offended By That' |
20 сен 2022 : |
Has FOREIGNER Talked About Calling It Quits? JEFF PILSON Responds |
4 авг 2022 : |
LOU GRAMM Believes FOREIGNER's Exclusion From ROCK HALL Is 'More Personal' Than It Is About Band's Qualifications |
3 авг 2022 : |
LOU GRAMM Accuses Current FOREIGNER Singer KELLY HANSEN Of 'Mimicking' Him: 'I Don't Take It As A Compliment' |
23 май 2022 : |
LOU GRAMM Says MICK JONES's 'Greed' Was Reason He Didn't Get Songwriting Credit On FOREIGNER's 'I Want To Know What Love Is' |
1 май 2022 : |
FOREIGNER Announce The Best Of Foreigner 4 Live: The Las Vegas Edition Vinyl Set, Available May 6 Exclusively At Walmart |
3 мар 2022 : |
JEFF PILSON Says FOREIGNER Is 'Not Letting Politics Get In The Way' Of Upcoming Tour With KID ROCK |
15 фев 2022 : |
FOREIGNER's MICK JONES On IAN MCDONALD: 'He Was A Musician Of Great Substance And Versatility' |
30 ноя 2021 : |
FOREIGNER Performs 'I Want to Know What Love Is' During Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (Video) |
26 авг 2021 : |
FOREIGNER's KELLY HANSEN On Touring During Pandemic: 'If I Get Sick, Or One Of Us Gets Sick, The Whole Thing Gets Shut Down' |
22 июл 2021 : |
LOU GRAMM Claims He Was 'Aced Out Of' Songwriting Credit On FOREIGNER's 'I Want To Know What Love Is' |
22 июн 2021 : |
FOREIGNER Announces 71-Date Summer/Fall 2021 U.S. Tour |
21 май 2021 : |
FOREIGNER Plays First Concert With New Guitarist LUIS MALDONADO (Video) |
20 май 2021 : |
FOREIGNER's THOM GIMBEL Officially Leaves Band After Nearly Three Decades: 'It's Time For Me To Finally Stop Touring' |
31 мар 2021 : |
JEFF PILSON Says FOREIGNER's 'Songs And Music Are More Famous Than The Band' |
24 мар 2021 : |
FOREIGNER Is Working On New Music |
19 мар 2021 : |
FOREIGNER's THOM GIMBEL To Leave Band After Nearly Three Decades |
2 мар 2021 : |
FOREIGNER's JEFF PILSON Doesn't Understand Anti-Maskers |
15 янв 2021 : |
JEFF PILSON Defends Social Media Companies In Banning TRUMP's Accounts: 'His Speech Clearly Can Incite Insurrection' |
7 янв 2021 : |
Why Has FOREIGNER Not Been Inducted Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME? The Reason Is 'Very, Very Simple,' Says JEFF PILSON |
25 дек 2020 : |
FOREIGNER's KELLY HANSEN: 'In This Day And Age, Writing Songs And Putting Out Records Is Not A Money-Making Proposition' |
19 дек 2020 : |
FOREIGNER To Play First Socially Distant Music Festival In U.S. |
27 ноя 2020 : |
FOREIGNER – KELLY HANSEN Selling Stage Worn Pants And Sneakers |
29 окт 2020 : |
FOREIGNER Shares Election-Inspired Version Of 'Feels Like The First Time' |
2 сен 2020 : |
FOREIGNER Release "Say You Will" Video From Double Vision: Then & Now Reunion Concert CD / DVD |
30 авг 2020 : |
FOREIGNER Release "Headknocker" Video From Double Vision: Then & Now Reunion Concert CD / DVD |
25 авг 2020 : |
FOREIGNER Release "Waiting For A Girl Like You" Video From Double Vision: Then & Now Reunion Concert CD / DVD |
21 авг 2020 : |
FOREIGNER Release "Double Vision" Video From Double Vision: Then & Now Reunion Concert CD / DVD |
26 май 2020 : |
FOREIGNER Reimagines 'I Want To Know What Love Is' For NETFLIX's 'The Lovebirds' (Video) |
19 май 2020 : |
FOREIGNER's Summer 2020 Tour With KANSAS And EUROPE Has Been Officially Canceled |
22 апр 2020 : |
Watch FOREIGNER Keyboardist MICHAEL BLUESTEIN Perform New Song Inspired By COVID-19 Pandemic |
28 фев 2020 : |
FOREIGNER’s Mick Jones Talks About Opening For THE BEATLES - “I Can Still Hear Those Words ‘Come And Have A Drink With The Boys’” |
22 фев 2020 : |
FOREIGNER Performs Classic Hit "Feels Like The First Time" Live At SiriusXM; Video |
2 фев 2020 : |
FOREIGNER Classic "Double Vision" Gets Harp Treatment From CAMILLE AND KENNERLY; Video |
8 ноя 2019 : |
Watch Original Members Of FOREIGNER Perform 'Feels Like The First Time' From 'Double Vision: Then And Now' DVD |
21 окт 2019 : |
Watch Original Members Of FOREIGNER Perform 'I Want To Know What Love Is' From 'Double Vision: Then And Now' DVD |
7 окт 2019 : |
Watch Original FOREIGNER Members Reunite On Stage In Atlantic City |
24 фев 2019 : |
FOREIGNER: Watch 'Double Vision' From 'Live At The Rainbow '78' Restored And Remastered Performance |
9 фев 2019 : |
FOREIGNER: Watch 'Hot Blooded' From 'Live At The Rainbow '78' Restored And Remastered Performance |
30 янв 2019 : |
FOREIGNER: 'Live At The Rainbow '78' Restored And Remastered Performance To Be Released In March |
2 дек 2018 : |
FOREIGNER's Original Members Perform Together In Atlantic City (Video) |
26 ноя 2018 : |
FOREIGNER's 'Jukebox Hero' Musical To Make World Premiere In Toronto |
13 ноя 2018 : |
LOU GRAMM On Current FOREIGNER Lineup: 'It's The Continued Legacy Of The Band' |
11 ноя 2018 : |
FOREIGNER's Original Members Reunite On Stage In Los Angeles (Video) |
7 авг 2018 : |
Watch FOREIGNER's Original Members Perform With Stevens High School Choir In Sturgis |
4 авг 2018 : |
Watch JASON BONHAM Rejoin FOREIGNER On Stage At Irvine Concert |
27 июн 2018 : |
FOREIGNER Announces Massive Reunion Concert With Original Members At Sturgis Buffalo Chip |
22 июн 2018 : |
Report: LOU GRAMM Fails To Appear At FOREIGNER's Syracuse Show; Fans Furious |
3 май 2018 : |
FOREIGNER: 'Urgent' Performance Video From 'Foreigner With The 21st Century Symphony Orchestra & Chorus' DVD |
26 апр 2018 : |
FOREIGNER: Audio Samples Of Entire 'Foreigner With The 21st Century Symphony Orchestra & Chorus' Album |
10 апр 2018 : |
Watch FOREIGNER Perform 'Say You Will' From 'Foreigner With The 21st Century Symphony Orchestra & Chorus' |
8 мар 2018 : |
Watch FOREIGNER Perform 'Double Vision' From 'Foreigner With The 21st Century Symphony Orchestra & Chorus' |
19 фев 2018 : |
FOREIGNER Announces First-Ever Orchestral Release Of Its Hits |
15 янв 2018 : |
FOREIGNER Legends MICK JONES, LOU GRAMM Join BILLY JOEL On Stage In New York City (Video) |
10 ноя 2017 : |
FOREIGNER To Be Rejoined By Drummer BRIAN TICHY For Five Shows |
12 окт 2017 : |
New FOREIGNER Musical, 'Jukebox Hero', To Premiere In Summer 2018 |
10 окт 2017 : |
Watch FOREIGNER Reunite With Original Members At Michigan Concerts |
15 сен 2017 : |
FOREIGNER To Be Rejoined By Original Members For Ultimate 40th-Anniversary Finale |
1 сен 2017 : |
Video: FOREIGNER Performs In Los Angeles During 40th-Anniversary Tour |
21 июл 2017 : |
FOREIGNER Reunites With LOU GRAMM, AL GREENWOOD And IAN MCDONALD For First Time Since 1980 (Video) |
17 июл 2017 : |
Video: FOREIGNER Performs In Hershey, Pennsylvania During 40th-Anniversary Tour |
10 июн 2017 : |
LOU GRAMM Says He Will Rejoin FOREIGNER For 'Half A Dozen' Songs At Several Shows On 40th-Anniversary Tour |
5 апр 2017 : |
FOREIGNER Celebrates Milestone 40th Anniversary With Career-Spanning Remastered Hits Collection |
22 мар 2017 : |
FOREIGNER Singer Says Making Full-Length Albums No Longer Makes Any Sense |
18 мар 2017 : |
FOREIGNER’s KELLY HANSEN And JEFF PILSON Perform “Feels Like The First Time” On Nights With ALICE COOPER; Video |
11 янв 2017 : |
LOU GRAMM Confirms He Will Rejoin FOREIGNER 'For A Song Or Two' On 40th-Anniversary Tour |
16 дек 2016 : |
Original FOREIGNER Members Reunite For Platinum Plaque Ceremony |
23 ноя 2016 : |
Video Premiere: FOREIGNER's 'The Flame Still Burns' |
18 ноя 2016 : |
FOREIGNER To Release 'The Flame Still Burns' EP For Record Store Day's Black Friday Event |
22 окт 2016 : |
FOREIGNER's First-Ever Official Biography Due In 2017 |
17 июл 2016 : |
FOREIGNER's Classic 'I Want To Know What Love Is' Gets Re-Recorded With NATE RUESS |
11 апр 2016 : |
FOREIGNER Is In Talks With LOU GRAMM About 40th-Anniversary Celebration, Says MICK JONES |
10 мар 2016 : |
LOU GRAMM Wants FOREIGNER's Original Lineup To Reunite For 40th Anniversary |
28 янв 2016 : |
FOREIGNER To Release Acoustic Album Benefiting Juvenile Diabetes |
8 авг 2015 : |
FOREIGNER Announces 'Hits Unplugged and Live' Charity Album For 2016 |
19 дек 2014 : |
FOREIGNER Release "Juke Box Hero" Video From The Best Of Foreigner 4 & More Live Album |
6 дек 2014 : |
FOREIGNER - The Best Of Foreigner 4 & More Live Album Out Now; New Video Trailer Streaming |
28 окт 2014 : |
FOREIGNER To Release The Best Of Foreigner 4 & More Live Album In December |
7 авг 2014 : |
FOREIGNER's 'The Complete Atlantic Studio Albums 1977-1991' Due In October |
8 июл 2014 : |
Ex-FOREIGNER Singer LOU GRAMM Says He Will Get Together With MICK JONES In September To Work On New Music |
18 апр 2014 : |
MICK JONES And LOU GRAMM Eyeing New FOREIGNER Music For 2015 |
16 янв 2014 : |
FOREIGNER To Release 'I Want To Know What Love Is - The Ballads' |
5 окт 2013 : |
FOREIGNER On KLOS 95.5 FM: Interview, Acoustic Performance (Video) |
28 июл 2013 : |
FOREIGNER: Quality Fan-Filmed Footage Of Hanau Concert |
3 май 2013 : |
LOU GRAMM On Possible FOREIGNER Farewell Tour - "It Would Be Really Great To Do That Instead Of Leaving It With Such A Bitter And Unfinished Ending" |
23 окт 2012 : |
FOREIGNER's Mick Jones Rocks Again After Heart Attack |
12 апр 2012 : |
FOREIGNER's 'Alive & Rockin'' To Receive CD Release In May |
29 фев 2012 : |
FOREIGNER Guitarist MICK JONES Recuperating From Heart Surgery |
13 авг 2011 : |
Former FOREIGNER Singer Accuses Band\'s Current Lineup Of \'Misleading\' Fans |
11 авг 2011 : |
FOREIGNER To Release \'Acoustique\' In September |
30 июл 2011 : |
FOREIGNER - Feels Like The First Time CD/DVD Package Due In September |
12 ноя 2010 : |
FOREIGNER: \'Can\'t Slow Down - When It\'s Live\' Due Next Week |
29 янв 2010 : |
FOREIGNER To Release \'Can\'t Slow Down\' In March |
7 авг 2009 : |
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17 авг 2023
FOREIGNER's KELLY HANSEN Blasts Bands Who Are Not Giving Fans 'A Real Live Performance': 'Tell Them To Go F*** Themselves'
The 62-year-old singer, who has fronted FOREIGNER since 2005, broached the topic of groups who should have retired while they were still at the top of their game during FOREIGNER's August 14 concert in Austin, Texas as part of what is being billed as the band's final tour.
Prior to launching into the FOREIGNER classic "Hot Blooded", Hansen told the crowd (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "As most of you probably know, this is what we're calling our farewell tour… This is not a decision that came too lightly.
"I want you to understand something, from an artistic point of view, and I don't think that many people talk about this, but we all know that there are bands out there that are traveling, playing, taking your money and not giving you a real live performance," he continued. "No matter what you say about me or about us, we're fucking real deal. And it's hard to sing this beautiful catalog of songs when you're 30. I'm 62. And what we decided was that we are gonna give you our best and leave you at our best every single show to the very end — because these songs deserve it and you deserve it. Anything less is someone saying 'fuck you for supporting me for decades.' So any time you see anyone out there who's doing that, tell them to go fuck themselves. Listen, if you ain't got it anymore, you ain't got it, all right? Just deal with it and move on."
For the first leg of FOREIGNER's U.S. Live Nation-produced tour, which kicked off on July 6 at Atlanta's Ameris Bank Amphitheatre, the band is being joined by LOVERBOY.
The only remaining original member of FOREIGNER, guitarist Mick Jones suffered from some health issues beginning in 2011, eventually resulting in heart surgery in 2012. Ever since, it is never announced whether he will be appearing with the band for specific shows — it just depends how he is feeling.
After singer Lou Gramm left FOREIGNER in 2003, Jones took some time off before regrouping a couple years later with an entirely new lineup, featuring Hansen and bassist Jeff Pilson, among others.
Gramm was the voice on FOREIGNER's biggest hits, including "Feels Like The First Time" and "Cold As Ice" from the band's eponymous debut in 1977, and later songs like "Hot Blooded" and "I Want To Know What Love Is".
Hansen discussed FOREIGNER's decision to call it quits this past February in an interview with the 96.1 KLPX radio station. He said: "One of my things that was important to me is that I not be out there doing these songs that I shouldn't really be doing anymore 'cause I can't do them anymore. I wanna do these songs justice and deliver them strong and vibrant and then quit while we're ahead like that. I've seen far too many people who are — for probably many different reasons — still out there when maybe they shouldn't be. And I guess everyone has their own view of their vanity, whether it's visually or instrumentally or vocally, and I think that we're really at a peak right now. It's getting harder and harder to do this really difficult, challenging but wonderful catalog of songs every year, and I just wanna do them right. And I don't wanna start having to do less of them right."
This past January, Hansen was asked in an interview with Rob Rush Radio if this is indeed FOREIGNER's last-ever trek. Kelly said: "Our plan is to do this into 2024. I've been asked many times by many different people to continue doing this. And, really, for me, it's a matter of being able to perform these songs at the level they deserve and that the fans deserve, and I cannot allow myself to do less than that, just as a human being.
"It's gotten tougher and tougher every year to sing this great catalog of songs," he admitted. "And it maybe sounds like I'm whining. I'm not trying to whine; I'm really fortunate to be able to have done this and do this with the band. It's just I don't wanna sacrifice the quality of these songs and the performance of these songs. So I think it's better to say, 'You know what? I'm gonna leave here strong and let the memory of this live thing be strong as well."
Asked what he will miss the most about touring with FOREIGNER, Kelly said: "Amazing crowds and amazing band. I mean, what a great band with people that we all enjoy being around each other. We enjoy each other's company, and playing a catalog of songs that you couldn't dream of, you couldn't buy. And as a singer, to sing so many hits songs — from the start of the show to the end of the show, there's no fluff or filler — and that's just a dream to have happen. And so I'm gonna miss all that. And it's been a hard decision to make, but I think you have to get on to these things early and make sure you're doing the right thing. I've seen far too many other live entities happen that I really feel shouldn't be out there anymore."
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