Lou Gramm on being back out on the road: 'I get excited about seeing a large audience'

Original Foreigner frontman Lou Gramm is currently on tour and tells ABC Audio that getting out on a stage is something he loves to do.

“I get excited about seeing a large audience," he says, "and then running out there and starting the first song is incredibly exciting.”

The tour follows the March release of Gramm's new solo album, Released, which is made up of songs the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer recorded in the 1980s that didn't make it onto his previous solo albums.

On tour, fans can expect a mix of solo singles like “Midnight Blue,” and Foreigner tunes like "Cold As Ice" and "Hot Blooded," plus songs from the new album.

As for which new songs he’s most excited to perform, Gramm notes, “They're all special. I mean, we took 2 1/2 years putting a lot of songs together, and picking songs that sounded the best and different from each other.”

And while Gramm still loves to perform, he does admit that at 76 he’s just not up for long tours anymore.

“I don't have the stamina, and my mind starts to wander,” he says. “I enjoy playing and I enjoy performing to an audience and it's a lot of fun, but an hour and a half set is taxing to an old bird like me, you know?”

Gramm is set to play Stamford, Connecticut, on Thursday, with the tour wrapping Oct. 8 in Columbia, South Carolina. A complete list of dates can be found at LouGrammOfficial.com.