Has Lou Gramms surgery for a benign brain tumor and his subsequent recovery had any affect on his voice?
While Lou has made a tremendous recovery from his surgery, the resulting treatment, medications and weight gain have put a large strain on his vocal abilities. Fans attending shows in 1998 and 1999 noticed some significant changes in Lou’s vocal style, and there was some struggling observed. However, through continued recovery, there was a noticeable improvement in his voice during the latter half of the 2000 summer tour. Lou has continued to work on his recovery and health throughout 2001 to the present, and his vocals have also been steadily improving. In an April 2002 benefit performance, it was noted by the fans then a remarkable and huge improvement of his vocals then, bringing him back to sounding as he did pre-surgery.
