The last surviving original member of the British-American rock band Foreigner, Michael Leslie Jones (born 27 December 1944) is an English musician, vocalist, composer, and record producer. He was a member of the band Spooky Tooth before joining Foreigner. As a member of the group Nero and the Gladiators, which had two small British hits singles in 1961, he started his professional music career in the early 1960s. Following the fall of Nero and the Gladiators, Jones worked in France as a songwriter and session guitarist for musicians including Françoise Hardy, Sylvie Vartan, and Johnny Hallyday (often known as “The French Elvis”), for whom he composed numerous songs, such as “Je suis né dans la rue” and ” tout casser” (which features Jimmy Page on guitar). When Sylvie Vartan, Hallyday’s girlfriend and future wife, performed on the same bill as them, Jones became friends with The Beatles during their 1964 tour of France.

Did Mick Jones retire from Foreigner?

He hasn’t retired yet. However, in the event that founding guitarist Mick Jones decides to stop touring with the group, Jeff Pilson says he is unsure of whether Foreigner will be able to carry on. Jones, the sole surviving founding member of Foreigner, began experiencing health problems in 2011 and underwent heart surgery in 2012.

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