Sully Erna
Jun 13, 2011
Godsmack frontman Sully Erna opened up about his new creative direction on his debut solo album Avalon released last September.
"I didn't know what it was going to sound like yet, but I had pieces written, like 'Eyes Of A Child,' which is the new single, and 'Until Then,' and so I brought those to the table so when I brought in different members to start to organize the project. But I wasn't really sure what the ultimate sound was going to be like, but I knew what I wanted to do," he said.
The single, "Eyes Of A Child"is now impacting Rock.
Erna kicked off a solo tour behind Avalon on May 15th in Syracuse, NY and he says though it's completely different than a Godsmack show, it's no less powerful.
"I know we've come up with a beautiful lighting package for it, I've created some really great video content, and I really think it's going to be an emotional roller coaster for people. It's very powerful on a much different level, nothing like Godsmack, but powerful emotionally and it's very impressive to me seeing eight people on stage who are all multi-instrumentalists," he adds.
"The bottom line is that I'm known for being in a hard rock band as a hard rock singer, and that band that took off and gave me a career. But I've been a musician my whole life, since I was 3, playing multiple instruments. A lot of times I'll be sitting in a dressing room with an acoustic guitar or at home playing piano with my daughter, and a lot of times I'll create beautiful cool different kinds of pieces that I just know wouldn't be right for Godsmack, even acoustically. So I've tucked them away and waited for the opportunity when we took a decent enough break to record them and put them out there for myself. I just love to write and compose music, and Godsmack happened to be what put me out there. I'm not trying to kill Godsmack, because I love the guys and the band, but there's another side to me that I love, and I love to challenge myself. I think there's a moment in every artist's career where, if you're passionate about continuing to grow, you need to think about branching out."
