Throughout an April 23 look on SiriusXM‘s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk”, GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna publicly disclosed for the primary time his romantic relationship with Dorothy Martin, the lead singer of the rock band DOROTHY. Erna additionally talked about his musical collaboration with Dorothy on a observe known as “Set Me Free”. He stated (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “It is really actually good. It is a banger. It is popping out quickly.”
Concerning how he first connected with Dorothy on the aforementioned track, Sully stated: “Me and her linked initially as a result of we each went by some historical past and with unhealthy relationships. Lots of people type of undergo this stuff, however now we have the chance to type of voice it and vent it by our artwork. So we each type of had gone by an analogous state of affairs that simply felt actually applicable to type of write about it and set it free. And the track grew to become apparent. And it is only a down-and-dirty good laborious rock track. And it is not a ballad, it is nothing sappy. It is really the other.”
Dorothy, who celebrated her fortieth birthday earlier this month, instructed “Trunk Nation” host Eddie Trunk that she was thrilled about her new relationship. “I really like this man,” she stated in regards to the 58-year-old Sully. “He is such a superb, strong man. I really feel protected with him. And we had a beautiful friendship for months and months. I’ve by no means laughed a lot in my life. My face hurts.”
In a separate interview with Billboard, Erna described “Set Me Free” as “an extremely highly effective and actually straight-up, bad-ass, boot-kicking rock track. [Dorothy] has a hell of a voice; she’s so cool and smokey and bluesy. We had been actually as much as do a track together with her, so we jumped within the studio with Scott Stevens and me producing, and it is actually cool. The voices work very well collectively. I am actually excited to launch that track and have that get out on the Web and the airwaves and see how folks reply.”
Earlier this month, Dorothy instructed U.Okay.’s Day by day Mail that she was as soon as concerned in a deeply poisonous relationship with a world-renowned musician from one other well-liked band. “He was… well-known and profitable. I will not say his title as a result of this is not about him,” she stated. “That is about giving survivors the power to depart and recuperate from abuse.”
Elaborating on the mistreatment she suffered by the hands of the musician in query, she stated: “I knew issues weren’t proper as a result of his actions and phrases would not line up. He would gaslight and lie to maintain me off stability. He made guarantees of affection and a future, however as soon as he gained my belief he handled me with contempt and cruelty. The emotional and psychological abuse wrecked my nervous system.”
She added: ‘My ex admitted to doing horrendous issues in his earlier marriage however at all times had an excuse. He additionally labored very laborious to smear his ex, that was a serious crimson flag that I did not take significantly sufficient.”
On the 2023 Rocklahoma competition in Pryor, Oklahoma, Erna was requested for relationship recommendation by a then-“freshly engaged” Matt “Cuervo” Cuellar of Springfield, Missouri’s Q102 radio station. Erna responded: “Here is the important thing to each relationship. I assure you, that is each relationship. Everyone has their shit, proper? Everyone has their baggage. Everyone has their issues that annoy you. A relationship is nearly selecting somebody whose shit you’ll be able to take care of essentially the most. That is actually all it’s. Whose shit do you wanna take care of?”
Earlier in 2023, Erna went public along with his relationship with Kelly Fedoni, the ex-wife of Deadmau5, a Canadian singer and DJ whose actual title is Joel Thomas Zimmerman. That very same 12 months, Sully confirmed that he as soon as dated Woman Gaga. He said in regards to the pop celebrity: “I used to be launched to her by a mutual good friend. We clicked and dated for a sizzling minute, and there was nothing however respect for one another… There could also be lots of people on the earth that suppose she’s kooky and loopy as a result of she’s so wild with trend and issues like that, however she is aware of precisely what she’s doing. She’s an especially good businesswoman. And he or she’s sort and tremendous proficient. I am proud to say that I shared some nice moments together with her. I used to be capable of meet Elton John by her. She’s an extremely nice particular person and people are some very fond recollections for me. And I am going to depart it there.”
Sully has a daughter, Skylar Brook, who was born in December 2001.
Sully Erna picture credit score: Chris Bradshaw / Dorothy picture courtesy of Atom Splitter PR
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Posted by Dorothy on Friday, April 24, 2026