EXCLUSIVE: Sully Erna Plays New Song Acoustically, Talks New Album

A couple weeks ago, Godsmack singer Sully Erna released his second solo album, Hometown Life, and the rocker not only opened up to us about the different sound on the effort, he performed a track off it acoustically too.

The diverse ten songs on the set range from "Different Kind of Tears," a tune with a country feel, to "Your Own Drum," which has a caribbean style to it. Sully told us he just writes "what comes to mind" and the song "develops on its own," and then he decides the style of it. He said he is very proud of the record because of the different "hints of genres" on it which make it a "universal album." 

Here's an acoustic version of "Different Kind of Tears":

Sully also spoke with us about how Godsmack fans will react to the record, what the rest of Godsmack think of his album, how his dad, a trumpeter, wound up on this LP, how he decided on the instruments he includes on his songs, what he wants fans to take from Hometown Life and more.  

If you haven't yet, pick up Hometown Life today. Sully is supporting the effort with a solo tour. Get all his dates here.

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