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9 сен 2025

GODSMACK's SULLY ERNA Says AEROSMITH Needs To 'Come Back' And Play A Few Farewell Concerts: 'You Can't Go Out With An Instagram Post'
 In a new interview with Chaz & AJ In The Morning, a morning radio talk show program on 99.1 WPLR, a rock radio station broadcasting from New Haven, Connecticut, GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna weighed in on AEROSMITH's August 2024 announcement that the latter band was retiring from the road due to singer Steven Tyler's vocal injury. AEROSMITH's decision to stop touring came nearly one year after the now-77-year-old singer fractured his larynx during a September 2023 show. Sully said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I hope Tyler comes back, at least resurfaces, just to put a small handful of shows together, because I've gotta tell you, I don't like that he wrote a letter, posted it on Instagram about, like, 'Hey, this is the end. Thanks for being a fan for 50 years, and see you later.' I'm, like, nah, that's not how you end a legacy, dude. You need to come back, even if your voice hurts or whatever. You stand on that stage, maybe you have some guest singers, play a full show and then Tyler steps out for a three-song encore or something at the end, takes his bow, says a few words to the fans, and that's how you go out."
Regarding AEROSMITH's announcement that Tyler had been "tirelessly working" to get his voice back to where it was before the injury but that it was clear "a full recovery from his vocal injury is not possible", Erna said: "I think he was just nervous about trying to do a full set. Maybe he felt like he didn't wanna hurt himself or maybe he has to cancel again, and he doesn't wanna let his fans down. And that's understandable. But at the same time, you've gotta do L.A., Boston, London — pick a few and just do it right, like OASIS just did, stadiums. They're AEROSMITH, man. It's 50 years of a legacy. You can't go out with an Instagram post."
In July 2019, Erna paid tribute to AEROSMITH, crediting the legendary rockers with playing "an enormous role in sculpting me to become the musician I am today."
The GODSMACK frontman made his comments afer attending an AEROSMITH concert in Las Vegas, where the iconic band was in the middle of its "Deuces Are Wild" residency. Sully took to his Facebook page to share a few photos of the show and included the following message: "Some info you may or may not know about me... Seeing @aerosmith tonight with my Manager Paul in Vegas was such a walk down memory lane for both of us. Not only have we built the GODSMACK brand together over the years, but we're both #Boston boys and have been friends now for 30 years and grew up listening and studying this band since we were teenagers. We've been going to AEROSMITH concerts since we were 14 hrs old and AEROSMITH Rocks was literally the first album I ever bought. I even remember smoking my first joint to the song 'Last Child'.
"I've seen AEROSMITH at least 10 times throughout the years and the photo of @joeperryofficial inside the Live Bootleg Album holding up his B.C. Rich with his hair in front of his face and that blonde streak was single handedly the photo that made me want to grow my hair long and go from just being a musician to being a 'rockstar.' This band and their music has meant everything to me over the years and has played an enormous role in sculpting me to become the musician I am today. Their presence, attitude and musicianship is by far some of the coolest and iconic ever known.
"I don't know how much longer they'll go for, but I just feel grateful that their music has been embedded into my veins and have been a huge part of my life! Thank You @aerosmith for all the music and inspirations you've given all of us Rock Musicians over the last 50 years! Talk about 'Legends Rise'? These guys have risen, fallen, and rose again to become bigger and better than they were before. They've been on the top of that mountain for decades. And they continue to inspire all of us over and over again. Yes, we're still super fans! But it's also nice to know that I didn't waste the last 37 years of my life idolizing the wrong band. #proud to be #boston ! What a fun and emotional night!"
In 2018, Erna told Classic Rock magazine that AEROSMITH's 1976 album "Rocks" was a huge influence on him growing up. "I'd been a musician since I was three and a half years old, and I was raised on blues and more jazzy music," he said. "A friend played me 'Last Child' from 'Rocks'. I think it was the first time I smoked a joint, and it was a really life-changing point for me, because it really lured me into the world of rock. It was super-cool for a young kid."
Photo by Chris Bradshaw
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