{"id":155892,"date":"2025-03-14T20:37:40","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T20:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/14\/dorothy-martin-talks-friendship-with-slash-and-new-album\/"},"modified":"2025-03-14T20:37:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T20:37:40","slug":"dorothy-martin-talks-friendship-with-slash-and-new-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/14\/dorothy-martin-talks-friendship-with-slash-and-new-album\/","title":{"rendered":"Dorothy Martin Talks Friendship With Slash and New Album"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Dorothy frontwoman Dorothy Martin<\/strong> is fresh off of writing her \u201cheaviest\u201d album yet, and she hopes the meaning behind the music resonates with fans, she revealed in an exclusive interview with Us Weekly<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think there\u2019s just really positive messages about faith and overcoming brokenness and challenges,\u201d the rock singer, 38, told Us<\/em>, referring to the title track \u201cThe Way.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new album, out Friday, March 14, is \u201clike a love letter to our fans, just reminding them to hold onto hope,\u201d Martin explained. \u201cIt\u2019s also the heaviest album I\u2019ve made, but there\u2019s a little bit of outlaw country vibes on some of the songs. So it\u2019s pretty eclectic.\u201d<\/p>\n

Martin\u2019s band Dorothy has been a part of the rock scene since 2014. Their latest single \u201cTombstone Town,\u201d which dropped in February, boasts a collaboration with guitar legend Slash<\/strong>. And the singer was excited for fans to see her other creative side by showing off her acting skills<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was one of the most fun videos I\u2019ve gotten to make. I\u2019ve always wanted to somewhat act a little bit. So we went for that Quentin Tarantino<\/strong> Grindhouse<\/em> vibe on the video, with actors and some narrative storytelling.\u201d<\/p>\n

Below, the rock goddess gives Us<\/em> the inside scoop on her band\u2019s new album, wild tour stories and more:<\/p>\n

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Us Weekly<\/em>: You describe The Way<\/em> as your heaviest album. How so?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dorothy Martin: It\u2019s heavy, but there\u2019s also some songs I think that could really cross over maybe the Top 40 or Christian radio \u2014 even country. But we can\u2019t just abandon our fan base, so there\u2019s some really heavy guitars and there\u2019s two songs \u201cI Come Alive\u201d and \u201cThe Devil\u201d \u2014 those are the heaviest songs on the album. So we had to throw a little bit of that in there, and that\u2019s true to my roots.<\/p>\n

Us<\/em>: Tell Us<\/em> about working with rock icon Slash.<\/strong><\/p>\n

DM: When you meet people that you look up to and they happen to be down to earth and humble and kind, and all those wonderful things despite the legendary status that they\u2019ve achieved \u2014 he\u2019s one of those people. He just puts you at ease and makes you feel comfortable.<\/p>\n

Us<\/em>: What\u2019s the best advice Slash gave you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

DM: Something that we both relate to and have in common is being in recovery. Because in rock and roll, it\u2019s just been so glamorized, and addiction and alcoholism runs in my family. He looked at me and he was like, \u2018This is your year. This is your time, and all you gotta do is stay sober, don\u2019t self-sabotage, don\u2019t get in your head and keep doing what you\u2019re doing\u2019. So it\u2019s so nice to have mentors and friends that have been through it \u2014 that have been in the industry, that are veterans, that are also sober. Because it can be very scary to be sober, and you don\u2019t have to do it alone. It\u2019s just a better way to live, and it\u2019s a message I want to share with anyone who\u2019s reading this.<\/p>\n

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Us<\/em>: Making music seems very healing for you.<\/strong><\/p>\n

DM: It\u2019s healing for me, but it\u2019s not about me \u2014 it\u2019s a much bigger picture than that. I hope it\u2019s healing for millions and millions of people. If one lyric, if one song can plant the seed and save someone\u2019s life, that\u2019s what it\u2019s all about. We\u2019re in this together, you don\u2019t have to do this alone. So I have to remember, it\u2019s bigger than me.<\/p>\n

Music, for me, used to be so one dimensional, and now it\u2019s a broader thing of this is a vehicle for a message. So I have to be responsible with it.<\/p>\n

Us<\/em>: Do you have a dream collaboration you\u2019d love to become a reality?<\/strong><\/p>\n

DM: There\u2019s been many. [laughs] Macy Gray<\/strong> and I got to do a remake of [a] Dolly Parton<\/strong> song with Dolly Parton. I love Dolly Parton<\/a>. Country music is the reason I sing, because when I started teaching myself to sing, it was country songs for some reason. And then I branched out into rock and all this other stuff.<\/p>\n

But, collaboration-wise, that\u2019s such a good question. Hardy<\/strong> would be really cool<\/a>. Lainey Wilson<\/strong> would be freaking awesome. And if I could go back and do something like a duet with Johnny Cash<\/strong>, I would in a heartbeat.<\/p>\n

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Us<\/em>: When you prep for a show is there something you always have to do before you get on stage?<\/strong><\/p>\n

DM: I gotta pray. Stay hydrated. Try to stay calm. I always make sure I\u2019m in my stage outfit [and] my makeup, well in advance, \u2019cause that\u2019s the last thing that I wanna worry about and get my voice warmed up and feeling good. And then it\u2019s like that Carrie Underwood<\/strong> song<\/a>, \u201cJesus Take the Wheel.\u201d Whatever happens on that stage happens.<\/p>\n

Us<\/em>: Do you ever get nervous before you hit the stage?<\/strong><\/p>\n

DM: It\u2019s more fun now. I used to get very, very nervous, but after doing it for a while, it\u2019s more fun and exciting, you know? Of course, we have good shows and bad shows, and I just try to live in the moment. And if we have a bad show, for example, it\u2019s like, \u2018Eh, it\u2019s over with now.\u2019 It\u2019s in the past. I\u2019m looking forward to the next one, but I wouldn\u2019t say I get scared. It\u2019s exciting. You get very excited, you get jacked up and it\u2019s fun.<\/p>\n

Us<\/em>: Is there anything you do to calm yourself down a little bit before you take the mic?<\/strong><\/p>\n

DM: Yeah, like kickboxing or something, or I\u2019ll just try to shake the nervous energy out of my body. Or I sometimes just crack jokes. Or make really strange noises, deep breathing. Sometimes [that] helps.<\/p>\n

Us<\/em>: Obviously, tons of fans are in the audience, and you never know what kinds of things they\u2019ll want \u2014 an autograph or a request. Have there been any that made you laugh or even raised an eyebrow?<\/strong><\/p>\n

DM: It\u2019s always weird when someone says, \u2018Sign my sweaty boob\u2019 because it ruins our Sharpies, and then our Sharpies don\u2019t work anymore. [laughs] So they like guitar picks, they want memorabilia. They want selfies. They wanna just high five or a hug. We give them whatever we have on hand. Sam Colton<\/strong>, my guitar player, he throws guitar picks out in the crowd all the time, and they love that.<\/p>\n

Us<\/em>: It can be kind of unpredictable when it comes to audience interaction \u2014 from singing off-key to holding up their phones to record. How do you keep your focus when you\u2019re on stage? Or do you just play along with the audience?<\/strong><\/p>\n

DM: There are things that can be distracting. I\u2019ve had people up in my face with a camera [throughout] a whole show and it can kill the vibe, but that only really happens in a super intimate setting \u2014 a small club where someone\u2019s a little too close for comfort. You just go into a mindset. I just go into performance mode. I don\u2019t know what happens, I just let the spirit take over and go for it.<\/p>\n

If it\u2019s close contact and they\u2019re singing off-key [laughs], that\u2019s why we have in-ear monitors. I don\u2019t wanna hear them, but sometimes I\u2019ve pulled my in-ears out and they\u2019ll be singing off-key, and usually I\u2019ll just crack a joke.<\/p>\n

Us<\/em>: What\u2019s your craziest concert or tour experience?<\/strong><\/p>\n

DM: The best show \u2014 the biggest, most-awesome moment \u2014 was when we played Welcome to Rockville [music festival], a couple years back. I think Metallica was headlining. It was 30 or 40,000 people. One of the bands left because someone thought that they had Covid, and they bumped us to a later slot. And so with the changeover, they made the crowd wait a little bit, and the sun was going down and they started chanting my name, which has never happened.<\/p>\n

It was just a huge sea of people that were excited to be at a concert. They were probably very excited that Metallica was coming soon thereafter. But it was an awesome show. I have a picture that my tour manager took [that was] blown up in my office, and that\u2019s just a moment I\u2019ll never forget.<\/p>\n

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Us<\/em>: What did that feel like?<\/strong><\/p>\n

DM: I was touched and shocked. The audience really affects the show. Their energy really affects us. Artists, we\u2019re very empathetic and intuitive, and we can feel all their energy. Sometimes you get a bad crowd, and that\u2019s tough. You have to kind of fake it and be a professional, and do your job and sing through the set. But when you have a rowdy, fun electric crowd, there\u2019s nothing like it.<\/p>\n

Us<\/em>: What song is the most challenging to perform live?<\/strong><\/p>\n

DM: \u201cGifts From The Holy Ghost\u201d can be really hard because the verses start out actually in my higher end of my range. So we put that later in the set, so that everyone\u2019s a little warmed up. It\u2019s a high energy song, but it\u2019s also a really rewarding song. It\u2019s fun to sing live, even if it\u2019s challenging. But if I\u2019m having a super tough vocal day, it wouldn\u2019t be the first song I pick. [laughs]<\/p>\n

Us<\/em>: How about your favorite song to play live?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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