GODSMACK Frontman Accepts Key To City Of Lawrence

January 19, 2007

Rosemary Ford of the Eagle-Tribune reports:

The Lawrence (Massachusetts) Sully Erna grew up in wasn't pretty. It was a place riddled with gangs, drugs and violence.

They were tough times, but Erna wouldn't change a thing about it. Without it, he might not be the lead singer of the multiplatinum super band GODSMACK, the biggest group to ever come out of the Merrimack Valley.

"There is always going to be a place in my heart for Lawrence," said Erna, 38. "It molded me into the man I have become."

[Tuesday] night [January 16], a tearful Erna accepted the key to the city of Lawrence from Mayor Michael Sullivan.

"You are always welcome back to your hometown," said Sullivan during the presentation. "We wish you the best."

Erna — looking every bit the rock star in jeans, a faded denim shirt over a white T-shirt — said he felt overwhelmed by the recognition given to people who've made a difference in the image of the city. Past recipients include former Miss USA Susie Castillo, former head of the Department of Public Works Ray DiFiore and WCCM radio personality Bruce Arnold.

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