Dorothy is my latest Talkin’ Rock with Meltdown guest. She’s such a badass and a great talent.
The talk of streaming came up early. “It should be 50/50,” Dorothy said regarding the lack of money artists get from streaming services.
Dorothy recalls a fight she got into at a Steel Panther show many years ago. That’s a crazy story, but she would top that story later in the interview.
Dorothy ‘The Way’
Her new album ‘The Way’ drops in the fall. We talked a lot about the album and the process of making it. The first single is a song called ‘Mud’. She said that the song is about digging deep. “You just have to tell the voices in your head of doubt and I can’t do it, or I’m not good enough to shut up and do it anyway. To feel the fear. It’s part of life. You got to dig deep and tap into it. That’s what that song’s about” She hopes the song inspires others to dig deeper.
What does the record sound like? Dorothy responded this way, “We really tapped into the southern rock, swampy, I would call it southern tinged. It’s got heavy, hard rock songs, it’s got a beautiful balled, it’s got some surprising wildcard” songs too. “There’s actually heavier stuff on this record than on any of my previous albums.”
Are there any collaborations on the new Dorothy album?
Yes! “Yes, there is, but I’m not going to tell you who it is…not yet I’ve got to save something.” She did say there’s one feature but said there might be more in the future.
As far as the album title is concerned, she said it was divine intervention. She said she read it in the Bible and the title jumped off the page.
She also talked about an incident that changed her life dramatically. A crew person had OD’d on her bus years ago, and she prayed to let him live. Miraculously, he came back to life. She said her life changed a complete 180. “I think that night I had a real encounter with the Holy Spirit.”
Dorothy And The Paranormal
This was something I didn’t have on my Dorothy BINGO card, but after talking about the crewman who came back to life, I had to ask her if she’d ever experienced anything paranormal besides that night. “Oh, yeah, actually many.” She spoke to seeing people she knew speaking in ways they wouldn’t. “I have seen some weird paranormal stuff.” She told me about her best friend, who performs exorcisms. That’s wild!
As always, it’s a fun conversation with Dorothy. I’m such a fan and wish her nothing but the best!