Lynyrd Skynyrd Quotes
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Johnny Colt is a character, and most people in Lynyrd Skynyrd are characters, so he fits in great with us. He's got an attitude, man, and I love it, and that's what we need.
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David Allan Coe actually went to jail one time. Some fan cursed Lynyrd Skynyrd, and David Allan Coe kicked his teeth in. He ran and kicked a guy's teeth in for saying something about Lynyrd Skynyrd.
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We keep our music simple, no big gimmicks. We tell stories people can relate to, not hard to understand.
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The fans have always been there for us, and they've realized when we were going through a hard time.
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Music is a great healer.
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I don't want to use my platform to speak out against anybody. I'm a rock and roller. I play music for a living.
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I think what the public knows as 'Southern rock' will never be repeated.
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You can be hip-hop to the max, but you still know 'Sweet Home Alabama.'
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Keith Moon was the funniest guy around. The stuff he did was insane. He was like somebody straight out of the movies.
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If it wasn't for Al Kooper, there might not be a Lynyrd Skynyrd. He's the one who found us at Pinocchio's in Atlanta, Georgia, and signed us to Sounds Of The South through MCA, brought the band to attention.
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You go through stuff, and you keep going.
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We were kinda rebels. From the wrong side of the tracks. Down where we were raised, it was a tough town.
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We have a lot of friends who are hunters. And you know what? Come hunting season, man, they head to the woods, you know. And again, this country was built on God and guns, folks. I mean, it really was.
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Nothing in the past is as important as the future.
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As a young man growing up in that era, I was very influenced by Hendrix and took to a wah wah, and I learned how to really use one effectively as Hendrix did.
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I've had some heart problems, and I'm on the straight and narrow.
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We're not really for anything but a better America, a stronger country. And we do support our soldiers.
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Here's the deal: You can't go in with the intent that, 'All right, we're gonna write another 'Free Bird' or 'What's Your Name.'' You can't think about it in those terms, because you'll never outdo your history.
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I've got a few great old Marshalls that I use live: '71 and '72 heads and an old combo with 2x12s.
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Lynyrd Skynyrd is not a political band, but you know what? We believe in this country. We have a soft spot for our military. We love the red, white and blue, and every night we dedicate a portion of our show to our fighting men.
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I'm a Republican myself, though I think there are actually some Democrats in Lynyrd Skynyrd.
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We've done shows with Tim McGraw, Hank Williams Jr., Montgomery Gentry, Shooter Jennings.
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We travel all over the world, and it seems like the South is the place where the people are nicest and they think of the fellow man more.
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My dad was a truck driver. We all used to ride along with him. And the way he'd keep awake was to sing while he was going down the road. So we all joined in.