Lynyrd Skynyrd Quotes

• I think country music is Lynyrd Skynyrd. I think a lot of the country music is what we do, but I don't think rock & roll is dead at all.

  

  Johnny Van Zant Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • Country Music
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd

• We always pay tribute to what the old Lynyrd Skynyrd has done - I'm very proud of that.

  

  Johnny Van Zant Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • Pay
  • Tribute
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd

• I really believe that with all of what Lynyrd Skynyrd has been through, we can survive just about anything. We've had a load of ups and downs, but we're still here.

  

  Rickey Medlocke Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • Believe
  • Survive
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd

• 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.

  

  Johnny Van Zant Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • People
  • Character
  • Johnny Colt

• When we are out on the road, running up and down the road playing shows, you have to be not only a member of a band but, especially with Lynyrd Skynyrd, you have to be a part of the Skynyrd nation. You have to be a part of the family.

  

  Johnny Van Zant Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • Road
  • Show
  • Member

• Everybody in Lynyrd Skynyrd loves different styles of music, and our minds are very open when it comes to writing our songs and making the band true to what the band is, but also stepping out and doing something current.

  

  Johnny Van Zant Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • Music
  • Different
  • Loves

• 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.

  

  Rickey Medlocke Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • Believe
  • Country
  • Band

• Not every song of Lynyrd Skynyrd's was a single, but songs like 'Tuesday's Gone' and 'The Ballad of Curtis Loew' and 'Made in the Shade,' 'I Need You,' people learned those songs from the radio because radio played albums, not just singles.

  

  Johnny Van Zant Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • Song
  • Single
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd

• 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.

  

  Johnny Van Zant Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • Fan
  • Jail
  • Cursed

• I was one of the original drummers. What everyone likes to do is think of Lynyrd Skynyrd as the band that picked up again in '73. But I was one of the original members, and I was a big part of that.

  

  Rickey Medlocke Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • Band
  • Drummers
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd

• I'm a Republican myself, though I think there are actually some Democrats in Lynyrd Skynyrd.

  

  Johnny Van Zant Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • Democrats
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd

• We have to make a living, sure, but it's about the legacy of Lynyrd Skynyrd and what it stands for, what the fans are all about.

  

  Johnny Van Zant Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • Legacy
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd

• Lynyrd Skynyrd has always been about writing songs and talking to people through them. That's what we do, and that's what we'll keep doing for as long as we can.

  

  Johnny Van Zant Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • People
  • Songs
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd

• 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.

  

  Johnny Van Zant Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • Al Kooper