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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. "

Johnny Van Zant

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" 'Free Bird' is timeless, 'Sweet Home' is timeless. They're just timeless songs. "

" Some of the country stuff in the past has been so polished - if you were a guy with a nice pair of jeans, a big belt buckle and nice hat, you were country. "

" We have fans that come up all the time and say, 'This song helped me through this tough time in my life' or whatever. The music helps us through it, too. "

" If people want to own a rifle or something like that for hunting purposes only, I tend to agree with that. But semi-automatic weapons and handguns, that's just unreal. I mean, what good are handguns? "

" We have doctors and lawyers and CEOs as fans. "

" Every redneck's dream is to write a song and have it go on a fishing show. "

" Skynyrd just hasn't gotten its just due. "

" As Christians, it's our duty to stand up for what we believe - that's called testifying. "

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Duty

Our

" 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. "

" Look at Montgomery Gentry. If those boys came out in the '70s, they'd be Southern rock. "

" So many artists try to be something that they're not. "

" It's all these young country bucks doing Skynyrd songs, which is pretty cool to us. "

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Cool

Pretty

" We've got to take some drastic steps in this country. We can't keep spending and spending. "

" If people can't relate to something, there's no use of the song being there. "

" I think, hey, everybody has a right to change their mind. "

" I kinda feel that my brother wrote some of the best country lyrics ever - 'The Ballad of Curtis Loew,' 'Mississippi Kid' and that little hit 'Sweet Home Alabama.' "

" Look at Gretchen Wilson. If she came out in the '70s she'd be the queen of Southern rock. "

" Some of the songs on the radio are really outrageous. I listen to the lyric. If the lyric doesn't make sense, I don't like the song. "

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Sense

Listen

" It's for the common people, people who have made this great country of ours. That's what the heck I say we always write about. "

" When you're dealing with a big amount of money, you should have your own accountant and your own lawyer. "

" I didn't know if Skynyrd fans were going to throw rocks at me or eggs or what. "

Johnny Van Zant

Rocks

Know

" I think it's just that Skynyrd songs are timeless. "

" We have a song called 'Skynyrd Nation.' It's just about what our fans are, what they do in getting ready for the show. "

" That's your end goal anyway, is to make the fans happy. "

" Hank Junior fans are Skynyrd fans. "

" You have people ask us how you get through all the stuff that Skynyrd's been through, and I think it's the music; it really is. "

" If rock & roll is dead and gone, man, I am missing out on it. "