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" 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. "

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" 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

People

You

Tuesday

" 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.' "

" Who knows what the heck the future will bring. "

" The last thing we want to do is disappoint the fans. "

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

" We write about things that we've done or things that have happened to people around us. "

Johnny Van Zant

Things

People

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

" I don't think you can erase history. "

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

" I want to be there for the last note of 'Freebird' when that happens. "

" If nothing else, we grew up loving the old blues artists and Ray Charles. "

Johnny Van Zant

Ray

Nothing

" We write stories about common people and common things. That's what Skynyrd always is about - the real working class of America. "

" 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. "

" If you're only a fan of the old music, that music's gonna wind up sounding even older. "

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

" Our newest member is Johnny Colt, who was bass player with The Black Crowes. Colt fits right in with us. He's loony as heck, and so are we. We have a great time and love doing what we do. I hope Johnny is with us for a long, long time. He is quite the guy. "

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

" Rich people know how to party, too. "

" They're great songs. How many bands wouldn't like to have a 'Freebird' or 'Sweet Home Alabama' to play every night? "

" To me, making a CD is like writing a book. "

Johnny Van Zant

Writing

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

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

Johnny Van Zant

Cool

Pretty

" 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

Through

Band

" 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 always joke that our road crew will have to wheelchair us up onstage soon because this is what we do. This is what we love to do. This is what God put us on earth to do until the day we take our last breath. "

" Skynyrd is a big family. We have argued, fussed, and fought. "

" If you're going into music, work on your music and do it as well as you can. And look at it as a business. I'm in it to make a living, too. "

" John 5 - he's weird. He's a freak. I'm just kidding. He's a great guy. "

" 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. "

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