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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. "

Johnny Van Zant

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" There's nothing like getting out there playing a great show with Skynyrd and seeing people love this music. "

" I saw B.B. King in concert one time where he had this guy that would bring him out a glass of water and towel to wipe his forehead with. "

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

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

Johnny Van Zant

Cool

Pretty

" 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.' "

" Nothing was easy for us coming up. But we were rich in family. "

Johnny Van Zant

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

" 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. "

" Skynyrd's not just a band; I think it's a lifestyle. It's iconic. "

" 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. "

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

" Hank Junior fans are Skynyrd fans. "

" Most of our fans are the hardworking people of the world. They are the people who have made this country great. "

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

" This is America, and everybody should have a right to say what they want to say. But I think there's a time and a place for it. "

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

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

" I was a Skynyrd fan before I was approached to be a part of Skynyrd, and they always ended it with 'Free Bird,' so I've been watching it since I was a kid. "

" 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. "

" Some people would do anything just to get a break; that's where the bad guys get you. "

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

Johnny Van Zant

Things

People

" I was a Skynyrd fan all along. But I was also the brother of the lead singer who passed on. I just didn't want to do anything that would harm the band's name. "

" I'm a lover of old traditional country - George Jones, Merle Haggard, Tammy Wynette, Marty Roberts. "

" My father was a Democrat. "

Johnny Van Zant

Democrat

Father

" I like George W. At a time when this country was hit hard, he stood up for America. He's been the leader of the free world during the hardest time America's ever had. "

" People are asking us, 'Why have you gone country?' And we say, 'Man, we were born country.' They gave us the tag 'Southern rock' years ago as a way of not saying country. "

" I think people relate to Skynyrd; it's a working class band. They're just songs with messages. To this day, there's never been a song written that didn't have a message. "

" 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. "

" 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. "