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" On our Web site, we have people complaining about us not playing new stuff. But there's so many classic Lynyrd Skynyrd songs, you can't go out and just do a bunch of new things. "

Johnny Van Zant

New Things

People

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Father

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Know

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

" 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. "

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" 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. "

" 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. "

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Duty

Our

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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. "

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

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Ray

Nothing

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