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" The more wild experiences you have, the better songs you can write. "

Gary Rossington

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" It's really weird when we're out of the country, whether we're in Brazil or Greece or some crazy place like France or Germany. When you hear your song on the radio or in a store, and you're in a different country, it's really freaky and surreal. "

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" I did get in a car wreck, but we got a good song out of it. "

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" Our redneck reputation back then was originally just because we had long hair. Back in the '60s and the early '70s, in the South that was kind of a no-no. At all the Army and Navy bases we'd play, we would get into fights with the soldiers over our hair. But I think our music overshadowed everything else. "

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" As long as the fans keep wanting to hear new records from us every few years, we'll keep making them. "

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" I could write a dozen different songs with the same three or four chords, but they'd all be entirely different. "

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" Through the years, people like the KKK and skinheads kinda kidnapped the Dixie or Southern flag from its tradition and the heritage of the soldiers. "

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" Jimi Hendrix's 'Electric Ladyland' and 'All Along the Watchtower,' those solos are just so cool. "

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" With life and grandkids and the whole thing, every day is busy, but I'm so thankful to God that I'm still here. "

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" There's only seven chords, so you got to use the same ones over and over. It's all in what you do with them. "

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