If you're only a fan of the old music, that music's gonna wind up sounding even older.
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.
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.
I'm a Republican myself, though I think there are actually some Democrats in Lynyrd Skynyrd.
The fans have always been there for us, and they've realized when we were going through a hard time.
'Free Bird' is timeless, 'Sweet Home' is timeless. They're just timeless songs.
It is a scary world out there, and believe me that if someone were to try to come into my house, I want to be able to protect myself.
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.
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.
I'm always going to keep my eyes open.
I always try to relate a song to something what is going on, the working man, the times, how life goes.
We are not saying that every idiot out there should own a gun - and there should be better background checks on guns. Not everybody should have the right.
I think, hey, everybody has a right to change their mind.
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.
Look at Gretchen Wilson. If she came out in the '70s she'd be the queen of Southern rock.
As Christians, it's our duty to stand up for what we believe - that's called testifying.
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.
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.
