Every band wants to be have a song that is that big, that will pretty much live on forever. I don't know too many new bands that will have a 'Free Bird' that will be around 30 years later. It's become a national anthem of sorts.
I started playing guitar when I was, like, 5, and I picked up playing drums when I was 6 years old.
I think what the public knows as 'Southern rock' will never be repeated.
It's exciting and refreshing to listen to new rock. And I like a lot of it - Filter, Vertical Horizon, Stabbing Westward... I even enjoy some Limp Bizkit and Kid Rock.
All I can say is we love what we do, and the audience is still there for us. I think what's given us such longevity is that our music may not be fancy, but it touches a nerve with the average Joe.
Music is a healing tool.
The fans mean an awful lot to us. They keep us going.
We're a blue-collar band. That's how we like to think of ourselves. We come from humble beginnings and still have this attitude of really loving to meet people, shake their hands, and talk with them.
There are only seven chords, and I believe every song has already been written.
You have to be as original as possible. It's a tough thing to come up with something totally original.
When I was 3 years old, I was playing banjo on a country music TV show.
That's what I'd rather be doing more than anything. I love to play and perform and write, record, do whatever - just stay in music.
As long as the fans keep comin' out, we're gonna keep making records and keep being there.
I got nothing against Barack Obama; I just might not like some of his policies and the people he surrounds himself with.
We've always been hardcore rebels.
I really believe that with all of what Lynyrd Skynyrd has been through, we can survive just about anything. We've had a load of ups and downs, but we're still here.
We're a working-people's band, and we love America and what she stands for. Also, we love doing shows, whether it's a huge amphitheater or a corn dog fest. We don't care.
You look around our audiences, and you see the spectrum - old fans and young people.
Michael Jordan was like basketball Jesus.
You can be hip-hop to the max, but you still know 'Sweet Home Alabama.'
