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. – Johnny Van Zant
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. – Johnny Van Zant
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. – Johnny Van Zant
When we were kids, we said the Pledge of Allegiance because we were proud of this country, and we said prayer. You know, we thanked the good Lord above. – Johnny Van Zant
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. – Johnny Van Zant
Everybody in Lynyrd Skynyrd loves different styles of music, and our minds are very open when it comes to writing our songs and making the band true to what the band is, but also stepping out and doing something current. – Johnny Van Zant
We always pay tribute to what the old Lynyrd Skynyrd has done – I’m very proud of that. – Johnny Van Zant
We’ve got to take some drastic steps in this country. We can’t keep spending and spending. – Johnny Van Zant
When we are out on the road, running up and down the road playing shows, you have to be not only a member of a band but, especially with Lynyrd Skynyrd, you have to be a part of the Skynyrd nation. You have to be a part of the family. – Johnny Van Zant
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. – Johnny Van Zant
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. – Johnny Van Zant
We have a lot of friends who are hunters. And you know what? Come hunting season, man, they head to the woods, you know. And again, this country was built on God and guns, folks. I mean, it really was. – Johnny Van Zant
A lot of groups get dirty deals. They work hard and have to get a job after their career is over. – Johnny Van Zant
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. – Johnny Van Zant
As Christians, it’s our duty to stand up for what we believe – that’s called testifying. – Johnny Van Zant
When you’re dealing with a big amount of money, you should have your own accountant and your own lawyer. – Johnny Van Zant
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.’ – Johnny Van Zant
I’ve never met a person who doesn’t like music, and we may vary in what styles we like, but everybody likes some form of music. – Johnny Van Zant