If people want to own a rifle or something like that for hunting purposes only, I tend to agree with that. But semi-automatic weapons and handguns, that’s just unreal. I mean, what good are handguns? – Johnny Van Zant
They’re great songs. How many bands wouldn’t like to have a ‘Freebird’ or ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ to play every night? – Johnny Van Zant
If you’re only a fan of the old music, that music’s gonna wind up sounding even older. – Johnny Van Zant
Johnny Colt is a character, and most people in Lynyrd Skynyrd are characters, so he fits in great with us. He’s got an attitude, man, and I love it, and that’s what we need. – Johnny Van Zant
Our newest member is Johnny Colt, who was bass player with The Black Crowes. Colt fits right in with us. He’s loony as heck, and so are we. We have a great time and love doing what we do. I hope Johnny is with us for a long, long time. He is quite the guy. – Johnny Van Zant
I always try to relate a song to something what is going on, the working man, the times, how life goes. – Johnny Van Zant
Lynyrd Skynyrd has always been a bunch of rowdy, crazy people, but we love our fans, and that’s what the music is all about: touching them. Touching them touches us. – Johnny Van Zant
Rock & roll has kept us alive for all these years. But we just love country music. It’s in our blood. – Johnny Van Zant
We always joke that our road crew will have to wheelchair us up onstage soon because this is what we do. This is what we love to do. This is what God put us on earth to do until the day we take our last breath. – Johnny Van Zant
I’m a lover of old traditional country – George Jones, Merle Haggard, Tammy Wynette, Marty Roberts. – Johnny Van Zant