Song Quotes by Gary Rossington

'Freebird' is an anthem, and 'Simple Man' is a very nice song.

— Gary Rossington

Sometimes music isn't the way to talk politics, you know?

— Gary Rossington

Old-school rock bands, and blues bands, too, are kind of a dying breed.

— Gary Rossington

We keep our music simple, no big gimmicks. We tell stories people can relate to, not hard to understand.

— Gary Rossington

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

— Gary Rossington

I don't know if anybody will ever be as good as Hendrix again.

— Gary Rossington

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

— Gary Rossington

We started playing 'Free Bird' in clubs, and initially, it was just a slow ballad.

— Gary Rossington

I've always used the Peavey Mace equipment. I've got a few of them. They're kind of like Marshalls. You know, we used…

— Gary Rossington

If you can write a song that makes people have emotions and show their feelings, that's a powerful thing and a beautiful…

— Gary Rossington

Buffalo Springfield had three guitar players, and we thought they were so cool. So we started doing the three-guitar thing, and people…

— Gary Rossington

To see fans singing our songs and loving them and dancing or crying to some of them, it feels like the first…

— Gary Rossington

I love Eric Clapton and what he did with Cream; 'Spoonful' and 'Crossroads,' those are probably the coolest solos.

— Gary Rossington

We didn't have much money when I was younger, so I had to collect Coke bottles and cash them in and get…

— Gary Rossington

Our parents helped us, or we wouldn't be here. Lacy Van Zant and my mother used to sign for amps or loan…

— Gary Rossington

We want to challenge Marilyn Manson and the rap people with the bad lyrics to write some positive songs.

— Gary Rossington

We're a rock n' roll band. We're more music and rock n' roll than politics.

— Gary Rossington

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

— Gary Rossington