I've got two lives. Weekends, I go out and play rock star. Weekdays, I play granddad. You can't beat that. — Gary Rossington Go Copy Share Image
We started playing 'Free Bird' in clubs, and initially, it was just a slow ballad. — Gary Rossington Bird Copy Share Image
The more wild experiences you have, the better songs you can write. — Gary Rossington Better Copy Share Image
I don't know if anybody will ever be as good as Hendrix again. — Gary Rossington Again Copy Share Image
'Freebird' is an anthem, and 'Simple Man' is a very nice song. — Gary Rossington Man Copy Share Image
As long as the fans keep wanting to hear new records from us every few years, we'll keep making them. — Gary Rossington Fans Copy Share Image
I'm feeling real good and trying to take care of myself and living healthy. As good as I can feel. — Gary Rossington Good Copy Share Image
I love Eric Clapton and what he did with Cream; 'Spoonful' and 'Crossroads,' those are probably the coolest solos. — Gary Rossington Crossroads Copy Share Image
Through the years, people like the KKK and skinheads kinda kidnapped the Dixie or Southern flag from its tradition and the heritage… — Gary Rossington Flag Copy Share Image
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 Beautiful Copy Share Image
There's only seven chords, so you got to use the same ones over and over. It's all in what you do with… — Gary Rossington Chords Copy Share Image
The first time we ever used the Dixie flag for our backdrop was actually when we went over to Europe in 1970.… — Gary Rossington Dixie Copy Share Image
I could write a dozen different songs with the same three or four chords, but they'd all be entirely different. — Gary Rossington Chords Copy Share Image
To see fans singing our songs and loving them and dancing or crying to some of them, it feels like the first… — Gary Rossington Day Copy Share Image
With life and grandkids and the whole thing, every day is busy, but I'm so thankful to God that I'm still here. — Gary Rossington Busy Copy Share Image
It's really weird when we're out of the country, whether we're in Brazil or Greece or some crazy place like France or… — Gary Rossington Brazil Copy Share Image
Our redneck reputation back then was originally just because we had long hair. Back in the '60s and the early '70s, in… — Gary Rossington Army Copy Share Image
Jacksonville back in the 1960s was kind of a redneck town. There were only two or three places where you could play… — Gary Rossington Hard Copy Share Image
We travel all over the world, and it seems like the South is the place where the people are nicest and they… — Gary Rossington Fellow man Copy Share Image
