Johnny Van Zant

My father was a Democrat.

— Johnny Van Zant

I don't think you can erase history.

— Johnny Van Zant

We didn't grow up rich people.

— Johnny Van Zant

Hank Junior fans are Skynyrd fans.

— Johnny Van Zant

Don't sign your publishing away.

— Johnny Van Zant

Rich people know how to party, too.

— Johnny Van Zant

Skynyrd just hasn't gotten its just due.

— Johnny Van Zant

I'm very proud to be from Jacksonville.

— Johnny Van Zant

Look at Montgomery Gentry. If those boys came out in the '70s, they'd be Southern rock.

— Johnny Van Zant

You don't go to some other country and bash our president.

— Johnny Van Zant

I'd rather sit in Jacksonville and do a different kind of work than get messed over.

— Johnny Van Zant

If nothing else, we grew up loving the old blues artists and Ray Charles.

— Johnny Van Zant

Skynyrd's not just a band; I think it's a lifestyle. It's iconic.

— Johnny Van Zant

That's your end goal anyway, is to make the fans happy.

— Johnny Van Zant

If people can't relate to something, there's no use of the song being there.

— Johnny Van Zant

As Christians, it's our duty to stand up for what we believe - that's called testifying.

— 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

Johnny Colt is a character, and most people in Lynyrd Skynyrd are characters, so he fits in great with us. He's got…

— Johnny Van Zant

I was a Skynyrd fan before I was approached to be a part of Skynyrd, and they always ended it with 'Free…

— 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 about writing songs and talking to people through them. That's what we do, and that's what we'll…

— Johnny Van Zant

You have people ask us how you get through all the stuff that Skynyrd's been through, and I think it's the music;…

— Johnny Van Zant

We have fans that come up all the time and say, 'This song helped me through this tough time in my life'…

— Johnny Van Zant

People are asking us, 'Why have you gone country?' And we say, 'Man, we were born country.' They gave us the tag…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Johnny Van Zant

David Allan Coe actually went to jail one time. Some fan cursed Lynyrd Skynyrd, and David Allan Coe kicked his teeth in.…

— Johnny Van Zant

If people want to own a rifle or something like that for hunting purposes only, I tend to agree with that. But…

— Johnny Van Zant

Two of my favorite bands, Blackberry Smoke and Black Stone Cherry, I just think both of those bands are a good new…

— Johnny Van Zant

If it wasn't for Al Kooper, there might not be a Lynyrd Skynyrd. He's the one who found us at Pinocchio's in…

— 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…

— Johnny Van Zant

Who knows what the heck the future will bring.

— Johnny Van Zant

We have doctors and lawyers and CEOs as fans.

— Johnny Van Zant

To me, making a CD is like writing a book.

— Johnny Van Zant

I'm always going to keep my eyes open.

— Johnny Van Zant

We don't get home enough.

— Johnny Van Zant

Music is a great healer.

— Johnny Van Zant

When you're 17, touring is fun.

— Johnny Van Zant

I actually quit the business. I went and drove a truck for a year and a half.

— Johnny Van Zant