David Allan Coe actually went to jail one time. Some fan cursed Lynyrd Skynyrd, and David Allan Coe kicked his teeth in. He ran and kicked a guy's teeth in for saying something about Lynyrd Skynyrd.
I was 8 years old when I started listening to Lynyrd Skynyrd and Bad Company and Led Zeppelin.
My dad's family was from Tennessee. I grew up in Lynchburg, Virginia, where we lived at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains. As a kid, I was totally into Southern rock. Lynyrd Skynyrd. ZZ Top. It was so part of who I was.
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.
People are always asking me if I'm Lynyrd Skynyrd or which one's Skynyrd, but I always say, 'Who'd ever have a dumb name like that?'
When you grow up in Atlanta, joining Lynyrd Skynyrd is like joining the Rolling Stones.
I would say I grew up listening a lot to Barbra Streisand and Judy Garland and Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell. I grew up listening to those because my parents were kind of into folk music.
Lynyrd Skynyrd is not a political band, but you know what? We believe in this country. We have a soft spot for our military. We love the red, white and blue, and every night we dedicate a portion of our show to our fighting men.
Yeah, Lynyrd Skynyrd, I knew all them guys.
In Lynyrd Skynyrd, we always got our recognition.
I was one of the original drummers. What everyone likes to do is think of Lynyrd Skynyrd as the band that picked up again in '73. But I was one of the original members, and I was a big part of that.
Bonnie Raitt and Lynyrd Skynyrd were two people I went on the road with.
We always pay tribute to what the old Lynyrd Skynyrd has done - I'm very proud of that.
I'm a Republican myself, though I think there are actually some Democrats in Lynyrd Skynyrd.
I liked Lynyrd Skynyrd, Led Zeppelin and the Eagles. Those were some of my favorites.
I toured with Lynyrd Skynyrd as a solo artist, many years ago. I love those guys.