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 to use Marshalls, but Peaveys just seem to last longer and push the sound better.”

“Keith Moon was the funniest guy around. The stuff he did was insane. He was like somebody straight out of the movies.”

“If we do not play 'Alabama,' our fans would kill us.”

“We're not really for anything but a better America, a stronger country. And we do support our soldiers.”

“Our parents helped us, or we wouldn't be here. Lacy Van Zant and my mother used to sign for amps or loan us money to get to the gig or take us in their car. It's just like little sports guys - Little League and football players - whose parents help them. That's why they get good.”

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

“We wanted to be America's Rolling Stones, to be the biggest band over here.”

“You have to learn to live with the hard things in life and go on.”

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

“The only reason we used the Confederate flag was just because we were from the South, and we were proud of that.”

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

“All we lived for was playing and being out on the road. That was our dream, and it came true.”

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

“God blessed us with talent.”

“I think people who really want to do something do it. No matter what. And they won't quit until they do it.”

“As long as the fans keep wanting to hear new records from us every few years, we'll keep making them.”

“With life and grandkids and the whole thing, every day is busy, but I'm so thankful to God that I'm still here.”

“We wore blue jeans and T-shirts. Our music was our gimmick.”

“I've got two lives. Weekends, I go out and play rock star. Weekdays, I play granddad. You can't beat that.”

“We know what the Dixie flag represents and its heritage; the Civil War was fought over States rights.”