A biography for Johnny Colthasn’t been written yet.
“The news of Mubarak stepping down came as I was sitting in my Jordanian home away from home.”
“What else do you say to Medlocke, Rossington and Van Zant? We're talking Southern rock royalty. We're talking Lynyrd Skynyrd. The only thing out of my mouth was when and where!”
“It's difficult, because when you're a popular singer who makes money, you're basically a race horse. And that's how you're treated by the people around you.”
“I grew up in Japan. It's my first memories of life are Japan.”
“Some Lynyrd Skynyrd songs are literally the backdrop of America. Songs like 'Simple Man' and 'Free Bird' and 'Alabama.' I wasn't prepared for how emotional the crowd gets during the songs.”
“I have my own favorites; right now it's 'Simple Man,' but that changes from time to time.”
“One of the things about dealing with an artist is that their art is essentially - if they're successful, it's kind of lightning in a bottle. There is no formula for it.”