Rickey Medlocke

“I've got a few great old Marshalls that I use live: '71 and '72 heads and an old combo with 2x12s.”

“It's funny: here I am, a guy who plays in one of the world's biggest classic-rock bands, and to tell you the truth, I listen to classic rock the least.”

“Politics are the same old thing. We elect people, we put them in office, and guess what they do? They sell us out. They sell us down the river, and we pay for it.”

“Recording should be fun.”

“All I can say is we love what we do, and the audience is still there for us. I think what's given us such longevity is that our music may not be fancy, but it touches a nerve with the average Joe.”

“I'm Native American, so the racial thing kind of hits home with me.”

“Every band wants to be have a song that is that big, that will pretty much live on forever. I don't know too many new bands that will have a 'Free Bird' that will be around 30 years later. It's become a national anthem of sorts.”

“It's exciting and refreshing to listen to new rock. And I like a lot of it - Filter, Vertical Horizon, Stabbing Westward... I even enjoy some Limp Bizkit and Kid Rock.”

“You have to be as original as possible. It's a tough thing to come up with something totally original.”

“I don't want to use my platform to speak out against anybody. I'm a rock and roller. I play music for a living.”

“The fans mean an awful lot to us. They keep us going.”

“Michael Jordan was like basketball Jesus.”

“I really believe that with all of what Lynyrd Skynyrd has been through, we can survive just about anything. We've had a load of ups and downs, but we're still here.”

“I got nothing against Barack Obama; I just might not like some of his policies and the people he surrounds himself with.”

“As a young man growing up in that era, I was very influenced by Hendrix and took to a wah wah, and I learned how to really use one effectively as Hendrix did.”

“You can be hip-hop to the max, but you still know 'Sweet Home Alabama.'”

“Music is a healing tool.”

“That's what I'd rather be doing more than anything. I love to play and perform and write, record, do whatever - just stay in music.”

“We're a blue-collar band. That's how we like to think of ourselves. We come from humble beginnings and still have this attitude of really loving to meet people, shake their hands, and talk with them.”

“We're a working-people's band, and we love America and what she stands for. Also, we love doing shows, whether it's a huge amphitheater or a corn dog fest. We don't care.”