“We always joke that our road crew will have to wheelchair us up onstage soon because this is what we do. This is what we love to do. This is what God put us on earth to do until the day we take our last breath.”

American singer, current lead vocalist of Lynyrd Skynyrd

Johnny Van Zant is an American singer and the current lead vocalist of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. Born John Roy Van Zant, he has long been associated with one of the best-known names in Southern rock, and he is the younger brother of Ronnie Van Zant and Donnie Van Zant. He is known for fronting Lynyrd Skynyrd and for carrying forward the family connection to Southern rock that links him to his brothers. His public identity is tied to the band’s enduring presence, and to a musical legacy shaped by rock, performance, and the history of the Van Zant family.