“Whatever people want to say, we go out there every night, and we give tribute to the songs that my brother wrote, to Ronnie and Allen Collins and Steve Gaines and Leon Wilkeson and everybody. We pay tribute every night to those people who have gone on.”

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.