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Streets is what make you tough, hard.
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The reason there are outlaws is they don't like to adopt standards They like to do things their way.
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There is a large difference in country music and outlaw music.
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I enjoy making good music and I enjoy people reacting to it.
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Epic was the first company to really believe in me, to work to help me.
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I had it in my mind that nothing good was ever going to happen to me.
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I tended not to give a damn about anything in life because I didn't think life gave a damn about me.
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I served two years in a federal penetentiary when I was 19.
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You can't hide in national prominence.
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I've got pride In my profession and I want to be judged on my ability, not my background.
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I hope it doesn't come to the place where people come to see an outlaw instead of a singer.
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I love the outlaw image and I think the industry has needed it. It takes the artist off a pedestal and brings him down to the people's level.
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I don't give up, but when I do, I give up completely.
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A creative person, a very creative person, is always alone, impatient and frustrated.
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The more talented and creative you are, the more impatient and frustrated you can become.
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I'm working to be The Man just once before I die.
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We've got to take some drastic steps in this country. We can't keep spending and spending.
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Rich people know how to party, too.
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If you're going into music, work on your music and do it as well as you can. And look at it as a business. I'm in it to make a living, too.
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When you set a goal for yourself, you do what you need to.
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A lot of groups get dirty deals. They work hard and have to get a job after their career is over.
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When you're dealing with a big amount of money, you should have your own accountant and your own lawyer.
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If people can't relate to something, there's no use of the song being there.
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Some of the songs on the radio are really outrageous. I listen to the lyric. If the lyric doesn't make sense, I don't like the song.
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Don't sign your publishing away.
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You have people ask us how you get through all the stuff that Skynyrd's been through, and I think it's the music; it really is.
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I've never met a person who doesn't like music, and we may vary in what styles we like, but everybody likes some form of music.
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Rock & roll has kept us alive for all these years. But we just love country music. It's in our blood.
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I think, hey, everybody has a right to change their mind.
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Nothing was easy for us coming up. But we were rich in family.
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We didn't grow up rich people.
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I think it's just that Skynyrd songs are timeless.
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'Free Bird' is timeless, 'Sweet Home' is timeless. They're just timeless songs.
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I think people relate to Skynyrd; it's a working class band. They're just songs with messages. To this day, there's never been a song written that didn't have a message.
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If it wasn't for Al Kooper, there might not be a Lynyrd Skynyrd. He's the one who found us at Pinocchio's in Atlanta, Georgia, and signed us to Sounds Of The South through MCA, brought the band to attention.
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We always pay tribute to what the old Lynyrd Skynyrd has done - I'm very proud of that.
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My favorite singers in the world have been black singers, and you can go to any church and hear the best singers in the world - and I'm a singer, and I love singing!
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I don't think you can erase history.
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We have a song called 'Skynyrd Nation.' It's just about what our fans are, what they do in getting ready for the show.
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John 5 - he's weird. He's a freak. I'm just kidding. He's a great guy.
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There's nothing like getting out there playing a great show with Skynyrd and seeing people love this music.
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Look at Montgomery Gentry. If those boys came out in the '70s, they'd be Southern rock.
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Look at Gretchen Wilson. If she came out in the '70s she'd be the queen of Southern rock.
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I like George W. At a time when this country was hit hard, he stood up for America. He's been the leader of the free world during the hardest time America's ever had.
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My father was a Democrat.
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I'm always going to keep my eyes open.
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Some people would do anything just to get a break; that's where the bad guys get you.
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I'd rather sit in Jacksonville and do a different kind of work than get messed over.
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It's all these young country bucks doing Skynyrd songs, which is pretty cool to us.
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Lynyrd Skynyrd has always been about writing songs and talking to people through them. That's what we do, and that's what we'll keep doing for as long as we can.
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