Skynyrd: An American band (Interview)

Charlotte.com ^ | 22 May 2003 | MARK KEMP

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Another take on the CBF. NASCAR's Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and a rapper/singer named Ludacris.
Source: Southern Comfort, Complex Magazine

Q. Speaking of racism, here's another hot-button issue in the South: the Confederate flag. Thoughts?

LUDACRIS: It's a no-no. They just need to get rid of it. Come with something new or just take that shit away. If they reissue it and put a big Malcolm up at the top of it, then we're good.

DALE: I feel the same way. Back in the Civil War, when they flew it, it was just a flag. Now people are using it for other reasons. I was in Richmond, onstage in front of about 340 people, and there was a Confederate flag. I was doing a Q&A session with these people in the crowd, and this guy's like, "Turn around. What do you think about that flag right there?" I turned around and I was like, "I don't think it means the same to me as it does to you." I just left it at that, but anybody who is trying to show that flag is probably too ignorant to know what the hell he's doing.

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dixie ping

Another good find Shuckmaster

[Ff--150]

bump from a simple kind of man. Ironic that Merle Haggard's grandson, I believe, was killed today in a car wreck in my town...

[billbears]

I just left it at that, but anybody who is trying to show that flag is probably too ignorant to know what the hell he's doing.

Just one more reason Junior will never be the man his father was

[Kerberos]

I first saw Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1973 in San Diego. They were they front band for someone else and they just tore the place up. In fact, I can't even remember who the main band was now.

However, the revival of the band I'm not so sure about, it just doesn't have the same feel, but I like Van Zant's attitude.

[WSGilcrest]

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Red, White, and Blue


We don't have no plastic L.A. Frynds,
ain't on the edge of no popular trend.
Ain't never seen the inside of that magazine GQ.
We don't care if you 're a lawyer, or a texas oil man,
or some waitress busting ass in some liquor stand.
If you got Soul
We hang out with people just like you

My hair's turning white,
my neck's always been red,
my collar's still blue,
we've always been here
just trying to sing the truth to you.
Yes you could say
we've always been,
Red, White, and Blue

Ride our own bikes To Sturgis
we pay our own dues,
smoking camels, drinking domestic blues
You want to know where I have been
just look at my hands
Yeah, I've driven by the White House,
Spent some time in jail.
Momma cried but she still wouldn't pay my bail.
I ain't been no angel,
But even God, he understands.

My hair's turning white,
my neck's always been red,
my collar's still blue,
we've always been here
just trying to sing the truth to you.
Yes you could say
we've always been,
Red, White, and Blue

Yeah that's right!

My Daddy worked hard, and so have I,
paid our taxes and gave our lives
to serve this great country
so what are they complaining about

Yeah we love our families, we love our kids
you know it is love that makes us all so rich
That's where were at,
If they don't like it they can just
get the HELL out!

Yeah!

My hair's turning white,
my neck's always been red,
my collar's still blue,
we've always been here
just trying to sing the truth to you.
Yes you could say
we've always been,
Red, White, and Blue

oh..oh..Red, White, and Blue....

Red, White, and Blue

oh..oh....Red, White, and Blue

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Its a different band today. It was a kinder, gentler time back then.

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!!!!

[wardaddy]

[hunter112]

The guitar licks on "Free Bird" will always go down as among the very best in classic American Rock-n-Roll!

[Huck]

The fabled rock band's

What is a fable is the idea that this band is anything more than a brand name being hustled by the last tattered remnant of a once great band.

Take away Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, Artimus Pyle, Allen Collins and Leon Wilkeson, and what do you get?

I don't know, but no WAY do you get Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Ronnie, we still love ya.

[Huck]

I first saw Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1973 in San Diego. They were they front band for someone else and they just tore the place up. In fact, I can't even remember who the main band was now.

That was probably The Who. Skynyrd's first big tour promoting their debut album was opening for The Who on their Quadrophenia tour.

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Billy Powell is the last man standing. Artemus Pyle is out there with his own band, but I don't think he's played with the band in years.

You don't like any of their new music? I know you play Skynyrd.

[Kerberos]

"Its a different band today. It was a kinder, gentler time back then."

Yeah I know it's a different band today but it just dawned on me as I was reading your post that the event I was talking about was 30 years ago. It just doesn't seem like it could have been that long and so it is unrealistic for me to expect this band to be anything like the old band. Nevertheless, I still kind of think that it is somewhat sacrilege to be using the Lynard Skinner name.

[Rebelbase]

"However, the revival of the band I'm not so sure about, it just doesn't have the same feel"

2 out of 6 original players are in this band now. Three if you count Ricke Medlocke, I think he played on one early album.

Still, the combination of Rossinton, Thomason, and Medlocke is pretty impressive.

On a side note, Artimus Pyle had a band called APB that did a bunch of Skynyrd stuff. I can't get the website to load, so don't know if they have broken up or not. APB band.

[Rebelbase]

Rossigton is still in there isn't he?

[Kerberos]

"That was probably The Who"

No it wasn't The Who as I know I have never seen them.

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Check Artimus' band site at my #16, its loading.

[Rebelbase]

Check out Artimus Pyle's tour schedule on my #16.

I found this for June 18th:

June 18 The Watershed Black Mountain,NC "Artimus and Friends" FREE FORM FUNKY FOLK ROCK JAM....

Ha, thats 2 hours away, I might just load up my gear, get there early and see if I can join the Jam!