LYNYRD SKYNYRD - "We're Going To Scramble Up The Set A Little"
June 30, 2010, 14 years ago
Jen Guyre of Roadrunner Records recently interviewed LYNYRD SKYNYRD vocalist Johnny Van Zant, an excerpt follows:
Having just released Live From Freedom Hall as you embark on tour for the summer, what can fans expect to see on this DVD that they won’t see on this run and vice-versa?
Johnny: "Well this DVD I think [was] just a great show; we actually was out on the Rowdy Frynds Tour with Hank Jr. and this was recorded I believe in Lexington, Kentucky and was just a great night for us. If you’re coming to see us now, you’re going to hear a lot of new music from God and Guns! And you know this particular year, we’re going to scramble up the set a little and I think people are going to be blown away..."
With Freedom Hall being the last performance with Billy Powell and Ean Evans, can you tell me a little bit about their legacy living on through the album?
Johnny: "Right, this live album and DVD is very special to me of course, and I think every member of Lynyrd Skynyrd and I think it’s special to Billy and Ean - they had the pleasure of seeing it and living it of course before their untimely passing and I think any true Skynyrd fan would love to have this DVD and CD because it has those two guys on there. I know for myself, because I’m very honored to play with those guys who were both not only great musicians but great people too. So I’m sure they’re up there going 'Alright! People finally get to see and hear this'!"
To read the rest of the interview, click here.
