the pain in this mans eyes, in his voice.. takes a special kind of strength to carry on, gary carries that flag with pride and hurt, but that was skynyrd, pride, pain, hurt, fun, joy, life ... what a band..
I am glad you guys are still out there. There's more good news too. Dickey, Jaimoe, Jack Pearson, Dickey's son Duane, Berry Oakley's son, Berry Jr., Mark Quinones next year 2023 are supposed to tour as Allman Family Revival. Dickey is finally ready to play again. You guys are playin' they will be playin' . Life gets interrupted sometimes but then you get back to where you belong.
I've always loved all the Lynyrd Skynyrd music, but didn't know the history until recently. After hearing all the stories and interviews, i feel like I knew all these guys and i just love to hear Gary talk. He seems just like someone ive known my whole life. I would love the opportunity to sit and listen to some of his stories.
I'll be 64 this September and pretty much have been a Lynyrd Skynyrd fan ever since I heard Sweet Home Alabama on AM radio back in the early 70s. And then car mechanics truck and I ended up being stationed in Jacksonville Florida while I was in the Navy during the 80's and ran into those guys all different times at all different places! Also including guys from Molly Hatchet & .38 Special too!
God Bless Gary Rossington and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Sure the band might not even be close today to what it was when we all came to love and know them, but you got to give this old southern dog a bone. He’s seen it all and is still breathing to tell the stories and keep living the dream they all envisioned long ago. When you hear him talk it’s almost like your sitting there with a grandparent or something. Thank god for people like this that are still alive today, there won’t be people like him around forever. Cherish them while we still have them. This man is REAL.
Never Got to See Gary Live but for some reason this entire year so far I kept getting Skynyrd songs Stuck in my head on repeat. Day and night I think the universe was trying to Tell me What was about to Come .After Gary Died those Song Stopped Repeating in My Head. .
Had dreams of full concerts with him last year too, I was lucky enough to see him for his last California performance in end of 2019, I could see the deterioration of his health beginning right there, amazing musician he is missed dearly R.I.P
Your guitar playing on songs like Cry for the Bad Man and Gimmie Back my Bullets and Tuesday and on and on. makes me feel awesome because you are awesome! Thank you Gary we love you I love and the sounds and songs from Jacksonville.
For Lynyrd Skynyrd to come together in the way they did is an amazing story in itself. Many come from the same family. Or individual's whom are brought up in families who are tied to the industry in one form or another. They are also brought up in church singing. Or performing at a very young age. These guy's from the same community met at the local ballpark we all grew up around in our communities in the 60's and 70's. To put this together in Jacksonville and be from the same neighborhood. Same school. Is highly unlikely in any profession. To make it to the heights and success that they experienced is a great story. Wish they ALL could have made it the entire ride. Regardless they are ALL part of the legacy that will endure the test of time!! My high school year's were from 75-79 in southeast Louisiana. 70 miles from Baton Rouge. We were going to that concert at Tiger stadium. Thanks for continuing the great music, Skynyrd family. To all, thanks for making us smile. R.I.P.
Thanks for taking the time and effort to turn around in your chair at LJ’s Funeral Service and introducing yourself and shaking my hand.I will never forget it or Dales laugh at both of us. Rest In Peace.👍🎙🙏
My husband and I are big fans of Lynard Skynard, and my husband had been stationed in Jacksonville, Fl. in the Navy. He took me to the original burial site in 1983. The feeling and the vibe was just amazing. There was so much energy there it gave me goosebumps. I was just frozen for a bit, letting that all sink in. I can't understand the insanity of whoever decimated those graves. Just makes me sick, it was a very almost sacred place to be.
I wish somebody could get this message to Gary: Life is short. I think a lot of us fans would like to see you and Artimus Pyle make peace. God forgives us of all our wrongs. Don't look at the past or who did what. In the long run, it just doesn't matter. You all, the old-time Skynrd, has a special magic and I think for that reason alone, it would be beautiful for you both to think only of now and the future, and hug each other on stage. To even do a song together would be icing on the cake. But, you should be brothers again. Doesn't mean you gotta hang out all the time, just at peace with each other. If for no other reason, do it for the fans.
what a wonderful, heart warming interview... Gary is the salt of the earth... God bless him. Tom Wills did an excellent job... so patient and listened well.
God bless you too brother Gary. You are the greatest ever! Thanks for sharing your precious memories. I pray you are reunited with your LS brothers and God will allow you a jam in Heaven. I would love to somehow be a part of the reunion with God's blessing. As a loving fan from Jackson Lake, Jackson, Georgia. Good health ~ kimie
Tom thank you for interview. I've watched you all my life growing up. I'm originally from Jacksonville FL. Love all LS and Gary is an amazing guitarist
What a great interview. I really respect the fact that he wasn't bashing the rest of the band like some of the other interviews I've heard. Gary is a real class act.
God bess you, man.....now you can rest in peace in paradise with all your band brothers......ronnie, leon, bill, allen, bob, ed, steve, larry..........it's a long list....
It is my sincerest and fondest hope and I'm sure members of the band in the family members will probably agree that if anybody is to do a post interview with the rest of the band or the family members at the Garry's passing it is without a doubt Tom Wills. I sincerely hope
I imagine when you are broken and put back together like he has been, that there is always pain. Maybe he self-medicates a bit. I like how he brushes that off. Focuses on the positive. Amazing dude. Gimme a T for Texas
“The MAIN THING, was our hearts were broken, ‘cause we lost our best friends and our BAND…and the guys we grew up with…” @4:30 The pain of the loss of his friends, was much worse than his broken bones!! Rest In Peace now Gary…
Hope to see them again before they retire. I had a great time seeing their songs performed w the new band (excluding Gary) beautifully w the new band granted got too drunk and forgot some parts of that show. Gary is an absolute legend would love to meet him, shake his hand and thank him for being a simple man that shreds and carries on a legacy.
Ifi could say any thing to Gary Rossington it would be you are Lynyrd Skynyrd you all made it there still with you my friend i will never for get the first time i Hurd you guys. were & still are the best band that iv ever hurd love you guys.. i have a strat my self i try to play some of your stuf but iv never been that good so glad to see this interview with you we Love You guys realy do no one can come close to the lynyrd Skynyrd band
What UNBELIEVABLE humility & grace! This isn’t some high-profile interviewer from some high-profile network. Gary doesn’t have to be doing this, and it seems like he physically struggles to do so. But man, he just respects there moment. It’s as if he literally has NO EGO. Lord, if I had accomplished & experienced 1/100th of what he has, I wouldn’t be able to fit my head through the door. Lol
Can anybody tell me when ( give or take even ) when this interview took place. What a humble down to earth gentlemen. We don’t make em like this anymore unfortunately.
Gary Rossington the SURVIVOR ! Love that Man and would really like to have one of his pre-crash Guitars. The Heritage Cherry 'SG' in fact. I wonder if any of the Guitars survived that crash?
Thats good, maybe Gary Rossington still has them then, eh ? I heard him say that because the landing gear was down, and hit the tops of the tree's, that the plane went "...into a nose-dive, and all the instruments and stuff in the back of the plane landed on top of everyone in the front of the plane.", is why I asked.
Yes, Gary still has his famed "Bernice" '59 Les Paul from back then...it's in the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame in Ohio. Allen's Gibson Explorer is on loan to the Hall of Fame as well and is owned by his eldest daughter. The guys might have had a couple acoustics on the plane to strum on during the flight, but not much else. They had a total of 26 people on the plane between the band and crew. The stuff they mention that came flying up front was stereo equipment...back then, big stereos and speakers were the thing. Getting hit in the head with one of those wooden speaker cabinets would definitely do some serious damage...especially coming at someone with full force.
Look up survivor_films on ebay he use to be the guitar tech for the band I won allen collins guitar pick that was used to record street survivors album awhile back
Should go watch the interview with gene in the cemetery. As any band there was a dark side to many things. Gene and Gary probably didn’t care much for each other after events that took place after the crash announced In that interview. Ronnie didn’t trust Gary and Gary probably had some animosity to Ronnie as when Ronnie was drunk him and Gary got into many fist fights. Ronnie on a drunkard night also cut up Gary’s hands and said he was going to make it to where he could never play guitar again. As well Ronnie told Gary to fly home the next day with no apology for that. That probably built up a lot of tension at the moment for the things that happened in the future. God bless their music though and I hope they can finally figure out everything now together in the afterlife. RIP to these legends.
I think he asked God to do it as he was supposed to enter heaven. Probably said 'but Gary, I gotta get that door off him' and God lifted the door off him and led Dean into heaven with his other hand.
Thank you Gary for keeping it alive. You will be missed.
Love this man. He will be greatly missed. His music will live forever.
The riffs that came out of this man..wow. True Legend.
RIP Gary they'll be proud you carried it on and solidified the legend
the pain in this mans eyes, in his voice.. takes a special kind of strength to carry on, gary carries that flag with pride and hurt, but that was skynyrd, pride, pain, hurt, fun, joy, life ... what a band..
STILL...after 40 years, we all still LOVE you guitar man, Gary Rossington, Thank You for being real, and thinking about us, fans 3>
Hi fans.... how are you doing?
You can message me on my phone number 8456930787
I am glad you guys are still out there. There's more good news too. Dickey, Jaimoe, Jack Pearson, Dickey's son Duane, Berry Oakley's son, Berry Jr., Mark Quinones next year 2023 are supposed to tour as Allman Family Revival. Dickey is finally ready to play again. You guys are playin' they will be playin' . Life gets interrupted sometimes but then you get back to where you belong.
The man is a LEGEND! Deservedly so! One of the very best ever.
Rest in peace Gary ,
Go see your old band mates and play your music for eternity
I sure hope they are playing in heaven
I've always loved all the Lynyrd Skynyrd music, but didn't know the history until recently. After hearing all the stories and interviews, i feel like I knew all these guys and i just love to hear Gary talk. He seems just like someone ive known my whole life. I would love the opportunity to sit and listen to some of his stories.
I'll be 64 this September and pretty much have been a Lynyrd Skynyrd fan ever since I heard Sweet Home Alabama on AM radio back in the early 70s.
And then car mechanics truck and I ended up being stationed in Jacksonville Florida while I was in the Navy during the 80's and ran into those guys all different times at all different places! Also including guys from Molly Hatchet & .38 Special too!
God Bless Gary Rossington and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Sure the band might not even be close today to what it was when we all came to love and know them, but you got to give this old southern dog a bone. He’s seen it all and is still breathing to tell the stories and keep living the dream they all envisioned long ago. When you hear him talk it’s almost like your sitting there with a grandparent or something. Thank god for people like this that are still alive today, there won’t be people like him around forever. Cherish them while we still have them. This man is REAL.
Never Got to See Gary Live but for some reason this entire year so far I kept getting Skynyrd songs Stuck in my head on repeat. Day and night I think the universe was trying to Tell me What was about to Come .After Gary Died those Song Stopped Repeating in My Head.
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Had dreams of full concerts with him last year too, I was lucky enough to see him for his last California performance in end of 2019, I could see the deterioration of his health beginning right there, amazing musician he is missed dearly R.I.P
@@diegogardner6218thank you for sharing your story I'm glad you got to see Him also I'm glad he lived 4 years after you saw him .
I was lucky enough to see Lynard Skynard perform with Gary in Roseburg Oregon in 2015. Still the best concert I will ever see. RIP Gary 🙏
Tom Wills, thank you. You cared for this band and reported their story with heart. So much respect for you sir.
Amen. He was there the day after
Always a gentleman. Rest in peace Gary thank you for such great music. You will be missed but not forgotten. 🙏🕊❤
Your guitar playing on songs like Cry for the Bad Man and Gimmie Back my Bullets and Tuesday and on and on. makes me feel awesome because you are awesome! Thank you Gary we love you I love and the sounds and songs from Jacksonville.
Thanks for the interview Tom Wills, you're a good man. I know you have a connection with these guys. You can tell Gary likes you too.
Allen passing and his whole story is biggest loss , He was a legend
Gotta love him. Tough SOB. Can't just be the money. He's gotta play.
Gary is THE UNDERTAKER OF ROCK
RIP Gary. Fly High, Free Bird.
Tom Wills is a class act and had always treated the legacy of the band with respect.
Gary Rossington, best of the best 💞
Gary, you are one tough classy dude. I hope you're around forever. You have given us so much
God Bless Gary....Please keep playing man
For Lynyrd Skynyrd to come together in the way they did is an amazing story in itself. Many come from the same family. Or individual's whom are brought up in families who are tied to the industry in one form or another. They are also brought up in church singing. Or performing at a very young age. These guy's from the same community met at the local ballpark we all grew up around in our communities in the 60's and 70's. To put this together in Jacksonville and be from the same neighborhood. Same school. Is highly unlikely in any profession. To make it to the heights and success that they experienced is a great story. Wish they ALL could have made it the entire ride. Regardless they are ALL part of the legacy that will endure the test of time!! My high school year's were from 75-79 in southeast Louisiana. 70 miles from Baton Rouge. We were going to that concert at Tiger stadium. Thanks for continuing the great music, Skynyrd family. To all, thanks for making us smile. R.I.P.
Thanks for taking the time and effort to turn around in your chair at LJ’s Funeral Service and introducing yourself and shaking my hand.I will never forget it or Dales laugh at both of us. Rest In Peace.👍🎙🙏
I'm going to really miss Gary , not only could he play guitar I like his attitude and his outlook on life , RIP brother !!
RIP Gary, I was privileged to see you and the band the night before the plane crash.
Greenville,S.C.
💜😥💔
Simple kind of man 💜
Thank you. I absolutely agree with you last comment on other band members. That is life. ♥️ rest in pease
My husband and I are big fans of Lynard Skynard, and my husband had been stationed in Jacksonville, Fl. in the Navy. He took me to the original burial site in 1983. The feeling and the vibe was just amazing. There was so much energy there it gave me goosebumps. I was just frozen for a bit, letting that all sink in. I can't understand the insanity of whoever decimated those graves. Just makes me sick, it was a very almost sacred place to be.
miss you a legend my favorite guitarist of Lynyrd Skynyrd Gary Rossington .miss you
You're the coolest guy and guitarist ever Gary. I can spend hours on end watching you play and listening to your interviews!!!
There will never be another Gary Rosington - RIP Awesome guy
Rip Gary 3/6/23 😢
I wish somebody could get this message to Gary: Life is short. I think a lot of us fans would like to see you and Artimus Pyle make peace. God forgives us of all our wrongs. Don't look at the past or who did what. In the long run, it just doesn't matter. You all, the old-time Skynrd, has a special magic and I think for that reason alone, it would be beautiful for you both to think only of now and the future, and hug each other on stage. To even do a song together would be icing on the cake. But, you should be brothers again. Doesn't mean you gotta hang out all the time, just at peace with each other. If for no other reason, do it for the fans.
what a wonderful, heart warming interview... Gary is the salt of the earth... God bless him. Tom Wills did an excellent job... so patient and listened well.
a true southern man!
I’m crying I hate how sad it is but I love them
Praying for good health for this guitar 🎸 hero!
Great interview 🙂
Love you Gary I've seen them 3 times on this tour and the guys are great on Stage..
Prince Charming!
RIP Gary. Fly on Freebird.
God bless you too brother Gary. You are the greatest ever! Thanks for sharing your precious memories. I pray you are reunited with your LS brothers and God will allow you a jam in Heaven. I would love to somehow be a part of the reunion with God's blessing. As a loving fan from Jackson Lake, Jackson, Georgia. Good health ~ kimie
I love you Gary!! Rest In Peace and God Bless you! ✝️I hope to meet you up there someday. 🖤
Miss you man. Thanks for the music and the memories. Y'all were and remain the best of the best!🎸🙏
Great guitarist
Tom thank you for interview. I've watched you all my life growing up. I'm originally from Jacksonville FL. Love all LS and Gary is an amazing guitarist
ARE FROM EDEGWOOD OR BEACH OR ARGYLE OR SOUTHSIDE ??
I love that man! What an amazing talent he is. I was born in the wrong decade
RIP Gary Rossington
Gary's death was one of those moments I will remember exactly where I was and what I was doing. This band changed my life and view on music
We lost Gary today. David Lindley the other day. Miss them already 😥😢😭
R.I.P. Gary. Your music will live forever.
What a great interview. I really respect the fact that he wasn't bashing the rest of the band like some of the other interviews I've heard. Gary is a real class act.
Gary must've been a really cool grandparent! Rest in peace, Mr. Rossington!
one of the greatest guitarist! tons of riffs ,great slide player! listen to his solo on "Call me the breeze"...love and respect
Luv that song!!!
imagine this being your grandpa, holy hell
that would be cool as hell, but hes old enough to be my dad, as they are the same age!well Gary is 2 years younger than my dad
God bess you, man.....now you can rest in peace in paradise with all your band brothers......ronnie, leon, bill, allen, bob, ed, steve, larry..........it's a long list....
What a trooper. We love you Gary.
Love the band, and all the guys that founded Skynyrd!
It is my sincerest and fondest hope and I'm sure members of the band in the family members will probably agree that if anybody is to do a post interview with the rest of the band or the family members at the Garry's passing it is without a doubt Tom Wills.
I sincerely hope
Keep playing!!
love Gary
I remember watching Tom Wills reporting from the crash site in '77.
Great interview
An absolute LEGEND
Skynyrd is the absolute best
Rock on GREAT ONES!
Ronnie was a true prophet🙏
The greatest ever !
YOU ROCK GARY. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE Y'ALL'S ORIGINAL LINE UP. THE NEW SKYNYRD ISN'T NO WHERE NEAR AS GOOD AS YOU GUYS WERE
I like Gary. He’s always been true to himself and to the band. Freebird man. Freebird.
Stellar fantastic music
Nobody could touch the 1976-1977 line up R.I.P.💀 Tom is a legend also, with all the coverage over the years
I imagine when you are broken and put back together like he has been, that there is always pain. Maybe he self-medicates a bit. I like how he brushes that off. Focuses on the positive. Amazing dude. Gimme a T for Texas
“The MAIN THING, was our hearts were broken, ‘cause we lost our best friends and our BAND…and the guys we grew up with…”
@4:30
The pain of the loss of his friends, was much worse than his broken bones!!
Rest In Peace now Gary…
mr rossington thank u only wish i could have to told u face to face how much u meant to me !! RIP prince charming
What a stud! RIP
God bless Gary and artimus
Hope to see them again before they retire. I had a great time seeing their songs performed w the new band (excluding Gary) beautifully w the new band granted got too drunk and forgot some parts of that show. Gary is an absolute legend would love to meet him, shake his hand and thank him for being a simple man that shreds and carries on a legacy.
You got dat right 👍..
I took too much LSD at concerts in the early 1970s', remember having awesome experiences but can't remember anything!
Rip Gary
Sweet, sweet man 😢
Ifi could say any thing to Gary Rossington it would be you are Lynyrd Skynyrd you all made it there still with you my friend i will never for get the first time i Hurd you guys. were & still are the best band that iv ever hurd love you guys.. i have a strat my self i try to play some of your stuf but iv never been that good so glad to see this interview with you we Love You guys realy do no one can come close to the lynyrd Skynyrd band
Great job Gary
the reason so many people play the guitar he is a legend
What UNBELIEVABLE humility & grace! This isn’t some high-profile interviewer from some high-profile network. Gary doesn’t have to be doing this, and it seems like he physically struggles to do so. But man, he just respects there moment. It’s as if he literally has NO EGO. Lord, if I had accomplished & experienced 1/100th of what he has, I wouldn’t be able to fit my head through the door. Lol
Praying
RIP.
RIP
God bless him brother noke cleveland I'm in Jax finally but""
Can anybody tell me when ( give or take even ) when this interview took place. What a humble down to earth gentlemen. We don’t make em like this anymore unfortunately.
Read what Gary says at about 4;51 if im correct about the plane door being removed from him.
Cool Cat!
R. I. P. Prince Charming.
Gary died yesterday. March 5, 2023.
At 9:09, he loves his fishing, like Ronnie and most from that area at that time.
Gary Rossington medicated or been drinking ? or is he sober ?
He's like the American version of Keith Richards.
Gary Rossington the SURVIVOR ! Love that Man and would really like to have one of his pre-crash Guitars. The Heritage Cherry 'SG' in fact. I wonder if any of the Guitars survived that crash?
All the gear was on a truck enroute to Baton Rouge.
Thats good, maybe Gary Rossington still has them then, eh ? I heard him say that because the landing gear was down, and hit the tops of the tree's, that the plane went "...into a nose-dive, and all the instruments and stuff in the back of the plane landed on top of everyone in the front of the plane.", is why I asked.
Yes, Gary still has his famed "Bernice" '59 Les Paul from back then...it's in the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame in Ohio. Allen's Gibson Explorer is on loan to the Hall of Fame as well and is owned by his eldest daughter. The guys might have had a couple acoustics on the plane to strum on during the flight, but not much else. They had a total of 26 people on the plane between the band and crew. The stuff they mention that came flying up front was stereo equipment...back then, big stereos and speakers were the thing. Getting hit in the head with one of those wooden speaker cabinets would definitely do some serious damage...especially coming at someone with full force.
Look up survivor_films on ebay he use to be the guitar tech for the band I won allen collins guitar pick that was used to record street survivors album awhile back
Gary is a badass and he never forgot his brothers. His talent will never be equaled. Keep going man !
why didnt he mention gene odem in the crash
Should go watch the interview with gene in the cemetery. As any band there was a dark side to many things. Gene and Gary probably didn’t care much for each other after events that took place after the crash announced In that interview. Ronnie didn’t trust Gary and Gary probably had some animosity to Ronnie as when Ronnie was drunk him and Gary got into many fist fights. Ronnie on a drunkard night also cut up Gary’s hands and said he was going to make it to where he could never play guitar again. As well Ronnie told Gary to fly home the next day with no apology for that. That probably built up a lot of tension at the moment for the things that happened in the future. God bless their music though and I hope they can finally figure out everything now together in the afterlife. RIP to these legends.
I believe Dean did remove the door….his spirit that is
I think he asked God to do it as he was supposed to enter heaven. Probably said 'but Gary, I gotta get that door off him' and God lifted the door off him and led Dean into heaven with his other hand.