I'm Native American, so the racial thing kind of hits home with me. Rickey Medlocke More Quotes by Rickey Medlocke More Quotes From Rickey Medlocke We were working 'Good Teacher' up, and it became apparent to me that, as we were playing it, the song had a Hendrix, 'Crosstown Traffic' vibe and feel to it. Rickey Medlocke goodmegood-teacherteacher Michael Jordan was like basketball Jesus. Rickey Medlocke michael-jordanlikebasketballjesus I find that America is moving toward a certain type of government that everybody else is moving away from, and I find that very upsetting to me. Rickey Medlocke megovernmentamericamoving Lynyrd Skynyrd is not a political band, but you know what? We believe in this country. We have a soft spot for our military. We love the red, white and blue, and every night we dedicate a portion of our show to our fighting men. Rickey Medlocke youbluelovemen We're a working-people's band, and we love America and what she stands for. Also, we love doing shows, whether it's a huge amphitheater or a corn dog fest. We don't care. Rickey Medlocke doingcaredoglove You can be hip-hop to the max, but you still know 'Sweet Home Alabama.' Rickey Medlocke knowyouhomesweet Politics are the same old thing. We elect people, we put them in office, and guess what they do? They sell us out. They sell us down the river, and we pay for it. Rickey Medlocke riverdownpoliticspeople You've just gotta go in and write from the heart and write the best material that you can and put it out. If one hits, hey, great. It keeps the legacy going. But you've gotta keep doing new material. It's the future of any band. Rickey Medlocke bestyoufutureheart All I can say is we love what we do, and the audience is still there for us. I think what's given us such longevity is that our music may not be fancy, but it touches a nerve with the average Joe. Rickey Medlocke thinkmusici-canlove Recording should be fun. Rickey Medlocke recordingshouldfun As a young man growing up in that era, I was very influenced by Hendrix and took to a wah wah, and I learned how to really use one effectively as Hendrix did. Rickey Medlocke young-manmangrowing-upyoung If you really stop to think about it, the last really big guitar hero was Eddie Van Halen, and that was back in the '80s - early '80s, you know what I mean? That's a long time ago. Rickey Medlocke youguitarherotime I gotta tell you, Rickey Medlocke lived in some of the most magical years in this world's history. I lived in the '60s. I lived in the '70s, right into the '80s, and man, it was bad to the bone. Rickey Medlocke youmanhistoryworld Here's the deal: You can't go in with the intent that, 'All right, we're gonna write another 'Free Bird' or 'What's Your Name.'' You can't think about it in those terms, because you'll never outdo your history. Rickey Medlocke nameyoubirdhistory We're about music. We're not about politics. Rickey Medlocke aboutmusicpolitics I was one of the original drummers. What everyone likes to do is think of Lynyrd Skynyrd as the band that picked up again in '73. But I was one of the original members, and I was a big part of that. Rickey Medlocke everyonebigthinkband My old man Shorty was a huge figure in my musical life. Rickey Medlocke oldmanold-manlife I often use dropped D or C - I even go all the way down to A. What can be really cool is drop a guitar down there and have the rest of the band continue in standard tuning. It gives it a lot of power and texture. Rickey Medlocke restcoolguitarpower I've got a few great old Marshalls that I use live: '71 and '72 heads and an old combo with 2x12s. Rickey Medlocke oldlivegreatuse I don't want to use my platform to speak out against anybody. I'm a rock and roller. I play music for a living. Rickey Medlocke musicspeakwantplay
