“His presence and his talent was a very important part of the music and that band. “Gary Rossington played a very integral part in the creation of all of that,” notes Rickey Medlocke, the Blackfoot founder who played drums in Skynyrd circa 1970-’71 and rejoined as a guitarist in 1996. Through the group’s many incarnations, Rossington’s presence was the essential tie to the band’s legacy, a black-clad, hat-wearing, Les Paul-slinging embodiment of credibility, speaking softly but hitting hard with his guitar, whether it was the fire of “Free Bird” or the aching gentleness of “Simple Man.” So I feel like there’s a whole bunch of people up on that stage.” And every time we play, I feel the other guys’ spirits with us, and they’re helping and making sure everything is all right. “I’m just happy to still be doing it, going out and spreading the word about Skynyrd and all the great songs, and talking about Ronnie and Allen and Steve Gaines, and Leon and Billy and all the guys we lost, just keeping them alive. “It’s heavy,” Rossington acknowledged at the time. like when everyone says they wanted to be love but when someone tells them they love them, they freak out and leave the people who told them they love them.(from left) Ronnie Van Zant, Gary Rossington and Allen Collins work with producer Al Kooper on (Pronounced ’Leh-’nérd ’Skin-’nérd) as engineer Bob “Tub” Langford looks on, at Studio One, Doraville Atlanta, Georgia, May 6, 1973. On a sidenote: I think this song says a lot about people who are having a hard time what to feel or how act when something they thought they wanted is right in front of them. **** I think this part is knowing and being sad about the fact that the relationship could possibly end (since she's having a hard time making arrangements to herself) but also knowing that the only person who could make you happy is the person who's about to break your heart. **** i think it's about waiting for someone to make a decision whether they'll stay or go. When you're young enough to repay (old enough to stay in a committed, give-and-take relationship) but also young enough sell (young enough to sell out your relationship by taking the easy way out and breaking it off) Asking someone or yourself why is it hard to make arrangements with yourself
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