Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Rickey Medlocke revealed that he was nonetheless grappling with the demise of his bandmate, Gary Rossington, who handed away in March.
Rossington, who was the band’s final surviving unique member, had been out and in of the group’s lineup in recent times as a consequence of ongoing well being points. Nonetheless, throughout a dialog with Fox17 in Nashville, Medlocke admitted that accepting he’s actually gone has been troublesome.
“Once we got here again after a yr and a half (because of the pandemic), man, it opened up after issues began opening, we bought proper again into it,” the rocker defined. “Gary, alternatively, discovered himself in a scenario — bless his coronary heart, man — to the place he could not exit anymore, and we simply misplaced him this yr. And that basically broke my coronary heart.”
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Medlocke additional admitted that Rossington’s demise continues to weigh on him, whilst Lynyrd Skynyrd pushes forth.
“I do not assume that I’ve fairly — nonetheless proper now, in spite of everything this time, I do not assume I’ve fairly settled with it,” the guitarist confessed. “As a result of we had been such actually good mates ever since we had been youngsters. And being on stage with him each evening after we had been touring is simply one thing you may miss the remainder of your life.”
Is Lynyrd Skynyrd Touring in 2024?
Within the wake of Rossington’s demise, Lynyrd Skynyrd has continued to tour. The band is scheduled to carry out on New Yr’s Eve Stay: Nashville’s Huge Bash, a star-studded five-hour CBS particular ringing in 2024.
In March, the band will hit the street as soon as extra, rejoining with ZZ Prime in a continuation of their Sharp Dressed Easy Man tour.
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