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susan cross writes susan cross writes interviews with rising stars and well known musicians plus excerpts from leroy cooper s ray charles bandleader memoir leroy cooper ray charles and about this blog celebrity interviews wednesday november 19 2014 interview with lynyrd skynyrd may 31 1975 update lynyrd skynyrd interview updated 04 10 2017 by now most of you surmised that i am not a young pup after reading interviews i ve done with the likes of arlo guthrie sparking my own memories of woodstock so the fact that i interviewed the original lynyrd skynyrd in 1975 should come as no surprise please respect the copyright ownership on all text and photos 2017 susan cross all rights reserved lynyrd skynyrd hanging out pre concert from left al kooper leon wilkeson theresa wilkeson gary rossington and ronnie van zant photographer of all photos on this page arlene muzyka life was just a wee bit different in those days i had a tape recorder with a real tape in it and batteries that were fully charged when i went into the penthouse suite of what was then the americana hotel in new york city this was the same suite i had been in the week before when i interviewed barry hay the lead singer songwriter for golden earring a band most recognized for their hit song radar love al kooper as soon as the publicist left the room ronnie van zant jumped out of his chair to confront me although a huge presence on stage he actually stood 5 7 tall with his boots on towering over my 4 10 frame i want you to know before we get started that i hate writers so whatever you have to say say it quick he shouted in my face standing nose to nose with him i have always been pretty gutsy i asked why do you hate writers you just met me why would you hate me because writers lie they take everything i say out of context and then print it to make me look ignorant he said you see this it s a tape recorder i told him i intend to record this interview and when it is printed if you are misquoted taken out of context or made to look ignorant i swear i will never do another interview with anyone what was i thinking i was very naïve but i meant what i said ronnie van zant really he said ya know i kinda like you and you re shorter than me too sit down there was no place to sit but the floor so i made myself comfy on the carpet yes my hair was long and dark then and my signature felt hat was part of my identity he introduced his friends and when he got to the end i said you don t have to go any further i know who al kooper is kooper just looked at me silently expressionless i admit i was disappointed i would rather have been interviewing him at that moment van zant proceeded to offer me a drink and i declined he called room service and ordered screwdrivers for everybody we chatted for a while conversationally and then the tray of drinks was delivered van zant placed them on his lap offered them to his friends and after they declined he started drinking later on the interview began leon wilkeson the resulting article appeared in the front section of a magazine named swank yes that s right my loyal readers susan cross under a pen name had a short article that appeared in a magazine often found under the beds of teenaged boys in my defense i proudly am included in the same issue as author henry miller tropic of capricorn and ed naha screenwriter who wrote honey i shrunk the kids so yes some people really did buy the magazines to read the articles the two hours that followed were very revealing but i was there for a specific reason to ask about his relationship with alabama s governor george wallace who was well known as a segregationist gary rossington in skynyrd s song sweet home alabama there is a line in birmingham they love the governor boo boo boo expressing the band s opposition to the guv s racist leanings although it is often taken out of context and misunderstood as a result of another line i hope neil young will remember southern man don t need him around anyhow neil young was recognized for his anti racist attitude there are plenty of explanations of this on the web so i won t go into further detail here following is the portion of the article as it was submitted and later published in the magazine warning ronnie van zant used blunt language which some people might find offensive if you are one of those people either stop reading or cover one eye and skip any words that start with the letter f and end with the letter g read more read more posted by susan cross at 1 22 pm 6 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels al kooper gary rossington governor george wallace leon wilkeson lynyrd skynyrd neil young ronnie van zant susan cross theresa wilkeson baxley porter older posts home subscribe to posts atom about me susan cross clearwater fl united states view my complete profile links to ray charles leroy cooper just a little lovin brazil video leroy ray charles video madrid ray charles leroy cooper bandleader 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