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"They were a barely-controlled tornado! 

When they took to the stage, it was magic."  ​— RetroTechNoir

ISSUE #35 LYNYRD SKYNYRD

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"The band practiced like madmen - up to 18 hours a day. When they took to the stage, it was magic." ​— RetroTechNoir

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August 21, 1976, Lynyrd Skynyrd took the stage at Knebworth

 

PEERLESS CHEMISTRY & TALENT - A PHENOMENON

"Lynyrd Skynyrd wasn't a band - it was a barely-controlled tornado. Fistfights & broken bones were common. Drugs & booze were everywhere. Despite it, the band practiced like madmen - up to 18 hours a day. When they took to the stage, it was magic." 

 — RetroTechNoir

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“After smoking pot with Jack Nicholson, according to Gary Rossington, the band was especially loose for their opening slot with the Stones at Knebworth Park in the U.K, 1976. At the climax of a rousing set, Ronnie encouraged his guitarists to solo on the stage’s extending ramp – in the shape of the Stones’ famous tongue logo. “Mick Jagger was mad,” says Rossington. “It took their breath away to see how well we went over and how we broke their only rule: don’t go out on the tongue.” 

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