Gary Rossington telling the Story of writing Simple Man!! - Lynyrd Skynyrd

The Real Story of writing Simple Man!!
Written Approx second half of 1971.
(According to a recent post that included information from a web site called songfacts, says Gary and Ronnie wrote this about Ronnie's Grandmother dying and Gary's Mother that had just died. FAKE NEWS.
Though It is true one of Roninie's Grandmother died around the same time as writing it. Gary says it was about their Mothers.)
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Gary tells the story of writing Simple Man in a 1987 radio interview, He tells us it is about their Mothers, And that Ronnie had just gone through a sad time with a divorce with the mother of his daughter. Gary was leaving Home and his input to the song was advive his mother had given him.
In a 1976 interview Ronnie tells us , the lyrics for Simple Man Came to him in the Shower.
“I’ve had a lot of ’em come to me in the shower,” he said, going on to add,
“I wrote the song ‘Simple Man’ in the shower.“
- Ronnie Van Zant.
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Allen Collins said:
“Ronnie stands in the shower singin` to himself and the songs just come out,” explains Allen Collins scratching his meagre three-day growth.
“Ma shower`s got the best acoustics in the world,” laughs Ronnie.
“Ah always look for the melody first, then think up the words as ah go along.
Ah memorize them, then take `em to one of the guitar players and we arrange everythin`.” - Ronnie Van Zant.
(1976 interview.)
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[@stardust2991]

I love this song!!

[@muhammadsteinberg]

This song for some reason brings emotions out of me. Spent many hours during my youth getting "F-d-up" while trying to learn this song.
Absolutely outstanding piece of work!

[@robert.m4676]

Where’d you get a name like that from?

[@robert.m4676]

I’m a vet too.

[@iamin2pain]

awesome !

[@paulpate1]

best southern band in history !

[@stevedickson4610]

Rip

[@amoruzz]

👍👍

[@RBFR01]

How did Garry intonate his guitar in 1970?