"You said there might be a hint that it would be his last, there was no hint on that," lead vocalist Johnny Van Zant told Tim Caple on The Rock N' Blues Experience podcast in July 2025. "I honestly thought Gary was going to be here today with us, because he survived so many things and was such a tough guy. Or maybe, in my head, I didn't want to believe that... But that particular time I was thinking he's gonna do another show with us and, unfortunately, that wasn't the case."
"Hell, he stood up the whole time," said Van Zant. Fellow bandmate Rickey Medlocke agreed, adding, "I think it was just love of the music and his love of the band and not wanting to ever show any kind of weakness. I think the love of the band gave him the strength to stand up and play."
Lynyrd Skynyrd finally released the performance and an accompanying documentary titled Celebrating 50 Years: Live at the Ryman three years later in June 2025, and it features lots of guests from Jelly Roll to Marcus King to John Osborne of the Brothers Osborne to Brent Smith of Shinedown and Donnie Van Zant of 38 Special.
"It was a lot of fun looking back on it," said Van Zant. "We won't forget that moment in time." He also adds that watching the documentary was an emotional experience for the frontman. "I cry at my kid's graduations and things like that, but at the end of this, I actually had tears in my eyes."
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