Explaining Vocals on Instagram: "After the tragic 1977 Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash that took the lives of Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, Cassie Gaines, and others, Allen Collins survived… but he was badly injured and recovering in the hospital. Just days later, still wearing a neck brace and healing from the crash, Allen picked up a guitar again. Not for show. Not for cameras. Simply because music was the only thing keeping him grounded. Allen wasn’t just a guitarist — he co-wrote some of Skynyrd