“With the Crowes, you’d better step up to the plate and swing your bat – or prepare to get completely ripped apart”:Bassist Johnny Colt reveals the inside stories behind the Black Crowes’ controversial Amorica album

Lynyrd Skynyrd's Joyhnny Van Zant, Gary Rossington, Rickey Medlock, Johnny Colt, Mark "Sparky" Matejka, and Peter Keys perform on stage during Day 1 of RedFest Austin at Austin360 Amphitheater on May 23, 2014 in Austin, Texas.

“It’s complete horseshit,” said Johnny Colt, former bassist of the much-maligned Black Crowes in the March 2005 issue of Bass Player. "You can walk into any store and look at the magazine rack – even in the so-called ‘Bible Belt’ – and you'll see a whole lot more than that. What about the Ohio Players’ records? What about the cover of Fire?”

Colt was talking about the banning of the band’s third release, Amorica, due to cover art featuring a closeup of a woman’s stars & stripes bikini-clad crotch.