his lynyrd skynyrd bandmates can described their leader Ronnie Van Zant can be violent and physically hard on his bandmates. Ed King, Gary Rossington and Billy Powell experienced his bullying on them. you be the judge. Ronnie according to Billy Powell knocked his teeth, He would be verbally hard on Bob burnsduring 1974 tour and Ed King also felt his wrath when he got thrown against the wall and with broken lamp and during the 1975 tour he broke strings accidentally and Ronnie verbally abused him in front of the group. this led to Ed King quitting the group in the middle of the tour