My music is about life, real life as I have lived it… and loved it… in Sweet Home Alabama. And yes, Skynyrd is very dear to me and was among my first real musical influences other than singing with my mama in church and playing trumpet in the high school band. I could play “My Version” of Rocky Top on guitar at about age 8 or 9. I started writing songs at around 13 or 14 years old. I had a “Southern Rock Band”. We practiced in my mama and daddy’s basement. We thought we were “Soon to be” Rock Stars! At that time in my life I would tell you that I wouldn’t be caught dead playing Country Music. At the age of 18, I was lying about my age and playing at the local VFW. Over the coming years, I learned that you had to play a lot of country music in the night clubs around my part of the country… if you wanted to make any money. The older country crowds were the only ones who had any money to spend. All my rock-n-roll buddies just wanted you to come play a free concert from their deck… for all the free beer you could drink…. (and… they never had as much beer as they said they would have….lol). I grew to love Southern Rock mixed with Country and other GOOD Rock-N-Roll. I suppose if I could snap my fingers and magically become the Musician/Singer/Song-Writer/Performer…of my dreams…I would probably be a mix of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Third Day, Aerosmith, NEEDTOBREATHE, Toby Keith, and Keith Urban. I know that’s sounds crazy, but it’s great to be crazy! I believe in having fun... lots of it. I believe in enjoying life and getting a little crazy. I believe in being faithful to your true love when you find her or him. I believe in honesty. I believe in God and His Grace. I believe in LOVE. I don’t believe in dishonesty. I don’t believe in being lazy. I believe that evil exists and seeks to destroy, but as humans, we have the power to choose. Good…Evil…Whatever we choose…we are. My wife Michele is the Kick-A** drummer you hear in my songs. Her son, Cody Michael Troesch, is producing the eleven songs to be included on the album “Phillip Jay Mac – FOR THE RECORD” and he plays many of the instruments and solos as well. The MAIN contributor to all my projects is my Daddy-God. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for listening! Phillip Jay Mac