And I try to give the best bang for the buck. I love performing more than anything else.
And I wound up in New Orleans for all those years and it was a great place, really a catalyst creatively.
And now, you dress if you go. They looked like Deadheads with a little better wardrobe so that's how the name sort of originated.
And you find as a writer there are certain spots on the planet where you write better than others, and I believe in that. And New Orleans is one of them.
At 57, to have a No. 1 album, I wasn't expecting it.
Elvis was the only man from Northeast Mississippi who could shake his hips and still be loved by rednecks, cops, and hippies.
First of all, to make it successfully as a performer and then to branch out into other areas that always interested and challenged me. it's all about learning how to be a good performer and entertainer sort of created an audience, and the audience created a demand for other things.
Humor has bailed me out of more tight situations than I can think of. If you go with your instincts and keep your humor, creativity follows. With luck, success comes, too.
I always said that I wouldn't use a teleprompter, and if I start to sing real flat, I'll hang it up.
I can only say the first thing that pops into my mind is I remember, years ago, seeing kind of a has-been country singer working - when I first moved to Nashville - in a bar in a Holiday Inn.
I can put out stuff that I know Parrotheads will be interested in hearing and buying.
I hate to mention age, but I come from an era when we weren't consumed by technology and television.
I just want to live happily ever after, every now and then.
I sell escapism.
I still consider it a summer job, though. So, I try to maintain that summer job as long as I can. But it's exciting to be able to have the opportunity to do things I always dreamed of as a kid.
I want to keep going as I have, to travel, read, perform, write, and enjoy my family.
I'm a big follower and reactor to weather.
I'm inspired by people who keep on rolling, no matter their age.
I'm writing for a record and also kind of writing stories for a book, but I got no deadlines, and I got no contracts.
If I couldn't laugh I just would go insane, If we couldn't laugh we just would go insane, If we weren't all crazy we would go insane.
If it doesn't work out there will never be any doubt that the pleasure was worth all the pain.
If life gives you limes, make margaritas.
If we weren't all crazy, we'd just go insane.
Indecision may or may not be my problem.
Instinct taught me 20 years ago to pace a song or a concert performance. That translates into pacing a story, pleasing a reading audience.
Is it ignorance or apathy? Hey, I don't know and I don't care.
It's been wonderful for me, and I feel so privileged to have fans that are that loyal.
Moderation is the key so I work certain amout of time and then I take a certain amount of time off.
My mother insisted that her children read.
Older and wiser voices can help you find the right path, if you are only willing to listen.
People who think too much before they act don't act too much.
Phish and Dave Matthews really know their audiences and really treat them well.
Places I've lived since then had to have some kind of uniqueness and character about them. And logically Key West, and then Down Island. So, all of that stuff sort of had it's roots in New Orleans and went crazy.
Quitting doesn't enter my mind.
Searching is half the fun: life is much more manageable when thought of as a scavenger hunt as opposed to a surprise party.
The stores and the things like that, the business side of things came out at the point when, I'd say probably in the early '70s, it looked like the year of the singer-songwriter was over, 'cause music changed in our time and the spotlight was out.
There's something missing in the music industry today . . . and it's music. Songs you hear don't last, it's just product fed to you by the industry.
These old ballparks are like cathedrals in America. We don't have big old Gothic cathedrals like they do in Europe. But we got baseball parks.
To describe my scarce leisure time in today's terms, I always default to reading.
We are the people our parents warned us about.
Well, I'm still here. Didn't have to go to rehab, and I'm not broke.
Why dont we get drunk and screw?
Wrinkles will only go where the smiles have been.
Yes, Barometer was written in Key West and I did spend many hours at the library there. Every song on that album has a literary connection.
You know, as a writer, I'm more of a listener than a writer, cuz if I hear something I will write it down.
The new movie Hoot features a couple songs from Jimmy Buffet.
Jimmy is the son of James Delaney Buffett Jr. and Mary Loraine (Peets) Buffett.
Jimmy has a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Southern Mississippi.
Jimmy is a licensed pilot, and flies his own plane.
Jimmy is the author of the book titled, Trouble Dolls.
Jimmy is the author of the book titled, Where Is Joe Merchant? A Novel Tale .
Jimmy is the author of the book titled, A Pirate Looks at Fifty.
Jimmy's Zodiac sign happens to be Capricorn.
Jimmy was born on Christmas Day in 1946.
Jimmy played himself in the 1975 film Rancho Deluxe.
Jimmy played the uncredited role of the Shoe-Stealing Pirate in the 1991 film Hook.
Jimmy played the role of the 727 Pilot in the 1995 film Congo.
Jimmy is currently married to Jane Slagsvol, whom he has three children with.
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