Jimmy Buffett
- Country : United States
- Profession :Singer, songwriter, and best-selling author.
- DOB: 1946-12-25
Jimmy Buffett, born on December 25, 1946, is an American singer, songwriter, and best-selling author. Hailing from Pascagoula, Mississippi, Buffett is renowned for his laid-back, tropical-themed music, often referred to as “Gulf and Western” or “trop rock.” His hits, including “Margaritaville” and “Cheeseburger in Paradise,” epitomize his carefree, beach-loving lifestyle. Beyond music, Buffett is a successful businessman, with ventures in the restaurant business and the Margaritaville brand. His fan base, known as “Parrotheads,” reflects his enduring influence. Beyond music, he has authored several books, further solidifying his status as a cultural icon synonymous with the spirit of escapism.
That to me is the way any good romantic would look at his life: Live it first, then write it down before you go
Author: Jimmy BuffettBack to my childhood where those monsters reside. They snack on innocence and dine on self esteem.
Author: Jimmy BuffettMaybe there is another who sees life not as a flickering candle but as a torch that can illuminate an undiscovered world.
Author: Jimmy BuffettIt is an eternal truth in the political as well as the mystical body, that where one member suffers, all the members suffer with it.
Author: Jimmy BuffettPickup’s washed and you just got paid, with any luck at all you might even get laid.
Author: Jimmy BuffettI always said that I wouldn’t use a teleprompter, and if I start to sing real flat, I’ll hang it up.
Author: Jimmy BuffettFound a shaman in a diaper with a poppy pot. When I asked if he was cold, he said just think hot.
Author: Jimmy BuffettMy only contact with the outside world was an RCA Victrola, and Elvis would sing, and then I’d dream about expensive cars.
Author: Jimmy BuffettElvis was the only man from Northeast Mississippi who could shake his hips and still be loved by rednecks, cops, and hippies
Author: Jimmy BuffettUnder the heavens and under the sea there’s a friend I don’t know, who holds the right key.
Author: Jimmy BuffettThe cheating was sweet, but my heart is beat. Don’t tear it apart, please by-pass this heart.
Author: Jimmy BuffettI know I should be leaving this climate, I’ve got a verse, but can’t rhyme it.
Author: Jimmy BuffettI hate to mention age, but I come from an era when we weren’t consumed by technology and television. My mother insisted that her children read. To describe my scarce leisure time in today’s terms, I always default to reading.
Author: Jimmy BuffettI want to keep going as I have, to travel, read, perform, write, and enjoy my family. I’ve promised myself only this: no more Laundromats, no more two-shows-a-night, and no more deadlines. I’ll work at my own pace.
Author: Jimmy BuffettIf someone wants a piece of you, never let them pay. What you do not give to them time takes anyway.
Author: Jimmy BuffettI got quarters in my loafers trying to fight inflation when it only used to take a cent.
Author: Jimmy BuffettI was hungry and went out for a bite, ran into a chum with a bottle of rum and we wound up drinking all night.
Author: Jimmy BuffettI got my hush puppies on. I guess I never was made meant for glitter rock and roll.
Author: Jimmy BuffettSo I’ll put on my bob marley tape And practice what I preach Get jah lost in the reggae mon As I walk along the beach.
Author: Jimmy BuffettThey send you off to college, try to gain a little knowledge, but all you want to do is learn how to score.
Author: Jimmy BuffettWhere’s the church, who took the steeple, Religion’s in the hands of some crazy ass people, Television preachers with bad hair and dimples, The God’s honest truth is, it’s not that simple.
Author: Jimmy BuffettYou know, as a writer, I’m more of a listener than a writer, cuz if I hear something I will write it down.
Author: Jimmy BuffettI remember the excruciating school task of writing a three-page term paper. But, oh, that feeling when I was done! I think I drive myself for that feeling of accomplishment.
Author: Jimmy BuffettWhether it’s a letter, song lyrics, part of a novel, or instructions on how to fix a kitchen sink, it’s writing. You keep your craft honed, you acquire the discipline to finish things. You turn into a self-taskmaster.
Author: Jimmy BuffettThere will always be those who feel more comfortable not venturing from the warmth of the hearth, but there are those who prefer to look out the window and wonder what is beyond the horizon.
Author: Jimmy BuffettI 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.
Author: Jimmy BuffettBarmaid, bring a pitcher, another round of brew. Honey, why don’t we get drunk and screw?
Author: Jimmy BuffettWhen the good times come around, they gallup in like wild horses. You just try to stay on them for as long as you can. And when they throw you offyou just wait in the shade until they come around again.
Author: Jimmy BuffettLife is a journey that’s measured not in miles or years but in experiences, and the route your life takes is built not of roads but of songs.
Author: Jimmy BuffettI know a girl made of memories and phrases, lives her whole life in chapters and phases…
Author: Jimmy BuffettWhere it all ends I can’t fathom, my friends. If I knew, I might toss out my anchor.
Author: Jimmy BuffettNothing to show but this brand new tattoo. But it’s a real beauty, a Mexican cutie, how it got here I haven’t a clue.
Author: Jimmy BuffettModeration is the key so I work certain amout of time and then I take a certain amount of time off.
Author: Jimmy BuffettI’ve always found drugs and alcohol somewhat pedestrian. It’s like, I don’t need an external agent to open my mind. I’m here, conscious, alert, present. Why would I alter that?
Author: Jimmy BuffettMy head hurts, my feet stink, and I don’t love Jesus. It’s that kind of morning.
Author: Jimmy BuffettHe went to Paris looking for answers to questions that bothered him so. He was impressive, young and aggressive, saving the world on his own
Author: Jimmy BuffettI’ve always been trying to write songs like Lightfoot. A song of mine like ‘Come Monday’ is a direct result of me trying to write a Gordon Lightfoot song.
Author: Jimmy BuffettThese 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.
Author: Jimmy BuffettSurrounded by stories surreal and sublime, I fell in Love in the Library once upon a time.
Author: Jimmy BuffettI have never cared about setting world records, or filling my boat with fish, or, for that matter, even catching fish. I go for the experience of spending six hours in the arms of the ocean, never thinking of a single thing except chasing fish.
Author: Jimmy BuffettYou know Death will get you in the end, but if you are smart and have a sense of humor, you can thumb your nose at it for awhile.
Author: Jimmy BuffettIt’s my job to be better than the rest, and that’s enough reason to go for me. It’s my job to be better than the rest, and that makes the day for me.
Author: Jimmy Buffett