Jimmy Buffett Quotes

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  It’s been wonderful for me, and I feel so privileged to have fans that are that loyal.

   

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• It takes no more time to see the good side of life than it takes to see the bad.

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• Instinct taught me 20 years ago to pace a song or a concert performance. That translates into pacing a story, pleasing a reading audience.

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• Indecision may or may not be my problem.

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• If we weren’t all crazy, we’d just go insane.

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• If life gives you limes, make margaritas.

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• If it doesn’t work out there will never be any doubt that the pleasure was worth all the pain.

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• 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.

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• I’m a big follower and reactor to weather.

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• 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.

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• I sell escapism.

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• I just want to live happily ever after, every now and then.

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• I hate to mention age, but I come from an era when we weren’t consumed by technology and television.

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  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.

   

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• I always said that I wouldn’t use a teleprompter, and if I start to sing real flat, I’ll hang it up.

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  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.

   

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  Elvis was the only man from Northeast Mississippi who could shake his hips and still be loved by rednecks, cops, and hippies.

   

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• At 57, to have a No. 1 album, I wasn’t expecting it.

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  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.

   

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• And I wound up in New Orleans for all those years and it was a great place, really a catalyst creatively.

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Jimmy Buffett (44)

Birth:	25th December, 1946
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Businessman, Lyricist, Musician, Producer, Singer, Writer

About

James William Buffett was born in Pascagoula, Mississippi, USA. He is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, writer, producer and businessman. He is best known for his music, which often portrays an "island escapism" lifestyle. Together with his Coral Reefer Band, he has recorded hit songs including "Margaritaville" and "Come Monday". He earned a BA degree from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1969. He owns or licenses the Margaritaville Cafe and Cheeseburger in Paradise Restaurant chains. As a baseball fan, he was part-owner of two minor league teams: the Fort Myers Miracle and the Madison Black Wolf. In 1993, he launched Margaritaville Records, with distribution through MCA Records. In 2015, he received an honorary doctorate in music from the University of Miami. His albums list shown below: Down to Earth, Living and Dying in 3/4 Time, Volcano, Coconut Telegraph, Last Mango in Paris, Hot Water, Banana Wind, Beach House on the Moon, License to Chill, Buffet Hotel, and 'Tis the SeaSon. He has written several books include: Tales from Margaritaville (collection of short stories), Where Is Joe Merchant? (novel), A Pirate Looks at Fifty, The Jolly Mon, A Salty Piece of Land (novel), and Swine Not? (novel). He co-produced a film, entitled Hoot.

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