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Jimmy Buffett Quotes
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And I try to give the best bang for the buck. I love performing more than anything else.
Jimmy Buffett
Love
,
Best
,
Give
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.
Jimmy Buffett
Find
,
Others
,
Write
At 57, to have a No. 1 album, I wasn't expecting it.
Jimmy Buffett
Expecting
,
Album
I always said that I wouldn't use a teleprompter, and if I start to sing real flat, I'll hang it up.
Jimmy Buffett
Real
,
Said
,
Start
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.
Jimmy Buffett
Mind
,
Country
,
Remember
I sell escapism.
Jimmy Buffett
Sell
,
Escapism
It's been wonderful for me, and I feel so privileged to have fans that are that loyal.
Jimmy Buffett
Wonderful
,
Fans
,
Loyal
Moderation is the key so I work certain amount of time and then I take a certain amount of time off.
Jimmy Buffett
Work
,
Time
,
Off
Phish and Dave Matthews really know their audiences and really treat them well.
Jimmy Buffett
Treat
,
Phish
,
Audiences
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.
Jimmy Buffett
Crazy
,
Character
,
Down
Quitting doesn't enter my mind.
Jimmy Buffett
Mind
,
Quitting
,
Enter
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.
Jimmy Buffett
Music
,
Time
,
Business
We are the people our parents warned us about.
Jimmy Buffett
Parents
,
Warned
You know, as a writer, I'm more of a listener than a writer, cuz if I hear something I will write it down.
Jimmy Buffett
Down
,
Write
,
Hear
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Biography
Nationality:
American
Type:
Musician
Born:
December 25
, 1946
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