It's been wonderful for me, and I feel so privileged to have fans that are that loyal.
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?
Jimmy BuffettI always said that I wouldn't use a teleprompter, and if I start to sing real flat, I'll hang it up.
Jimmy BuffettUnder the heavens and under the sea there's a friend I don't know, who holds the right key.
Jimmy BuffettYeah. I wouldn't do it if it wasn't fun... We're showing people how, in a pretty crazy and whacked-out, dangerous world, you can still have fun.
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.
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.
Jimmy BuffettIt's important to have as much fun as possible while we're here. It balances out the times when the minefield of life explodes.
Jimmy BuffettOne of the inescapable encumbrances of leading an interesting life is that there have to be moments when you almost lose it.
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
Jimmy BuffettMy voyage was never a well-conceived plan, nor will it ever be. I have made it up as I went along.
Jimmy BuffettHumor 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.
Jimmy BuffettMother, mother ocean, I have heard you call. Wanted to sail upon your waters, since I was three feet tall. You've seen it all, you've seen it all. Watched the men who rode you, switch from sails to steam. In your belly, you hold the treasure that few have ever seen, most of them dreams, most of them dreams.
Jimmy BuffettAny attempts at autobiography before the age of eighty seem pretty self-involved to me. There are a lot of smart middle aged people but not many wise ones.
Jimmy BuffettWe're weird roman candles burning bright at both ends. At the end of the road's where this story begins. Where the green of the gulf meets the blue of the sea. What makes it all happen is still a mystery to me. But those crazy days and those crazy ways, we never want to undo. We'll be together, now and forever.
Jimmy BuffettIt takes just as little time to see the positive side of life as it does the negative side.
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.
Jimmy BuffettThere'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.
Jimmy BuffettAs a dreamer of dreams and a travelin' man, I have chalked up many a mile. Read dozens of books about heroes and crooks, and I learned much from both of their styles.
Jimmy BuffettBe good, and you will be lonesome, be lonesome and you will be free. Live a lie and you will live to regret it, that's what living is to me.
Jimmy BuffettYou've been acting like Jesus owes you a favor, but he's a little smart for you to fool.
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