Jimmy Buffett Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Phish and Dave Matthews really know their audiences and really treat them well.”

“I'm a big follower and reactor to weather.”

“You know, as a writer, I'm more of a listener than a writer, cuz if I hear something I will write it down.”

“I sell escapism.”

“At 57, to have a No. 1 album, I wasn't expecting it.”

“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.”