Quotes By Jimmy Buffett

Indecision may or may not be my problem.

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.

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.

Well, I'm still here. Didn't have to go to rehab, and I'm not broke.

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

Quitting doesn't enter my mind.

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

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.

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

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

There'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.

Is it ignorance or apathy? Hey, I don't know and I don't care.

Searching is half the fun: life is much more manageable when thought of as a scavenger hunt as opposed to a surprise party.

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

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.

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

My mother insisted that her children read.

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

Older and wiser voices can help you find the right path, if you are only willing to listen.

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

We are the people our parents warned us about.

To describe my scarce leisure time in today's terms, I always default to reading.

If life gives you limes, make margaritas.

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.

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

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

And I try to give the best bang for the buck. I love performing more than anything else.

I sell escapism.

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

I'm inspired by people who keep on rolling, no matter their age.