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Auburn Annie · 02-22-2010, 09:26 AM

I like Jimmy B - his music, his work ethic, his attitude towards life. Steve Kroft on CBS did an interview some years ago which was very enlightening about JB and how and why he does what he does. An update is posted here: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/...in647193.shtml

Excerpt:
Walk down any dock, or anywhere there are palm trees, a bar, or a jar for tips, and you can hear someone slurring his lyrics.

"There's some good ones and there's some really bad ones. I take it as the ultimate compliment," says Buffett. "It's an anthem of some sorts. I never wrote it in six minutes. It was just another song. Just another song going on the album, you know? That's the way I looked at it. And then, never in my wildest dream did I ever think it would do what it did. Never."

Those wild dreams may have been enough for anyone but Buffett. For him, it was just a beginning -- all of which makes you wonder, what drives Buffett?

"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," says Buffett.

"And it was obvious that it had been somebody that'd been there and come back down, and I never wanted to make that run back down. 'Remember me back in 1977? I had this one hit, "Margaritaville."' I did not want to be one of those people."

AND

The past year [2004] has been a whirlwind of success that started innocently enough when a friend, country music superstar Alan Jackson, asked Buffett for help recording a new song called "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere."

"I went in the studio, I literally was there about 20 minutes," recalls Buffett. "I sang for a total of 24 seconds on the record. And it became this huge hit."

Sounds like a man who just cannot believe his good fortune, but really is one who made his own luck, and works very hard to keep it up.

02-22-2010, 09:26 AM	#4
Auburn Annie Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 3,101	Re: J. Buffett comment on GL I like Jimmy B - his music, his work ethic, his attitude towards life. Steve Kroft on CBS did an interview some years ago which was very enlightening about JB and how and why he does what he does. An update is posted here: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/...in647193.shtml Excerpt: Walk down any dock, or anywhere there are palm trees, a bar, or a jar for tips, and you can hear someone slurring his lyrics. "There's some good ones and there's some really bad ones. I take it as the ultimate compliment," says Buffett. "It's an anthem of some sorts. I never wrote it in six minutes. It was just another song. Just another song going on the album, you know? That's the way I looked at it. And then, never in my wildest dream did I ever think it would do what it did. Never." Those wild dreams may have been enough for anyone but Buffett. For him, it was just a beginning -- all of which makes you wonder, what drives Buffett? "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," says Buffett. "And it was obvious that it had been somebody that'd been there and come back down, and I never wanted to make that run back down. 'Remember me back in 1977? I had this one hit, "Margaritaville."' I did not want to be one of those people." AND The past year [2004] has been a whirlwind of success that started innocently enough when a friend, country music superstar Alan Jackson, asked Buffett for help recording a new song called "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere." "I went in the studio, I literally was there about 20 minutes," recalls Buffett. "I sang for a total of 24 seconds on the record. And it became this huge hit." Sounds like a man who just cannot believe his good fortune, but really is one who made his own luck, and works very hard to keep it up. Last edited by Auburn Annie; 02-22-2010 at 09:29 AM.