But I think it’s really a part of the human condition that you’ve got to have some fun. “I’m not the first one to do it, nor shall I probably be the last. “It’s pure escapism is all it is,” he told the Republic. Music critics were never very kind to Buffett or his catalogue, including the sandy beach-side snack bar songs like “Fins,” “Come Monday” and “Cheeseburger in Paradise.” But his legions of fans, called “Parrotheads,” regularly turned up for his concerts wearing toy parrots, cheeseburgers, sharks and flamingos on their heads, leis around their necks and loud Hawaiian shirts. I’ll always be grateful for his kindness, generosity, and great performances through the years."
#JIMMY BUFFETT MARGARITAVILLE ORLANDO FULL#
“We had the honor to meet and get to know Jimmy over the years, and he was in life as he was performing on stage – full of goodwill and joy, using his gift to bring people together.”įormer President Bill Clinton wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that Buffett's “music brought happiness to millions of people. “Jill and I send our love to his wife of 46 years, Jane to their children, Savannah, Sarah, and Cameron to their grandchildren and to the millions of fans who will continue to love him even as his ship now sails for new shores,” Biden said in a statement. President Joe Biden sent condolences to Buffett's family.
18 in Forbes’ list of the Richest Celebrities of All Time with a net worth of $1 billion. The song soon inspired restaurants and resorts, turning Buffett’s alleged desire for the simplicity of island life into a multimillion brand. “It was a made-up place in my mind, basically made up about my experiences in Key West and having to leave Key West and go on the road to work and then come back and spend time by the beach.” “There was no such place as Margaritaville," Buffett told the Arizona Republic in 2021. The song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2016 for its cultural and historic significance, became a karaoke standard and helped brand Key West, Florida, as a distinct sound of music and a destination known the world over. The song - from the album “Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes” - spent 22 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and peaked at No. Everything that means anything has already happened and you’re not even sure when.” Waves crest and break whether somebody is there to witness it or not. “The tourists come and go, one group indistinguishable from the other. “What seems like a simple ditty about getting blotto and mending a broken heart turns out to be a profound meditation on the often painful inertia of beach dwelling,” Spin magazine wrote in 2021. Somewhere, irritatingly, there is a misplaced salt shaker. The singer has a new tattoo, a likely hangover and regrets over a lost love. The song is the unhurried portrait of a loafer on his front porch, watching tourists sunbathe while a pot of shrimp is beginning to boil. 14, 1977, quickly took on a life of its own, becoming a state of mind for those ”wastin’ away,” an excuse for a life of low-key fun and escapism for those “growing older, but not up.”
Illness had forced him to reschedule concerts in May and Buffett acknowledged in social media posts that he had been hospitalized, but provided no specifics. The statement did not say where Buffett died or give a cause of death. “He lived his life like a song till the very last breath and will be missed beyond measure by so many.” “Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of September 1st surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs,” a statement posted to Buffett's official website and social media pages said late Friday. NEW YORK – Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist Caribbean-flavored song “Margaritaville” and turned that celebration of loafing into a billion-dollar empire of restaurants, resorts and frozen concoctions, has died.
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