Jimmy Buffett
James William "Jimmy" Buffett (born December 25, 1946) was a singer, songwriter, author, businessman, and recently a movie producer best known for his "island escapism" lifestyle and music including hits such as "Margaritaville" (No. 234 on RIAA's list of "Songs of the Century"), and "Come Monday". He had a devoted base of fans known as "Parrotheads". His band was called the Coral Reefer Band.
Aside from his career in music, Buffett was also a best-selling writer and was involved in two restaurant chains named after two of his best known songs, "Cheeseburger in Paradise" and "Margaritaville". He owned the Margaritaville Cafe restaurant chain and co-developed the Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurant concept with OSI Restaurant Partners (parent of Outback Steakhouse), which operates the chain under a licensing agreement with Buffett.
“Shells sink, dreams float. Life's good on our boat. ”
“Wrinkles will only go where the smiles have been. ”
“Searching is half the fun: life is much more manageable when thought of as a scavenger hunt as opposed to a surprise party. ”
“If we weren't all crazy, we'd just go insane. ”
“Some of its magic, some its tragic, but I've had a good life along theway.”
“If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane.”
“Mother Mother Ocean, I have heard your call.”
“I'd rather die while I'm living than live while I'm dead. ”
“The right combination of guilt and machismo has sent many a fool out into the jungle when he should have stayed home.”
“Some of it's magic and some of it's tragic but I had a good life all the way.”