James William "Jimmy" Buffett (born December 25, 1946) is 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 has a devoted base of fans known as "Parrotheads". His band is called the Coral Reefer Band.Aside from his career in music, Buffett is also a best-selling writer and is involved in two restaurant chains named after two of his best known songs, "Cheeseburger in Paradise" and "Margaritaville". He owns 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.
He is a licensed pilot who flies his own light aircraft.
Has done extensive work with environmental groups in Florida and the Carribbean.
Has licensed the name "Margaritaville", the title of one of his songs, to a brand of tequila, a margarita mix, and a chain of merchandise stores.
His books include "The Jolly Mon" (a childrens book based on one of his songs), "Tales from Margaritaville: Fictional Facts and Factual Fictions" and "Where Is Joe Merchant?".
His concerts have a cult following, not unlike that of Grateful Dead , with fans known as "parrotheads".
Owns a 1954 Grumman Albatross seaplane called "The Hemisphere Dancer".
Brother-in-law of Thomas McGuane.
Separated from his wife Jane in the early 1980s. However, they reconciled in 1991 and remain happily married.
Is a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity of the Epsilon-Nu chapter from Southern Mississippi.
Co-founder, along with former Florida governor Bob Graham , of the Save the Manatee Club.
The music video of his song "One Particular Harbour" was filmed on the same set and at the same time as The Bounty . The two productions also shared props and extras as well.
Appointed Honorary Ambassador of Peace for the Harvey Ball Foundation along with Jackie Chan , Brooke Shields , A.V.T. Shankardass , Jerry Lewis , Prince Albert of Monaco , Jack Nicklaus , Greg Norman , Phil Collins , Dale Earnhardt Jr. , Darrell Waltrip , Heather Mills , Yoko Ono , Patch Adams , Sergei Khrushchev and Winnie Mandela.
Buffett has claimed that his favorites of his own songs are: "He Went to Paris", "Death of an Unpopular Poet", "Come Monday", "A Pirate Looks at Forty", "Nautical Wheelers", "Son of a Son of a Sailor", "Sending the Old Man Home", "Twelve Volt Man" and "Distantly in Love".
Jimmy Buffett s first marriage, (to Margie Washichek), occurred on Lunar History date of July 20th, 1969, when astronauts, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon and were the first two, that walked on the moon, while Michael Collins remained with the Apollo 11 spaceship.
Father of Savannah Jane Buffett.
Fell, face first, off the stage at the end of his concert in Sydney, Australia, on January 26, 2011 and was rushed to the hospital.
Received his Bachelors degree in history from the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
No relation to Warren Buffett.
It takes no more time to see the good side of life than to see the bad.
One of the inescapable encumbrances of leading an interesting life is that there have to be moments when you almost lose it.
The only thing that is still free in this world is religion, which is why a lot of people "find it.
Songwriters write songs, but they really belong to the listener.
Forget that blind ambition, and learn to trust your intuition.
You are your own best teacher. ~Jimmy Buffett,Maybe there is another who sees life not as a flickering candle but as a torch that can illuminate an undiscovered world.
There will always be those who feel more comfortable not venturing from the warmth of the hearth, but there are those who prefer to look out the window and wonder what is beyond the horizon.
Indecision may or may not be my problem.
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.
Wrinkles will only go where the smiles have been. .
