Jimmy Buffett Quotes About Songs

Quotes about: Songs

• Songwriters write songs, but they really belong to the listener.

  Jimmy Buffett

  Song, Writing, Listeners

• Whether it's a letter, song lyrics, part of a novel, or instructions on how to fix a kitchen sink, it's writing. You keep your craft honed, you acquire the discipline to finish things. You turn into a self-taskmaster.

  Jimmy Buffett

  Song, Writing, Self

  "Writing away again in Margaritaville". Interview with Tom Corcoran, bookpage.com. June, 1998.

• 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.

  Jimmy Buffett

  Missing You, Song, Today

• Life was just a tire swing. 'Jambalaya' was the only song I could sing. Blackberry pickin', eatin' fried chicken, And I never knew a thing about pain. Life was just a tire swing.

  Jimmy Buffett

  Song, Pain, Swings

  Song: Life Is Just A Tire Swing, Album: A1A, 1974

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

  Jimmy Buffett

  Song, Reading, Years

  Interview with Tom Corcoran, bookpage.com. June 1998.

• I've always been trying to write songs like Lightfoot. A song of mine like 'Come Monday' is a direct result of me trying to write a Gordon Lightfoot song.

  Jimmy Buffett

  Song, Monday, Writing

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