Jimmy Buffett Quotes About Writing

Quotes about: Writing

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

  Jimmy Buffett

  Song, Writing, Listeners

• And you find as a writer there are certain spots on the planet where you write better than others, and I believe in that. And New Orleans is one of them.

  Jimmy Buffett

  Believe, Writing, New Orleans

• 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.

• That to me is the way any good romantic would look at his life: Live it first, then write it down before you go.

  Jimmy Buffett

  Writing, Looks, Way

• You know, as a writer, I'm more of a listener than a writer, cuz if I hear something I will write it down.

  Jimmy Buffett

  Writing, Cuz, Knows

• I remember the excruciating school task of writing a three-page term paper. But, oh, that feeling when I was done! I think I drive myself for that feeling of accomplishment.

  Jimmy Buffett

  Writing, School, Thinking

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

• I want to keep going as I have, to travel, read, perform, write, and enjoy my family. I've promised myself only this: no more Laundromats, no more two-shows-a-night, and no more deadlines. I'll work at my own pace.

  Jimmy Buffett

  Writing, Night, Two

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

• [Writing] is edit, edit, edit. It's almost like getting a boat ready to go to sea. You've still got a countless number of things left to fix, but you've just got to go, "O.K., everybody get on the boat. We're going, ready or not."

  Jimmy Buffett

  Writing, Sea, Numbers

• 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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