He says he simply makes music for his audience, the paying customer. Buffett doesn't just admit this he's proud of it. Jimmy Buffett's music, like his jukebox musical, isn't for everyone. "These days, I think we need it more than ever." "It's fun, and getting away from the rigors of real life," he says, acknowledging the demand for his music to provide relief. Buffett insists his success has been less about marketing and more about learning to meet the demand for the "feeling that you need to get away." He describes Parrothead culture as an indulgence in escapism. Some interpret his enterprising as too commercial. "I can sell you a blender, but I'm not going to sell you a Veg-o-matic." But he always stays true to his fan base. Buffett markets everything he sings about, from blenders to lost shakers of salt, and of course, his restaurant chains. Parrotheads fill stadiums, some wearing cheeseburger hats. Today, Buffett is a busy multi-millionaire. "So, we only paid the electric bill, and we spent money on electric blankets, and we lived with extension chords and electric blankets while we rehearsed." Lyrics: Nibbling on sponge cake, watching the sun bake All of those tourists cov. "We were living hand to mouth daily, and it came to the point where we couldn't pay both the gas bill and the electric bill," Buffett remembers. Jimmy Buffetts 'Margaritaville' from 1977 (recorded in 1976) with lyrics. In college, Buffett lived in a trailer with his bandmates. Back then, he lived an easy-going lifestyle, concerned only with nibbling on sponge cake and watching the sun bake. in 1972, he built a career celebrating the beach bum lifestyle, playing bars and trying to get his name spelled right on T-shirts. The Mississippi native began as a country singer in Nashville, but after moving to Key West, Fla. Jimmy Buffett has been performing for Parrotheads since the 1960s. "There were great writers who write for Broadway exclusively that really were interesting and I like their work, but none of them were real Parrotheads." "I had to have people that understood the culture," he says. In a musical made for his fans, also known as Parrotheads, it was important to Buffett to have Parrotheads put it together. "I still can't actually believe this is happening sometimes," Buffett tells NPR's David Greene. To hear a full Broadway cast perform his music has been a dream come true for the musician. The title of the musical, of course, references Buffett's most famous song, "Margaritaville." Like its namesake, the musical is about a beach bum who lives on a tropical island, playing the guitar and singing for tourists covered in oil. Down below, technicians inflate beach balls, which, in true Buffett fashion, are to be dropped on theater-goers' heads at the end of the show. In the balcony of the Marquis Theatre on Broadway, Jimmy Buffett watches the final rehearsal for his new musical, Escape to Margaritaville.
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