Jimmy Buffett's death marks the inevitable decline of a generation of fans who grew up with him and loved him.
Jimmy Buffett performs at Old School Square in Delray Beach, Florida, on May 13, 2021.
So, Buffett’s unexpected passing on Friday at age 76, almost as if the end of summer were an appropriate time for his escape, hit me unusually hard — as I believe it did my brother-in-law and so many other fans who found a loving, devil-may-care, chillin’ attitude in this songwriter’s words, music and lifestyle.He was a musical legend and a billionaire, but his songs were real, personal, accessible, wise, sometimes melancholy and always passionate about living.
We Parrotheads felt we could capture that passion sometimes, if we could just emulate that joyful approach, humorous self-deprecation and sense of adventure — the magic played out on acoustic guitars, calypso and steel drums, harmonica solos and the cheery voices of his Coral Reefer Band. As a foreign correspondent, I always had the latest Buffett tape in my bag, and songs like “Banana Republics,” written by his friend Steve Goodman, hit home. Living in Mexico City, I used to play Buffett’s “Chanson Pour les Petites Enfants” to my little daughters at bedtime and sing, “Once around Venus, twice around Mars.”
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