Jimmy Buffett

Country singer, eternal partygoer, inveterate business man... Whoever manages to define the elusive Jimmy Buffett will certainly have something as great as his subject. For since the 1970s, the Alabama songwriter has been a resounding success, based on an emblematic song: Margaritaville. 

And what characterises Jimmy Buffett first and foremost is his total relaxation. As early as 1979, he showed up barefoot and a few hours late for an interview with the prestigious magazine Rolling Stone. He was living on his boat, in the paradisiacal setting of Saint Barthélémy. A way of life and a way of being that has seduced thousands of people around the world. Just like his music: a warm country music under the tropical sun, which he himself likes to call "tropical rock". 

For his fans, who call themselves the "Parrotheads", he has become over the years a true idleness guru. He is the trendsetter for colourful Hawaiian shirts, promotes a relaxed lifestyle and releases almost 50 albums a year. And his favourite playground is the stage! In the United States and Europe, he tours with his lifelong companions: The Coral Reefer Bands. 

But make no mistake about it, behind these bon vivant tunes, Jimmy Buffett is an accomplished artist and an outstanding businessman. His single Margaritaville has become a brand name in its own right over the years. Radio Margaritaville, first broadcast online, has been on the airwaves since 2005. As for the Margaritaville shop, along with his coffee shop, they have been open in Key West, Florida, since 1985! And that's without counting the tons of merchandising products that the artist has produced over the course of his career and that his audience is tearing up! No doubt, Jimmy Buffett's career still has sunny days ahead of it.