The Daily Telegraph has an interview with Jimmy Buffett on the upcoming Australian tour: “Summer Sounds”
He credits his experience as a boat captain for his business acumen. “I have a little bit of organisational skill that comes from running a boat. If you’re on an ocean voyage, there are good times but there is also a system that has to be in place to work properly,” Buffett says.
“Keeping the work and play ratio balanced is a big thing for me. I just turned 64 — who thought we’d still be doing it — and you may have noticed that we are coming down there for three shows but I’m staying for 10 days, so I’ll be in the water a lot.”
Surfing in St Barts with a couple of Aussie mates over Christmas alerted him to the desperate demand for tickets to his shows here. The first two concerts at the Sydney Opera House sold out quickly and a third at the Hordern Pavilion has been added to satisfy disappointed fans.
“Yeah, I heard there were some people who weren’t happy about missing out on tickets while I was on a surf break in the Caribbean. That’s what I call a board meeting,” he says.