Jimmy is a left wing bastard and the most overrated musician on the planet.
If he’d just shut up and sing, he’d be ok.
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I see you don’t care for Jimmy’s music - I do.
Yeah, but as the article says, Jimmy Buffett is a ‘brand’. If he ever stops touring, I wonder what happens to the empire that he’s built?
Another analogy is Harley-Davidson motorcycles. The company reportedly makes more profit from licensing the brand than they do selling bikes. But what would happen to the brand if they ever stopped building motorcycles?
Jimmy is a left wing bastard and the most overrated musician on the planet.
As a musician, I can tell you with certainty that he is overrated. And believe me - I don't care for his politics. He, along with Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel and The Boss are on my sh!t list after their fervent support of Zer0bama.
Having said that, I still enjoy going to Key West and stopping into Margaritaville. Upon arrival, I get a margarita or two or three on my way to watching the sunset. Before I depart, I have my cheeseburger in paradise. Corny? Yes, but it's a tradition and I'm a traditional guy.
(Side Note: I was talking to a bartender at Margaritaville a couple of years ago. We got to talking and I found out he was a submariner that served on LA class fast-attacks. We talked about submarines for thirty minutes or so, but I had to leave for the airport. I came back a year later and he said - just like I'd seen him the day before - "Hey, Rog! What's up?!" Pretty cool!)
It's amazing: Buffett had his only top 10 hit in 1977 and thirty years later he's pulling in 40 mil a year? God Bless America! As I always say: it's easy to be super rich and be a uber-liberal as you have enough money to insulate yourself from the nonsense you want to foist on everyone else.
Just my $0.02.
It is almost funny that capitalists like him fail to understand who and what they are and who defends their interests.