Jimmy Buffett

I still consider it a summer job, though. So, I try to maintain that summer job as long as I can. But it's exciting to be able to have the opportunity to do things I always dreamed of as a kid.

Instinct taught me 20 years ago to pace a song or a concert performance. That translates into pacing a story, pleasing a reading audience.

Places I've lived since then had to have some kind of uniqueness and character about them. And logically Key West, and then Down Island. So, all of that stuff sort of had it's roots in New Orleans and went crazy.

And I wound up in New Orleans for all those years and it was a great place, really a catalyst creatively.

You know, as a writer, I'm more of a listener than a writer, cuz if I hear something I will write it down.

And I try to give the best bang for the buck. I love performing more than anything else.

If life gives you limes, make margaritas.

Searching is half the fun: life is much more manageable when thought of as a scavenger hunt as opposed to a surprise party.

Humor has bailed me out of more tight situations than I can think of. If you go with your instincts and keep your humor, creativity follows. With luck, success comes, too.

Phish and Dave Matthews really know their audiences and really treat them well.

Well, I'm still here. Didn't have to go to rehab, and I'm not broke.

If it doesn't work out there will never be any doubt that the pleasure was worth all the pain.