On the eve of the first live shows in 14 months for Jimmy Buffett, Billboard has an interview with him where he discusses returning to performing and his approaching 75 years of age: “Jimmy Buffett On Getting Back to Playing Live: A Pirate Looks at 75”

Jimmy also reveals that he’s working on a “rock ‘n roll” book and has written five songs so far for his next album:

It’s based on when we went to Montserrat and did the [1979] Volcano album. I’m making it fictitious, but it’s based on that whole episode, which you can’t believe the s–t that happened. I still can’t. There are so many stories and I file them away. It’s a funny book, but it’s a real rock ‘n roll book. It’s not a miserable experience, let’s just say.

I kept writing some songs, and so instead of some 75th anniversary thing — I don’t want to do that — I’d rather put another album out. I’ve got five songs now. I like what I’m doing. It’s a little more kind of down island — authentic Creole and Trinidadian and Calypso kind of influences are in it.

Read the full interview at Billboard.com.

We’ve shared with you friend of BuffettWorld Calen Sifferman’s Mysterious Music video series before, and in a recent Odds & Ends episode, Jimmy Buffett gets another mention around the 13:30 mark.

Give it a watch below to learn a couple odds & ends about Buffett’s earliest records:

After the success of the video series ‘Songs You Don’t Know By Heart,’ where Buffett was interviewed by his daughter Delaney and performed several of his lesser known songs as requested by parrotheads, Jimmy went into the studio and recorded acoustic versions of the songs for an album that will be released on November 20th, 2020.

Track listing:

1. I Have Found Me a Home
2. Woman Goin’ Crazy on Caroline Street
3. The Captain and the Kid
4. Delaney Talks to Statues
5. Twelve Volt Man
6. Peanut Butter Conspiracy
7. Something So Feminine About a Mandolin
8. Love in the Library
9. Chanson Pour Les Petits Enfants
10. The Night I Painted the Sky
11. Cowboy in the Jungle
12. Little Miss Magic
13. Tin Cup Chalice
14. Tonight I Just Need My Guitar
15. Death of an Unpopular Poet

You can preview the songs here.

Pre-order the album now at Amazon or Mailboat Records.

Watch Jimmy discuss the album below:

JB had a few things to say on the subject and tell you about the new acoustic album! https://t.co/NALm0EstFa#SongsYouDONTKnowByHeart pic.twitter.com/dsp6UGDzt1

— Jimmy Buffett (@jimmybuffett) October 23, 2020

Jimmy Buffett’s new album that was released in May is now available on vinyl in a two-LP set that includes a collectible book with exclusive content like lyrics, special photos from Jimmy’s collection, his stories behind the songs and more.

Get the vinyl now at Amazon.

Only Lady Gaga beat out Jimmy Buffett on the Billboard 200 all-genre album chart this week. ‘Life on the Flip Side’ sold 75,000 units in its debut week:

From USA Today:

Also on the Billboard charts, Jimmy Buffett made waves with “Life on the Flip Side,” his first new album in seven years. The feel-good effort debuted at No. 2 with 75,000 units; it marks Buffett’s 40th time on the Billboard 200 since 1974.

You can get the album now at Amazon as a Digital Download, Audio CD, or on Vinyl.