International Herald features article on Paris concert.

[Bwana Paul]

The International Herald Tribune features an article and interview on Jimmy Buffett's recent concert at the New Morning Club in Paris, France.

http://blogs.iht.com/tribtalk/travel/gl ... ters/?p=46

[Bwana Paul]

Jimmy Buffett has romanticized Paris in a number of his songs, and the singer, a self-described Francophile, has even owned an apartment in the city. But he has waited until now to play his first-ever Paris concert.

Buffett and his band, who have played for crowds of 40,000-plus, will perform Friday for an intimate crowd of about 400 at the New Morning jazz club.

Jimmy Buffett in Paris on Thursday. (Matt Luna/IHT)“I’m turning 60, and this was on my list of things I wanted to do,” Buffett said about his upcoming concert. “I still like being a bar singer, and I wanted to be a French cabaret singer for one day of my life.”

Buffett said that he had not played Paris before because almost no one in France knew who he was. “I’m like Johnny Hallyday in reverse,” he said, referring to the aging French rocker.

‘‘Margaritaville’’ is the song Buffett is best known for, and he says he does not get tired of playing it on stage. “It’s not for myself, it’s for the paying customers,” he said of the song that propelled him to success in the music business — and, later, the restaurant business.

“We are not looking to become a big act here,” he said, just before strolling along the Champs Élysées unnoticed by the passing crowds. Buffett also said he was curious to see who will attend. “I want to see what the crowd looks like, and I wonder where they will be from.”

posted by Matt Luna, IHT Paris

[ToplessRideFL]

“I want to see what the crowd looks like, and I wonder where they will be from.”

I think he must have known it would be a mostly American crowd....

[SchoolGirlHeart]

‘‘Margaritaville’’ is the song Buffett is best known for, and he says he does not get tired of playing it on stage. “It’s not for myself, it’s for the paying customers,” he said of the song that propelled him to success in the music business — and, later, the restaurant business.

Mmmm-hmmm... Jimmy Buffett gives the crowd what he knows they want (or at least expect) in a show. And there's not a damn thing wrong with that! I see it as good showmanship.

[Migration Michelle]

‘‘Margaritaville’’ is the song Buffett is best known for, and he says he does not get tired of playing it on stage. “It’s not for myself, it’s for the paying customers,” he said of the song that propelled him to success in the music business — and, later, the restaurant business.

Mmmm-hmmm... Jimmy Buffett gives the crowd what he knows they want (or at least expect) in a show. And there's not a damn thing wrong with that! I see it as good showmanship.

GREAT POINT!!!

He should've known where the people would come from...BN of course!