I think if I had taken a year off, whether there was a pandemic or not, that would’ve seemed odd for us. So I’ve been practicing a long time to take a year off, and with the world kind of turning upside down, this is it. I have, for a good number of years, maybe since back when I was 60 or so, I thought, “Y’know, I might want to take a summer off and not go out for a summer and do something with my kids or write or just travel.” I’ve played every summer, I think, for 44 years.

It must be odd to be looking towards a summer when you won’t be playing shows. We have a house out here and (wife) Jane spends most of the winter out here, so we’re fine hanging out here for a little while. Barts for the season of boat racing, and the next thing I knew I had to pick my son up from tennis instructors school in Florida and fly him back here, so I’ve been here ever since. (Laughs) What can I say - I’ve got two kids here, but I was literally 10 minutes from firing up the plane and going to St. It feels like we’re finding you on the wrong coast - California, not the holy mecca of Florida? After one of the latter he took some time to talk to Billboard about living Life on the Flip Side and what else he plans to do with his unscheduled free time. Quarantined with most of his family in Malibu, Buffett has been feeding the Parrothead flock with a Zoom chat, special weekly online performances for first responders and vintage concerts on Margaritaville TV - and, of course, riding some Pacific waves when the opportunity presents.

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