Paul McCartney shares memories of Jimmy Buffett in moving tribute: ‘He had an amazing lust for life’

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Paul McCartney sent all his love to his friend Jimmy Buffett, the beloved tropical rock musician who passed away on Friday, according to the British Daily Mail. statement Post it on its official website.

He was 76 years old.

The Beatles icon posted a lengthy, poignant tribute to Buffett on his official Instagram page on Saturday, saying: books about some of the fond memories the two musicians shared together.

“So many wonderful people seem to leave this world, and now Jimmy Buffett is one of them,” he wrote, adding: “I have known Jimmy for quite some time and have found him to be one of the nicest and most generous people.”

He went on to write about the time Buffett re-stringed one of his guitars so that left-handed McCartney could play after he had forgotten his guitar during a trip.

“This act of generosity was followed up by giving me my beautiful left-handed guitar that was made by one of his fellow guitar makers,” he wrote. “It’s a beautiful instrument, and every time I play it now it reminds me of what a great man Jimmy was.”

The “Maybe I’m Amazed” singer also recalled the “real fun” recording session he had with Buffett on “one of his latest songs, ‘My Gummy Just Kicked In’,” where he got to hear some of Buffett’s new songs. , unreleased music.

One song I particularly loved was “Bubbles Up.” “I told him that not only was the song amazing, but the voice was probably the best I’ve ever heard him sing,” he wrote, adding that Buffett “turned the scuba phrase used to train people underwater into a metaphor.” For life. When you are confused and don’t know where you are, just follow the bubbles.

Buffett was battling melanoma in Merkel’s cells at the time of his death, according to a report in the British Daily Mail Updated obituary Post it on its official website. He had the disease for four years and continued to perform during treatment.

The singer-songwriter was briefly hospitalized in May after a trip to the Bahamas, according to a statement he posted on social media at the time. He informed his followers the next day that he was returning from the hospital to his home, and intended to take a “hunting trip with old friends.”

McCartney wrote in the tribute that Buffett “had an amazing lust for life and a lovely sense of humour.”

Until the last moment his eyes were still sparkling with the sense of humor that said, “I love this world and I’m going to enjoy every minute of it.”