‘Growing old is not for sissies’: Jimmy Buffett hospitalized in Boston
ByFrank O'Laughlin, Boston 25 News Staff
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‘Growing old is not for sissies’: Jimmy Buffett hospitalized in Boston
ByFrank O'Laughlin, Boston 25 News Staff
BOSTON — Musician and businessman Jimmy Buffett announced that he is hospitalized in Boston after doctors discovered some issues that “needed immediate attention.”
Buffett, 76, has rescheduled a show he was slated to play in Charleston, South Carolina, on Saturday as a result of his hospital stay.
In a tweet, Buffett said, “I had a sudden change of plans this week that affected us all. Two days ago, I was just back from a trip to the Bahamas, thawing out from the California ‘winter tour,’ and chomping at the bit to get to Charleston. I had to stop in Boston for a check-up but wound back in the hospital to address some issues that needed immediate attention.”
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Jimmy Buffett Miami Heat fan Jimmy Buffett waits for the second quarter to start against the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals at the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami, Florida, on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. (Michael Laughlin/Sun Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) (Sun Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Jimmy Buffett Jimmy Buffett performs on April 6, 1983, in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Paul Natkin/WireImage) (Paul Natkin/WireImage via Getty Images)
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Jimmy Buffett BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 09: Jane Buffett and Jimmy Buffett attend the Vanity Fair Oscar Party at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 09, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic,) (Taylor Hill/FilmMagic via Getty Images)
Jimmy Buffett NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 15: Jimmy Buffett and Pitbull onstage as Pitbull makes his broadway debut guest starring in the hit Jimmy Buffett Musical "Escape to Margaritaville" on Broadway at The Marquis Theatre on June 15, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Glikas/Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic) (Bruce Glikas/Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic)
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Jimmy Buffett HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 18: Musician Jimmy Buffett (C) and cast members arrive at Jimmy Buffett's "Escape To Margaritaville" L.A. Premiere Engagement at the Dolby Theatre on February 18, 2020 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images) (Amanda Edwards/Getty Images)
Jimmy Buffett NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - FEBRUARY 15: Jimmy Buffett participates in Arcade Fire's Krewe du Kanaval parade on February 15, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images) (ERIKA GOLDRING/Getty Images)
Jimmy Buffett EAST HAMPTON, NY - AUGUST 11: Jimmy Buffett and James Taylor attend SONY CIERGE Lounge at the Social's James Taylor Concert at The Ross School on August 11, 2007 in East Hampton, NY. (Photo by NEIL RASMUS/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images) (Patrick McMullan/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
Jimmy Buffett Wantagh, N.Y.: Jimmy Buffett and his Coral Reefer Band performs at Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theatre on August 10, 2021. (Photo by Thomas A. Ferrara/Newsday RM via Getty Images) (Newsday LLC/Newsday via Getty Images)
Jimmy Buffett LOS ANGELES - APRIL 4: The Late Late Show with James Corden airing Thursday, April 4, 2019, with guests Matthew McConaughey, Reba McEntire, Jimmy Buffett. (Photo by Terence Patrick/CBS via Getty Images) (CBS Photo Archive/CBS via Getty Images)
Jimmy Buffett ATLANTA - SEPTEMBER 4: Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett performs with The Coral Reefer Band at The Omni Coliseum on September 4, 1976 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Tom Hill/WireImage) (Tom Hill/WireImage via Getty Images)
Jimmy Buffett WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 04: Multi-platinum selling music legend Jimmy Buffett (C) performs with the Broadway cast of the new musical ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE at the 2018 A Capitol Fourth at the U.S. Capitol, West Lawn on July 4, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Capital Concerts Inc.) (Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Capital Concert)
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Jimmy Buffet WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 03: Jimmy Buffett plays a song as he performs at a Get Out the Vote rally for U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Florida Democratic governor candidate Andrew Gillum at the Meyer Amphitheatre on November 03, 2018 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Mr. Buffett was encouraging people to vote for Sen. Nelson and Mayor Gillum who are in tight races against their Republican opponents. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle)
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Win Jimmy Buffet Tickets Before You Can Buy ‘Em! WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 03: Jimmy Buffett plays a song as he performs at a Get Out the Vote rally for U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Florida Democratic governor candidate Andrew Gillum at the Meyer Amphitheatre on November 03, 2018 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Mr. Buffett was encouraging people to vote for Sen. Nelson and Mayor Gillum who are in tight races against their Republican opponents. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle)
Jimmy Buffet sang the national anthem before Sunday's NFC Championship game in New Orleans.
Buffett went on to write, “Growing old is not for sissies, I promise you. I also promise you, that when I am well enough to perform, that is what I’ll be doing.”
Buffett also thanked his fans for their thoughts and prayers.
Additional details about his hospitalization were not immediately available.
In September 2022, Buffet announced that he was dealing with health issues that required a brief hospitalization.
