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Harrison Ford shared a story of how an afternoon with the late Jimmy Buffett inspired him to get his ear pierced. On Saturday, the 81-year-old actor was among stars who honored the musician during the Keep the Party Going: A Tribute to Jimmy Buffett event at Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl. Buffet died in September at the age of 76 after a battle with skin cancer.
"Jimmy Buffet was a coolguy," Ford said while introducing a performance by the Zac Brown Band, according to People magazine. "I remember one day that a long — some might say boozy — lunch with Jimmy and [the late news anchor] Ed Bradley, and it was Bradley's birthday. I saw both of them had earrings.
So, right after lunch, I got my ear pierced. "That's just how infectious Jimmy's coolness is," the "Indiana Jones" star added. "Infectious enough for a 40-year-old man to spontaneously get his f------ ear pierced.
And infectious enough to create an entire culture around his music. "There is no other way to say it: There will never be another like Jimmy." The "Star Wars" actor noted that "usually cool guys are not that nice" but emphasized that the "Margaritaville" hitmaker was "more than nice." "He was kind," Ford said. "He was beloved by his family, by his friends, by his band, his crew and his collaborators, and he loved them all back." Keep the Party Going featured performances by Paul McCartney, Jon Bon Jovi, Sheryl Crow, The Eagles, Snoop Dogg, Kenny Chesney, Brandi Carlile and Eric Church, among others, per Variety.
Ford shared a longtime friendship with fellow pilot Buffett. During a 2023 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Ford cited Buffett while reflecting on his near-fatal plane accident. In March 2015, Ford was forced to make an emergency landing on the
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Harrison Ford has a message for the late Jimmy Buffett — ears to ya.Ford, 81, revealed that he got his famous ear piercing years ago after a boozy lunch with the “Margaritaville” singer and late “60 Minutes” correspondent Ed Bradley.Ford made the admission during the “Keep the Party Going: A Tribute to Jimmy Buffett” concert, which was held April 12 at the Hollywood Bowl in LA, according to People.Buffett died last September at the age of 76. Bradley died in November 2006 at the age of 65.Ford appeared at the Buffett tribute to introduce a performance by Zac Brown Band and told the crowd that “Jimmy Buffett was a cool guy,” according to the report.“I remember one day that a long — some might say boozy — lunch with Jimmy and Ed Bradley, and it was Bradley’s birthday,” Ford said.
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Paul McCartney was joined by The Eagles on a version of ‘Let It Be’ at a tribute concert for the late Jimmy Buffett at the Hollywood Bowl this week. The singer-songwriter, known for his tropical rock sound, died at the age of 76 last September after a four-year battle with skin cancer. The concert, titled ‘Keep the Party Going: A Tribute to Jimmy Buffett’ took place at the Los Angeles venue on Thursday (April 11), including appearances from Sheryl Crow, Brandi Carlile, Zac Brown, Jon Bon Jovi and Buffett’s band The Coral Reefer Band.
Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Paul McCartney was the obvious headliner of the bill Thursday at the Hollywood Bowl. But it was Buffett-mania that was in full sway, as a cast of dozens of singers and celebrity presenters — from Jane Fonda to Snoop Dogg — saluted or parroted a fallen musical hero for the three-and-a-half-hour “Keep The Party Going: A Tribute to Jimmy Buffett.” Most of the night’s entertainers covered Buffett classics or obscurities, although McCartney, the Eagles and Snoop Dogg broke with that to regale the full Bowl house with their own material, while Zac Brown and (sending in a video contribution) Dave Matthews debuted brand new songs saluting Buffett.
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