Harrison Ford shares how a 'boozy lunch' with Jimmy Buffett led to a spontaneous ear piercing
foxnews.comHarrison 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.
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