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 “60 Minutes” correspondent Ed Bradley.
Ford made the admission during the “Keep the Party Going: A Tribute to Jimmy Buffett,” which was held April 12 at the Hollywood Bowl in LA, according to People.
Buffett died last September at the age of 76.
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. “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,” Ford continued. “Infectious enough for a 40-year-old man to spontaneously get his f—ing 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.”
Ford added that “usually cool guys are not that nice,” but that that didn’t apply to Buffet — who, he said, “was more than nice.
“He was kind. He was beloved by his family, by his friends, by his band, his crew and his collaborators, and he loved them all back,” Ford commented.
The “Keep the Party Going” event featured performances from Paul McCartney, The Eagles, Sheryl Crow, Jon Bon Jovi and others — plus speakers including Jane Fonda and Woody Harrelson, according to People.
This is not the first time that Ford has spoken about the influence that Buffett had on his life. In February, Ford gave an interview to The Hollywood Reporter in which he mentioned him in relation to Ford’s near-fatal 2015 plane crash.
Ford, a licensed pilot, sustained serious injuries after crach-landing his vintage World War II plane on a California golf course. He suffered a broken ankle and pelvis and lots of bruises and gashes. He eventually recovered from his injuries.
The “Indiana Jones” star also headlines the Paramount Network series and “Yellowstone” prequel “1923” with Helen Mirren and co-stars in the Apple TV+ series “Shrinking” opposite Jason Segel.
“I changed a lot of things in my life [after the crash]. My wife [Calista Flockhart] does not fly with me in vintage airplanes anymore — she will in others,” he told THR.
“I certainly don’t want to have to recover from that kind of accident again,” Ford said. “It was really hard on my family and it was hard on me.
“I went back to flying. I know what happened. So that’s part of the reason [I went back],” he added. “There was a mechanical issue with the airplane I could not have known about or attended to in any way.
“So in the words of the great philosopher Jimmy Buffett: s–t happens.”
