Editing Jimmy Buffett (section)

==Personal life==
Buffett married Margie Washichek in 1969; they divorced in 1972.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 12, 2019 |title=Come Monday: A Song Jimmy Buffett Wrote For His Wife |url=https://www.countrythangdaily.com/come-monday-jimmy-buffett/ |access-date=September 2, 2023 |archive-date=March 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324152341/https://www.countrythangdaily.com/come-monday-jimmy-buffett/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Buffett met his second wife, Jane (née Slagsvol), then a student at the [[University of South Carolina]], at the Chart Room bar while she was visiting Key West on [[spring break]]; she never returned to the university. They were married in 1977 in Aspen, Colorado. [[Eagles (band)|The Eagles]], for whom Buffett was the opening act in 1975, played at their wedding.<ref name=rockin/><ref name=eagles/> The couple had two daughters, radio personality [[Savannah Buffett]] (born 1979) and filmmaker Sarah Delaney (born 1992), and an adopted son, Cameron Marley (born 1994).<ref name=wife/><ref name=whoare>{{Cite news | url=https://www.today.com/parents/celebrity/jimmy-buffetts-kids-rcna103115 | title=Who are Jimmy Buffett's kids? Meet the famed singer's 3 adult children | first=Joyann | last=Jeffrey | work=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]] | date=September 2, 2023}}</ref> They split in the early 1980s due to their partying lifestyle but reconciled in 1991 after she became sober.<ref name=wife/>

Buffett resided in a waterfront estate in [[Sag Harbor, New York]]. In September 1998, he sold his properties in Key West for $900,000.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1998/09/27/magazine-magnates-buy-buffett-estate/ | title=Magazine magnates buy Buffett estate
}}</ref> In 2010, Buffett sold his house in [[Palm Beach, Florida]], to [[Jon Stryker]] for $18.5 million; he had bought the house in 1994 for $4.4 million. At that time, he also owned a 2-unit property in the area, which he purchased in 2002 for $802,000.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://therealdeal.com/miami/2010/06/04/jimmy-buffett-sells-palm-beach-home-for-18-5-million/ | title=Jimmy Buffett sells Palm Beach home for $18.5 million | work=[[The Real Deal (magazine)|The Real Deal]] | date=June 4, 2010 | url-access=limited}}</ref> In 2013, Buffett purchased another house in Palm Beach, with 3,100 square feet, for $1.3 million.<ref>{{cite news |date=June 27, 2013 |title=Jimmy Buffett Picks up a Third Palm Beach Home for $1.3 Million |url=https://www.roomslosangeles.com/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107005502/https://www.trulia.com/blog/jimmy-buffett-buys-home/ |archive-date=January 7, 2023 |work=[[Room Los Angeles]]}}</ref> In April 2014, he bought a 4,322 square foot house in [[Beverly Hills, California]] for $8.25 million.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://archive.curbed.com/2014/6/18/10085988/jimmy-buffett-drops-825m-on-a-pool-partyready-manse | title=Jimmy Buffett Drops $8.25M on a Pool Party-Ready Manse}}</ref> In 2020, Buffett sold a 4,783-square-foot house in Palm Beach for $6.9 million; he paid $4.95 million for it in 2011.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://therealdeal.com/miami/2020/12/01/selling-paradise-jimmy-buffett-gets-7m-for-palm-beach-home/ | title=Selling paradise: Jimmy Buffett gets $7M for Palm Beach home | first=Jordan | last=Pandy | work=[[The Real Deal (magazine)|The Real Deal]] | date=December 1, 2020 | url-access=limited}}</ref> Buffett also owned a home in [[Saint Barthélemy]], where he lived on and off in the early 1980s. There, Buffett was part owner of the Autour de Rocher hotel and restaurant. It was closed by local police and burned down shortly after(the story of the hotel is chronicled in the song "Autour Du Rocher" on Buffett's 2002 ''[[Far Side of the World (album)|Far Side of the World]]'' album).<ref name=forward/> He also owned an apartment in the [[Deutsche Bank Center]] in New York City.<ref name=Lifestyle/>

Buffett was a devoted [[New Orleans Saints]] fan, having attended the team's first game at [[Tulane Stadium]] in 1967.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goodman |first=Joseph |date=2023-09-02 |title=Goodman: A tribute to Jimmy Buffett, legendary sports fan |url=https://www.al.com/news/2023/09/goodman-a-tribute-to-jimmy-buffett-legendary-sports-fan.html |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=al |language=en}}</ref> On April 1, 2012, he had Saints head coach [[Sean Payton]] serve as an honorary member of the Coral Reefer Band at a concert in [[New Orleans]] in protest of Payton's suspension by the [[National Football League]] as a result of the [[New Orleans Saints bounty scandal]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2012/4/1/2919321/sean-payton-bongos-jimmy-buffett-concert-photo | title=PHOTO: Sean Payton Plays Bongos During Jimmy Buffett Concert | first=Brian | last=Floyd | work=[[SB Nation]] | date=April 1, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SK_OyZUxZ_c | title=sean payton saints coach playing bongo's with jimmy buffett april 1st 2012 | via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>

Buffett was an avid pilot and owned a [[Dassault Falcon 900]] jet that he often used while on concert tours and during his travels. At various points, he also owned a [[Boeing Stearman]], [[Cessna Citation]], [[Lake Amphibian]], [[Pilatus PC-12]], and [[Grumman Albatross]].<ref name=flies>{{cite news | url=https://www.flyingmag.com/musician-and-pilot-jimmy-buffett-flies-west/ | title=Musician and Pilot Jimmy Buffett Flies West | first=Julie | last=Boatman | work=[[Flying (magazine)|Flying]] | date=September 2, 2023}}</ref> While attempting to take off on August 25, 1994, around 3:00&nbsp;p.m. Eastern time, Buffett crashed his [[Grumman G-44 Widgeon]] into the waters off [[Nantucket]], Massachusetts. The airplane nosed over, and Buffett was able to swim to safety, sustaining only minor injuries.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/08/26/Jimmy-Buffett-escapes-plane-crash/1376777873600/ | title=Jimmy Buffett escapes plane crash | work=[[United Press International]] | date=August 26, 1994}}</ref><ref name=flies/>

On February 4, 2001, Buffett was ejected from the American Airlines Arena (now the [[Kaseya Center]]) in Miami during a basketball game between the [[Miami Heat]] and the [[New York Knicks]] for cursing.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Buffett Booted from NBA Game | url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=94188&page=1 |access-date=July 28, 2021 | work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |archive-date=July 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728235639/https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=94188&page=1 |url-status=live}}</ref> The referee who ejected Buffett apparently did not know who he was, and got upset at Heat coach [[Pat Riley]] because he thought Riley—who was trying to explain to him who Buffett was—was insulting him by asking if he had ever been a "Parrothead", the nickname for Buffett fans.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=94197 | title=Buffett Booted from NBA Game | work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] | date=February 4, 2001}}</ref>

On October 6, 2006, Buffett was detained by French customs officials in [[Saint Tropez]] for allegedly carrying over 100 pills of [[Methylenedioxymethamphetamine|ecstasy]]. Buffett's luggage was searched after his [[Dassault Falcon 900]] private jet landed at Toulon-Hyères International Airport. He paid a fine of $300 and was released. A [[spokesperson]] for Buffett stated the pills in question were [[prescription drugs]] but declined to name the drug or the health problem for which he was being treated. Buffett released a statement that the "ecstasy" was in fact a B-vitamin supplement known as [[Foltx]].<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2006/10/10/Jimmy-Buffett-putting-drug-bust-in-past/69651160509861/ | title=Jimmy Buffett putting drug 'bust' in past | work=[[United Press International]] | date=October 10, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jimmy-buffett-says-french-authorities-cant-tell-ecstasy-from-vitamins-96313/ | title=Jimmy Buffett Says French Authorities Can't Tell Ecstasy From Vitamins | first=ELIZABETH | last=GOODMAN | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=October 10, 2006 | url-access=limited}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2006-10-07-0610070056-story.html | title=French say Buffett had X; rep claims it was medicine | work=[[Chicago Tribune]] | date=October 7, 2006 | url-access=limited}}</ref>

At a performance by Buffett on January 26, 2011 ([[Australia Day]]) at Sydney's [[Hordern Pavilion]], he fell off the stage after an encore and lost consciousness.<ref name=doingwell/><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.mtv.com/news/0uxf46/jimmy-buffett-fall | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903150629/https://www.mtv.com/news/0uxf46/jimmy-buffett-fall | url-status=dead | archive-date=September 3, 2023 | title=Jimmy Buffett 'Doing Well' After Sydney Concert Fall | work=[[MTV News]] | date=January 26, 2011}}</ref> Coincidentally, [[Gordian Fulde]], a trauma surgeon, was at the concert and close to the stage; Fulde treated Buffett at the scene.<ref name=doingwell>{{cite news | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-01-27/jimmy-buffett-doing-well-after-stage-fall/1919738 | title=Jimmy Buffett doing well after stage fall | work=[[ABC News Online]] | date=January 26, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.al.com/entertainment-press-register/2011/01/jimmy_buffett_fall_doctor_was.html | title=Jimmy Buffett fall: Doctor was in front row at Australian show | first=Lawrence | last=Specker | work=[[The Birmingham News]] | date=January 27, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2011/01/exclusive-interview-jimmy-buffett-was-not-breathing-after-fall-says-doctor/ | title=EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Jimmy Buffett Was Not Breathing After Fall -- Says Doctor | work=[[Radar Online]] | date=January 27, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/singer-jimmy-buffett-falls-off-the-stage-in-sydney-taken-to-hospital/news-story/e6c1ce1235cd6b09185e9242f569521f | title=How I helped save folk rock legend Jimmy Buffett | first=Gordian | last=Fulde | authorlink=Gordian Fulde | work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]] | date=January 28, 2011}}</ref> Buffett regained consciousness within a few minutes, and was then transported to St. Vincent's Hospital Emergency Centre for treatment and was discharged the next day.<ref name=doingwell/> Buffett returned to Australia in 2012 for two shows in Brisbane and Melbourne, and made fun of the incident during those shows.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/entertainment/confidential/margaritaville-singer-jimmy-buffett-returns-to-play-in-australia-after-sydney-stage-fall-declaring-i-wasnt-drunk-ng-6d14a64ce326f7dbd867390854f6b7a1 | title=Margaritaville singer Jimmy Buffett returns to play in Australia after Sydney stage fall declaring 'I wasn't drunk' | first=James | last=Wigney | work=[[The Sunday Times (Western Australia)|The Sunday Times]] | date=August 30, 2012}}</ref>

By 2017, Buffett's diet did not include sugar or [[carbohydrate]]s, except on Sundays, and he no longer smoked [[marijuana]].<ref name=Lifestyle/>

[[File:President Bill Clinton greets musician Jimmy Buffett in the Outer Oval Office area.jpg|thumb|left|Buffett with US President [[Bill Clinton]] in 1993]]
Buffett was a supporter of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. He sang in Florida for the [[Bill Clinton 1992 presidential campaign]] and again for [[Bill Clinton]] in the [[White House]] in August 2000.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/08/25/clinton.buffett/index.html | title=Jimmy Buffett sings for Clinton | work=[[CNN]] | date=August 25, 2000}}</ref> Buffett hosted fundraisers for Democratic politicians, including one for Obama in 2008, several for [[Hillary Clinton]] in 2016.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Jimmy Buffett and Paul McCartney join Hillary Clinton for star-studded fundraiser | url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-jimmy-buffett-jon-bon-jovi-and-paul-mccartney-join-clinton-for-star-studded-fundraiser-20160831-story.html |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=August 31, 2016 | url-access=limited | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210706121655/https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-jimmy-buffett-jon-bon-jovi-and-paul-mccartney-join-clinton-for-star-studded-fundraiser-20160831-story.html | archive-date=July 6, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, Buffett hosted a concert to support [[Gwen Graham]], daughter of [[Bob Graham]], in the Democratic primary of the [[2018 Florida gubernatorial election]].<ref name=influence/> In November 2018, he hosted a rally for Florida Democratic candidates [[Andrew Gillum]] and [[Bill Nelson]] in [[West Palm Beach, Florida]], changing the lyrics of some of his songs to disparage the policies of [[Rick Scott]] and [[Donald Trump]]. The rally faced some backlash from conservative fans.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.spin.com/2018/11/jimmy-buffett-andrew-gillum-rally-fan-reaction/ | title=Jimmy Buffett Ruffles Parrothead Feathers by Playing Rally For Florida Democrats | first=Maggie | last=Serota | work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] | date=November 5, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/jimmy-buffett-takes-digs-republicans-donald-trump-florida-democratic-rally-8483085/ | title=Jimmy Buffett Takes Digs at Republicans During Florida Democratic Rally | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=November 4, 2018}}</ref>

Buffett was raised Catholic, although he did not practice the religion later in life.<ref name=Catholic>{{Cite news | url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/255284/jimmy-buffett-more-catholic-than-you-think | title=Jimmy Buffett: more Catholic than you think?}}</ref>

===Illness and death===
Buffett was diagnosed with [[Merkel-cell carcinoma]], a rare and aggressive [[skin cancer]], in 2019, but kept his illness private and continued to tour while undergoing treatment.

In May 2023, Buffett was hospitalized to "address some issues that needed immediate attention" and rescheduled tour dates.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Worley |first=Debra |date=May 19, 2023 |title=Jimmy Buffett reschedules concert for health issues that needed 'immediate attention' |work=[[WCSC-TV]] |url=https://www.live5news.com/2023/05/19/jimmy-buffett-reschedules-concert-health-issues-that-needed-immediate-attention/}}</ref> In late August, he entered [[hospice]] care<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://wchoam.iheart.com/content/2023-09-02-jimmy-buffetts-cause-of-death-revealed-to-be-fatal-disease/ | title=Jimmy Buffett's Cause Of Death Revealed | first=Sherah Janay | last=Ndjongo | work=[[iHeartMedia]] | date=September 2, 2023}}</ref> and had a final meeting with family and friends.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dukes |first=Billy | work=[[Taste of Country]] | date=September 6, 2023 |title=Jimmy Buffett's Last Words Let Family Know the Party Wasn't Over | url=https://tasteofcountry.com/jimmy-buffett-last-words-sister-lulu/}}</ref>

Buffett died on the evening of September 1, 2023, at age 76, at his home in [[Sag Harbor, New York]].<ref name=mayor/><ref name=bbobit/>

President [[Joe Biden]] called Buffett a "music icon".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/4184620-biden-commemorates-jimmy-buffett-after-death/|title=Biden commemorates Jimmy Buffett as 'American music icon who inspired generations'|website=The Hill|date=September 2, 2023|access-date=October 10, 2024}}</ref> A tribute concert was held at the [[Hollywood Bowl]] in April 2024, featuring [[Paul McCartney]], [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]], [[Snoop Dogg]], [[Harrison Ford]], and [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]] among others.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-04-11/jimmy-buffett-tribute-hollywood-bowl-live-updates-paul-mccartney|title=Jimmy Buffett tribute: Dave Grohl, the Eagles, Paul McCartney and everything that happened at the Bowl|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=April 11, 2024|access-date=October 10, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2024/music/concert-reviews/jimmy-buffett-tribute-hollywood-bowl-paul-mccartney-eagles-concert-1235969151/|title=Jimmy Buffett Tribute at Hollywood Bowl Brings Together Paul McCartney, Eagles, Snoop Dogg, Harrison Ford, Brandi Carlile, Jane Fonda and Scores of Stars|magazine=Variety|date=April 12, 2024|access-date=October 10, 2024}}</ref>