Born James China Buffett in Sioux City, Iowa in 1946.

Shares a birthday (December 25) with such celebrities as Humphrey Bogart, Barbara Mandrell, Rod Serling, Anwar Sadat, and Jesus.

His paternal grandfather was an insurance salesman.

He is a severe hydrophobic who attempts to work through his fears in song.

Graduated from Montana State University in 1968 with a degree in accounting.

In shades of Jimi Hendrix opening for the Monkees, Buffett opened for Black Sabbath on a Midwest stop of Sabbath's 1973 tour. In a feeble attempt to steal the show, he bit the head off a live parrot. Nobody noticed.

In 1975, after mathematically proving that mixed drinks could replace acid in the Grateful Dead success formula, Jimmy went on to develop his famous Parrothead theorem while under the tutelage of Professor J. Garcia at the Kenny Rogers Institute for Business and Music Studies.

He has never left the Midwest, but rather, since 1977, has had his longtime friend Skip Peterson tour for him and serve as his public face. On tour, vocals are done Milli-Vanilli style.