it's been a long time coming, but we're here, i'm here and i'm grateful. >> the late jimmy buffett was honored. james taylor and kenny chesney performed a sweet rendition of buffett's song come monday, also recognized for their life's work. >> the greatest to ever lace him up. >> the one, the only ozzy osborne. >> thank you. >> when i was asked to come and present this award to peter frampton, i was astonished that this guy wasn't inducted 35 years ago. >> dionne warwick finally getting her due and they finally got it right. and we can't forget about kool and the gang who gave a celebration to last throughout the years. >> i can thank my mother because i made it to the hall. mommy. >> joelle gargiulo, channel seven eyewitness news and you can stream the ceremony on our parent company's disney many mesothelioma lawyers on television, how do you choose the right firm for you and your family? our goal is to get you as much as you deserve. $30 billion was set aside for mesothelioma victims like you. if you've been diagnosed with mesothelioma, we'll come to you within 24 hours so our team c

and that's the way i've -- for that reason i've always looked up to jimmy buffett. s done that for a a lot of people also. so, that was a very surreal night. >> jimmy: you -- you crushed it. it was a great performance. >> oh, thank you very much. >> jimmy: it was beautiful. it was just -- if you see it on youtube, check it out. >> yeah. >> jimmy: it's worth it. it's great. how long have you known jimmy? >> i've known jimmy a long time. i first met jimmy, ironically enough, in vegas, at a cabana by the pool. >> jimmy: yeah. >> and that's -- that's the first time i met jimmy. and after that we, you know, we -- we were able to collaborate a couple of times together. i sang on his record. he was such a sweet person and such a creative soul. >> jimmy: always smiling, always happy. >> yeah. and there's something to learn from that. >> jimmy: yeah, i agree. >> no doubt. >> jimmy: yeah. shout out to jimmy buffett. >> yeah, no -- [ cheers and applause ] let's talk about this residency. this is a big deal. you got 12 shows at the sphere. >> yeah. [ cheers and applause ] >> jim

but with jimmy buffett's help, i came out quite well, thank you very much. >> thank you very. mumtaz bashir maddux madsen is here. thank you. thank you everybody. it's good to be back in oregon. >> the rock and roll aspect of the campaign, first of all, was about raising money. second, it was about trying to reach out to me a younger generation, with with somebody who was hip enough to get it. >> rolling stone had really first made its mark in national politics in the 72 election, when mcgovern ran against nixon. hunter thompson, of course, got the presidential kind of a beat and in 1974 75, he was in georgia and heard jimmy carter speak at something called law day. >> hunter thompson was sitting in the back of the audience because he had come with ted kennedy, and he was going outside, putting on wild turkey whiskey in his iced tea glass. but he listened to my speech, and then he his speech made a great impression on him. >> but i saw him first. terry kennedy iran john in athens and atlanta. i had never seen kennedy pushed around anywhere in any room, and i was stunned. i had

he saw the opportunity in a way he it was a classic sort of strategy that warren buffett might employ. he looks for jimmy had a business that had a moat around it i mean buffett looks for businesses that have moats a protective moat. and what jimmy told me, i always remember at that first meeting invited me to his house, be lunch in 1993 and he described he use the word modi. he didn't talk about warren, but he said people in hong kong want democracy. the first territory wide elections just been held for the legislative council and surprising overwhelming victory by the pan democrats. six out of ten people voted for pro-democracy, yet jimmy one by one went through all the newspapers. and how they were all pulling back, self-censoring because they were worried about the the 1997 handover. jimmy said, i've something that people want that an audience that will pay for this and nobody else to touch it. i've got a protective business. he saw something similar, taiwan, where, as you say, there were a handful of publications. they were tied to a political they were tied to political parties. none of them wanted