Oh, I know all about Figurine, or James Figurine, or Dntel, or whatever the hell Tamborello chooses to call himself. Thanks for the flattering comparison.
There is no 'REAL' Arthur Widdleton, but the song was originally inspired by a manager that I had at a McDonalds in Seattle who always had crap luck. The only time the store was every robbed (that I know of) was on his shift, or another time when he had to be to the hospital after work, his car battery died (and it was raining). He always had stuff like that happen to him, but he always kept a positive attitude, and that inspired me to make this song.