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Country music legend Kris Kristofferson died at 88

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Kris Kristofferson, a Country Music Hall of Fame honoree and Grammy winner, passed away at the age of 88. He was a singer-songwriter who wrote hits for other artists, including the iconic song "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", but struggled to record his own songs. Kristofferson's career spanned multiple genres, including country and rock 'n' roll, and he also had a successful acting career, starring in films such as "A Star is Born" and "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore". His family confirmed his death, with his wife Lisa stating that they were "blessed for our time with him". The cause of death was not specified.

  1. US
    Martin Scorsese
    1. You sense that he is genuine. He has that big, iconic American face — with the soul of a poet.
  2. US
    Kris Kristofferson
    1. There were a bunch of movie people coming in there, and I started getting film offers with no experience. Of course, I had no experience performing either.
    2. A walking contradiction, partly truth and partly fiction, taking every wrong direction on his lonely way back home.
    3. I was in ROTC in college, and it was just taken for granted in my family that I'd do my service.
    4. Writing comes as natural as a bird to me, always did.
    5. I was a failure, and it was a very liberating thing.
    6. I took pride in being the best labour or the guy that could dig the ditches the fastest.
    7. It was electric. He kind of took me under his wing before he cut any of my songs. He cut my first record that was record of the year. He put me on stage the first time.
    8. I think I was different from the other guys in that I came in it as a fan of all of them.
    9. It just happened that my first professional gig was at the Troubadour in L.A. opening for Linda Rondstadt.
    10. From my background and the generation I came up in, honor and serving your country were just taken for granted. So, later, when you come to question some of the things being done in your name, it was particularly painful.
    11. I don't know how I've got what I've got after the life I've led.
  3. US
    Willie Nelson
    1. There's no better songwriter alive than Kris Kristofferson.
    2. Everything he writes is a standard and we're all just going to have to live with that.
  4. US
    Bob Dylan
    1. You can look at Nashville pre-Kris and post-Kris because he changed everything.
  5. US
    Barbra Streisand
    1. It was a joy seeing him receive the recognition and love he so richly deserved.
  6. US
    Ebie McFarland
    1. Robert Hilburn (Los Angeles Times music critic) wrote a fantastic review and the concert was held over for a week.
  7. US
    Dolly Parton
    1. What a great loss. What a great writer. What a great actor. What a great friend. I will always love you, Dolly.
  8. US
    Kyle Young
    1. He created a body of work that gave voice not only to his soul but to ours.

sources

  1. 1.Le Monde
  2. 2.France 24
  3. 3.The Guardian
  4. 4.The Times
  5. 5.Agence France-Presse
  6. 6.Associated Press

perspectives

  1. 1.Obituary
  2. 2.Country Music

countries

  1. 1.Korea, Republic ofKR
  2. 2.NicaraguaNI
  3. 3.El SalvadorSV
  4. 4.United StatesUS
  5. 5.Viet NamVN

organizations

  1. 1.Pomona College
  2. 2.West Point Military Academy
  3. 3.Country Music Association
  4. 4.Country Music Hall of Fame
  5. 5.Grand Ole Opry
  6. 6.Merton College
  7. 7.University of Oxford
  8. 8.US Army
  9. 9.Academy of Country Music Awards
  10. 10.Broadcast Music Inc
  11. 11.Columbia Records
  12. 12.Marvel

persons

  1. 1.Kris KristoffersonUS
  2. 2.Johnny Cash
  3. 3.Janis Joplin
  4. 4.Martin ScorseseUS
  5. 5.Willie NelsonUS
  6. 6.Barbra StreisandUS
  7. 7.Bob DylanUS
  8. 8.Ray Price
  9. 9.Sam Peckinpah
  10. 10.Waylon Jennings
  11. 11.William Blake
  12. 12.Dolly PartonUS

technicals

  1. 1.Me and Bobby McGee
  2. 2.A Star is Born
  3. 3.Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down
  4. 4.For the Good Times
  5. 5.Golden Globes
  6. 6.Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
  7. 7.Blade
  8. 8.Grammy Awards
  9. 9.Heaven's Gate
  10. 10.Help Me Make it Through the Night
  11. 11.Jesus Was a Capricorn
  12. 12.Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)
Country music legend Kris Kristofferson died at 88