Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson
Kristoffer Kristoffersonis an American singer, songwriter, musician and actor. He wrote and recorded the hit songs "Me and Bobby McGee," "For the Good Times," "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" and "Help Me Make It Through the Night." Kristofferson composed his own songs and collaborated with Nashville songwriters such as Shel Silverstein. In 1985, Kristofferson joined fellow country artists Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash in forming the country music supergroup The Highwaymen. In 2004, Kristofferson was inducted into the Country...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCountry Singer
Date of Birth22 June 1936
CityBrownsville, TX
CountryUnited States of America
Peter Cooper looks at the world with an artist's eye and a human heart and soul. His songs are the work of an original, creative imagination, alive with humor and heartbreak and irony and intelligence, with truth and beauty in the details. Deep stuff. And they get better every time you listen to them.
I grew up in a time when people believed in duty, honor and country. My grandfathers were both officers. My father was a General in the Air Force. My brother and I were both in the Army. Ive always felt a kinship with soldiers; I think its possible to support the warrior and be against the war.
The only reality is in the moment. What you are doing counts.
I want you to know I'm an Army brat; I was a captain in the Army and my brother was a jet pilot in the Navy. So I support our troops; I identify with them. But I sure as hell don't identify with the bastards who sent them over there.
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose.
The number one rule of the road is never go to bed with anyone crazier than yourself. You will break this rule and you will be sorry.
If God made anything better than women, I think he kept it for himself.
Tell the truth. Sing with passion. Work with laughter. Love with heart. 'Cause that's all that matters in the end.
Roy Orbison was one of the genuinely nicest persons I've ever known. With one of the most beautiful voices in the history of recorded music he could easily have had an opera star's ego, but he was one of the humblest, kindest, sweetest human beings to grace this planet. This in spite of the enormous tragedies in his life. A brave, beautiful blessing of a man.
I know that some critics will say it's predictable, and it's a cliche, and it's sappy, but listen - it works. I've been to two screenings where people have been crying and spontaneously applauding. That says something.
I'm sure it gave him satisfaction to be out there knocking out a room full of kids,