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
If God's got a favorite songwriter, I think it's John Prine.
Bobby McGee' was the song that made the difference for me. Every time I sing it, I still think of Janis.
I don't think I've gotten any smarter, but your reflexes slow down before you do something stupid when you're older.
If God made anything better than women, I think he kept it for himself.
The world situation being what it is, I have a lot to say, ... And I figure as long as I've got something to talk about, I'll probably keep talking.
Bette Davis. I imagine that's what she was like when she was young. I think that this girl's going to amaze us for a long time.
When you're headed for the border, you're bound to cross the line.
That's the kind of song that usually gets me in trouble in the show.
I think he was awed by the realization of a dream, ... I was so awe-struck, myself.
I don't have the voice of a Ray Charles or a George Jones or any of those artists I loved.
I have a feeling it's kind of like working with a horse that's too big for you to control yourself, too strong,
It started about a year or so ago when I was doing a film in Scotland,
Every one of us is sort of a figment of our own imaginations.
The world is a better place because of you. You thrilled us as a fighter and you inspired us even more as a force for peace and reconciliation, understanding and respect. No one was ever more beautiful or brash or bright or powerful or fast in the ring. It was breathtaking.