Kris Kristofferson.......

 

 

......too much time on my hands with the wife gone and bases break. Inconsequential thread, but was going thru my music and found "The Austin Sessions". Any fans? Amazing songwriter, some examples of lyrics:

 

 

   " Well I woke up Sunday morning
with no way to hold my head, that didn't hurt
and the beer I had for breakfast
wasn't bad so I had one more for dessert
then I fumbled through my closet for my clothes
and found my cleanest dirty shirt "

 

 

 "Once he had a future full of money love and dreams
Which he spent like they was going out of style"

 

 Reminds me of a few folks.

 

  "All the cards are on the table
You done laid your money down
Don't complain about your chances, boy
It's the only game in town

And the meaning doesn't matter
Nor the way you play the game
To the winner or the loser
Who's to bless, and who's to blame

Chorus:
Keep your hands above the table
And your back against the wall
Toss your chips in with your chances, boy
Let 'em lay the way they fall

Cause the moral doesn't matter
Broken rules are all the same
To the broken or the breaker
Who's to bless, and who's to blame "

 

 Useless thread, but I love the guy.

He was pretty great back in the day, from about '75 to 90. (I'm not quite that old, college in the 80s)

 

Seen a bunch of his performances, mostly with others such as Waylon Jennings, Willie, and some of those other traditional powers of that genre.

jesus was a capricorn

he ate organic food

he believed in love and peace

and never wore no shoes

 

 

Definityely a good songwriter.

 

The guy's IQ is said to be in the stratosphere.

 

Here's a mini bio'

 

 

 

I've always enjoyed movies he's been in. This one in particular called "The Tracker". I recommend netfixing it or watching it however you do it if you remotely like Westerns.

 

 

 

He's still going strong. He just released "This Old Road" last year... 

 

 

 

 

 Glad to see some appreciation of Kris; also wrote "Me and Bobby McGhee".