Kris Kristofferson One of my favourite singer songwriter and actor RIP

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    Very under rated actor and a definite storyteller in his songs.
     
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    Convoy was one of my favourite films as a kid. Saw it for the first time when, for some unknown (and probably illegal!) reason, Houghton WMC was showing films on Saturday afternoons some time in the early 80s and IIRC those running it thought it was a film about the navy in the war!?!
     
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    I reckon in America he was a huge Star. Not a massive fan of his type of music. Nonetheless, he wrote some brilliant stuff.

    As for films I think that was secondary to his music career. Although having looked at his wiki page he won a golden globe for best actor.
    RIP sir.
    Possibly a favourite of most.
     
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    A true Country Music great with an amazing back story.

     
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    Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down

    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
    And I shaved my face and combed my hair
    And stumbled down the stairs to meet the day    ​

     
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    A really great writer. Very much a fan.
     
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    Reading his Wiki, he had a bit of a life. Went to Ponoma college and made Sports Illustrated for his exploits at American football, athletics and Rugby Union, then went to Oxford on a Rhodes Scholarship and played rugby and boxing. Then joined the army and rose to the rank of captain, became a helicopter pilot and did ranger training. Then left the army, was disowned by his family and started writing songs.

    I get the feeling that he would have been successful at *anything*.

    "Tell the truth. Sing with passion. Work with laughter. Love with heart. 'Cause that's all that matters in the end.'" - Kris Kristofferson
     
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