“Kris Kristofferson was the songwriter’s songwriter. We all looked up to him and wished we could have written with such “elegant simplicity.” His music will live forever, and I will forever treasure the times I got to spend with him. Rest in peace, my friend, knowing that you were the best.
– Bill Anderson
“The magnitude of Kris Kristofferson’s greatness is beyond words. As a man, a musician, a songwriter, a singer, an actor, and a humanitarian… he set the bar for what it means to live fully and authentically. His legendary impact on music and humanity will resonate forever.”
– Billy Ray Cyrus
“Our thoughts and prayers are for his family. God’s love flowed out of Kris through his songs and his very being. God has a special place for him. A life well-lived, a great soul now become a guiding star.”
– Dennis Quaid
“We were asked to produce an album by a record label in Europe with lots of stars from Switzerland and American singers duetting together. All of the singers wanted to do ‘Bobby McGee’ but we hadn’t seen Kris for a while and didn’t have a contact for him. A friend of ours mentioned he knew how to reach him, and so we asked him to explain the project and see if Kris would be part of it. He answered us almost immediately and said he would love to do it and to tell Howard and David just to send the tracks to his studio in Hawaii and he’d record the vocals. Of course all of the Swiss artists were so excited they all wanted to sing with him, and so they did, from the yodelers to the rock stars to the folk singers and everything in between because Kris’ music is universal, everyone knows it and everyone loves to sing it and everyone will miss Kris Kristofferson so much but his legacy will live on. We love you, Kris.”
– David and Howard Bellamy, The Bellamy Brothers
“I admired him so much for all his many talents. He started out cleaning studios and rose to the top by his own hard work, a true self-made man. He succeeded as a singer/songwriter/actor and did it all well. I really appreciated his songwriting with songs that were deep, well crafted gems. What a legend he was for Country Music and so much more.”
– Gene Watson
“Kris Kristofferson was one of my favorites. A true legend! He was such a renaissance man! One on one, he was so unassuming and humble. He was a great athlete, an amazing actor and artist. So smart and so incisive. What a storyteller.”
– Phil Vassar
“Kris Kristofferson was a caring, intelligent, socially aware musician, actor and songwriter. He could do it all and will be greatly missed.”
– Maggie McClure and Shane Henry, The Imaginaries
