Country music singer Kris Kristofferson has died at the age of 88, his family confirmed on social media
“It is with a heavy heart that we share the news our husband/father/grandfather, Kris Kristofferson, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 28 at home,” his family wrote in a statement via Instagram on Sunday, September 29. “We’re all so blessed for our time with him. Thank you for loving him all these many years, and when you see a rainbow, know he’s smiling down at us all.”
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum CEO Kyle Young also paid tribute to Kristofferson via social media. Kristofferson died while surrounded by his loved ones in his Maui home on Saturday. A representative confirmed his death to Us Weekly. Kristofferson is survived by his wife, Lisa, his eight children, Tracy, Kris Jr., Casey, Jesse, Jody, John, Kelly, and Blake and seven grandchildren.
'I just fell in love with the music community that was going on there,' he said of Nashville during a 2010 interview with Clash. 'The way the old heroes helped out the new guys. It was a very soulful business at the time; I don't know if it's anything like that now. But it was definitely the best move I've ever made.'
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