Kris Kristofferson led a remarkable life that might sound implausible if it appeared in fiction.

Kris Kristofferson, the actor, musician and long-haired activist who embodied the countercultural spirit of postwar America, died at his home in Maui, Hawaii, on Saturday, a representative confirmed.

Why Me Lord Lyrics by Kris Kristofferson is a classic gospel song with lyrics that reflect spiritual struggle and gratitude.

Instead of West Point, he chose music, and later became an A-list actor. He died Saturday at the age of 88.

Kris Kristofferson led one of the most interesting lives of any songwriter in country music, and it shows in the richly textured and subtly nuanced songs that he wrote.

In 1965 Kristofferson was offered a position teaching English - he was enthralled by the works of poet William Blake - at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York, but he turned it down ...

On track to become a major and offered a position to teach English literature at West Point in 1965, Kristofferson took a two-week leave and headed to Nashville (he arrived while still in uniform).

Upon completion of his tour of duty in Germany, Kristofferson was offered a job teaching English at West Point military academy.

Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country music superstar and A-list Hollywood actor, has died.

Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country music superstar and A-list Hollywood actor, has died.