Kris Kristofferson once confessed he 'never thought' he would 'live past 30' - before changing hard-partying ways By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 07:44, 30 September 2024 | Updated: 07:45, 30 September 2024 e-mail View comments Kris Kristofferson is being remembered for his talents as a singer-songwriter and actor in the wake of his passing at his home in Maui, Hawaii at the age of 88. His professional life, which spanned seven decades, was almost cut short by his hard-partying days on the road as a musician and in Hollywood as a leading man and character actor.
It turns out he was of the old-school premise that real artists live on the edge with their lifestyle choices, which includes the use of mind-altering substances like alcohol . 'I thought all serious artists were self-destructive. That anybody worth their salt was going to be out there living on the edge,' the Brownsville, Texas native told People in 1998.
He would ultimately have a moment of clarity in the late 1970s, which inspired him to curb his hard-partying ways, after seeing his death scene in the first remake of A Star Is Born (1978) where he plays a character similar in his self-destructive days, alongside co-star Barbara Streisand . Kris Kristofferson, who passed away at his home in Maui, Hawaii on Sunday, September 29, revealed he never thought he's live past 30 in an interview with People in 1998; he is seen in Nashville, Tennessee in October 2017 'I thought all serious artists were self-dest.