Country music singer Kris Kristofferson has died at the age of 88. “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.” The post, which featured a black-and-white photo of Kristofferson, concluded, “The family asks for privacy during this time.” Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum CEO Kyle Young also paid tribute to Kristofferson via social media .
“Kris Kristofferson believed creativity is God-given, and those who ignore such a gift are doomed to unhappiness,” the statement on Sunday read. “He preached that a life of the mind gives voice to the soul, and his work gave voice not only to his soul but to ours. He leaves a resounding legacy.
” Variety reported that Kristofferson died “peacefully” while surrounded by his loved ones in his Maui home on Saturday. No other details regarding his death were shared. Us Weekly reached out for comment.
After spending time in the military post-college, Kristofferson moved to Nashville where he worked as a janitor at Columbia Records. “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.
