The two outlaw country stars formed the supergroup with Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings Willie Nelson has paid tribute to his “great friend” and former Highwaymen bandmate Kris Kristofferson , saying he “hated to lose him”. READ MORE: Country legend and ‘A Star Is Born’ star Kris Kristofferson has died, aged 88 The country legend died on September 28 at the age of 88, four years after announcing his retirement from the entertainment industry . Known for songs like ‘Me and Bobby McGee’ and ‘Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down’, he was also a celebrated actor, starring in films including A Star Is Born and Heaven’s Gate .
Kristofferson was also a founding member of the influential outlaw country supergroup The Highwaymen, alongside Nelson, Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings , who released three albums between 1985 and 1995. In an interview with Associated Press , Nelson said: “He was a great songwriter. He left a lot of fantastic songs around for the rest of us to sing, for as long as we’re here.
Kris was a great friend of mine. And, you know, we just kind of had a lot of fun together and made a lot of music together — videos, movies. I hated to lose him.
That was a sad time.” Kris Kristofferson performs in 2019 CREDIT: Per Ole Hagen/Redferns Reflecting on their work together, he added, “If you just take the music part of it and go back to, you know, Waylon and Kris and John and, you know, all of us working together, the Highwaymen. And then I am the onl.
