Kris Kristofferson was a MAN'S MAN. It takes a real MAN to stand up for your beliefs. It's one of the reasons I admired Muhammed Ali so much. Kris Kristofferson was cut out of the same mold Ali was. Kris Kristofferson AKA Whistler will always be one of my favorites. RIP SIR.
Kristofferson was one of the greatest country music artists, songwriters, and progressives. Johnny Cash was another great progressive. The popular, redneck, right-wing bullshit country music of recent decades is as good and as important as the ideas of the folks who make it - which is to say, not at all good or important. Luckily there are still younger artists keeping up the tradition of the greats like Kris and Johnny.
May Kris’ memory endure as a blessing. Rhodes Scholar, helicopter pilot, and progressive politics, in addition to his prodigious performing skills! The writers of his memorial tributes obviously had great trouble stuffing in all of the credits he amassed during his brief eighty-eight years on this planet.
Unquestionably one of the coolest dudes to have ever existed on Earth. His moral compass never wavered with all his fame and notoriety. Just a legend of a human being. RIP.
Chris had the greatest line ever to begin any song. I woke up Sunday morning with no way to hold my head that didn't hurt , the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad so I had one more for dessert . Thank you sir, I'll miss you.
How stupid was Toby Kieth? He tried to silence Willie's best friend at Willie's birthday. Kris and Willie were drinking together before Toby was born and after his lame ass death. RIP Kris , absolute legend.
Kris standing by Sinéad was just the nicest thing I've ever seen. Two brave people who didn't care about the consequences, because they cared about humanity more. Two genuine heroes!
The only two celebrities that really affected me after they died was Robin Williams and Sinead O’Conor! I wasn’t a big fan of her, but I did like her hit song. Over the years I was aware of what she went through as young girl and that’s what made her death sad!
I saw that clip the other day for the first time and it just goes to show that the more things change, the more they stay the same. Kristofferson could do anything it seemed and he was very intelligent with a backbone. How many other people were athletes that were in SI, was a Rhodes scholar until he goes to Vietnam to be a helicopter pilot, was a successful musician and song writer AND a successful actor? Man if I did ONE of those things I'd be happy. He made his mark for sure.
Kris was a true patriot and not phony one bit! He lived life on his terms and shared his best with us! God bless Kris and we will miss his beautiful soul!!!
Well, a patriot for humanity all over the world! That interview at the beginning of the video, he was being interviewed by Paul Holmes on Television New Zealand on one of his visits.
Being a Rhodes Scholar is a big deal. Being smart is almost secondary as a qualification as there are thousands of people with perfect scores, perfect grades, and whatever perfect qualities you can measure. However, if I remember correctly, the major standout qualification is someone who is likely to make a major contribution to humanity without regard to any affinity to political or religious beliefs. A free ride to Oxford with perks. I believe Kris fit the bill even if he didn't complete his education. RIP. and Godspeed.
A mighty fine American, Chris Kristofferson. His talent speaks for itself. Furthermore, a man of integrity and courage to go against what was popular to advocate what is right.
I knew when I saw a movie called Convoy back in '86. Kris plays the "Rubber Duck" an equal rights truck driver who bucked the corrupt system of "law enforcement." The Movie came out in like '76 or '77 but it came on TV a lot during the '80s.
✊️ I rock with them outlaws. Kris was a great songwriter. RIP Waylon and Kris. Thanks for putting respect on his name and setting the record straight on what happened to country music.
Thank you very much for this. Kristofferson will forevermore exist in a much higher place in my memory. I was unaware of his admirable stance on these matters.
Minor correction: He wasn't an Army Airborne Ranger. He was an Officer, a helicopter pilot, and a graduate Ranger School the Army's prestigious and challenging combat leadership course.
Nashville has always had a bit of a suck up culture to it, but prior to the reign of Bush the Idiot and Cheney, it also had some outliers in Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, and said Kris Kristofferson. (And some others.) Those three were all veterans, and knew how to differentiate shit from shinola. Since that fascist wave started, country music has become dronelike, overly simplistic 4/4 beats, mind-numbing I, V, VI, IV chord progressions, with an emphasis on brainwashing and consumer grooming...Blah, blah, blah, beer...Blah, blah, blah, truck...Blah, blah, blah, jeans...God, patriotism, revenge, and pandering to whatever right wing agenda was current...In short, it went from its zenith in the Countrypolitan years to its nadir in "new country" - whatever the hell that is...I believe Nashville will soon forfeit its domain over country music to Austin in the not-too-distant future for selling its soul to Madison Avenue and the fascist drumbeat. Kris Kristofferson was a stud walking in a town full of sycophants in shrinkwrap jeans and gaudy boots. He will be sorely missed...
@@Bloozguy Oh, yeah! Blues all day long! Even bluegrass has pretty much stayed true to its element. It's just the prepackaged, "wrote it in the McDonalds drive thru" garbage twang pop that gets aimed at the masses that disgusts me...But you see what I'm saying abut rhythm. If something is used so repetitively, and on purpose, it turns from music to just noise...
@@Bloozguy Gateway drug... 🤣...Who doesn't like Elvis? The King was long gone before any, or at least most, of this started. And I refer to "fascism" in a bit of a clinical sense - with emphasis on it as a system of control - i.e., the government gets stripped of so much authority over the economy, law, and public life in general, that corporations run wild, become lawless, and as a result pretty much become the de facto quasi-government. That's when the cultural and political manipulation begins. Flags start waving. "You're either one of us, or you're one of them." Truth becomes fiction. Fiction becomes truth. The sky is green...And here we are...
One man who had soooooo many talents unbelievable gifted in soooooo many ways the Lord truly gave him soooooo much and he didn't let the Lord down in any way what a legend
Thank you for that. Kris Kristofferson will be missed - he was a stand-up guy, a legend of an artist, a musician & a man. Country music has been destroyed by phonies like Aldean & Keith ("Whatever"????) Nah, neither one's good enough to clean his boots. RIP Kris
when kris heard the song bird on a wire by leonard cohen he said, "i want the first 3 lines of that song on my grave", i sure hope his family honors his wish
I have to speak up for Johnny Cash as well. Air Force guy and was poor. He Knew Black folks weren't his enemy. Look up his album, Blood, Sweat, and Tears?
contrary to the stereotype about country music, there are plenty of great progressives in the industry, Willie Nelsen himself said: immigration is great, we got this big statue says yall come in
My "introduction" to Kris Kristofferson was the movie 'Convoy'...i.e..."Rubberduck". At 6 and a half years old, I thought he was so cool via his portrayal of the character in that flick. RIP Mr. Kris Kristofferson.
Perfectly said about country music. Just listen to Dolly Parton's earlier songs (about her childhood dog, coat of rags made by her mother) and you'll get it.
You missed so so many parts of this great man’s life. He saw it all from top to bottom. Once at rock bottom with drink. Gave up the safety of a privileged background and disowned from his family by giving up his education for sweeping a floor at a record studio, to try and get into music. Vulnerable, passionate, worldly, recovering alcoholic highly intelligent Rhodes scholar, principled, tough, embattled, philanthropic, sensitive, 8 children, 3 marriages , many affairs, good friend and father, sporty, activist at a time when some of the things he was supporting effected his career (eg Palestine) poet and wrote some of the best country tunes ever made. I could go on and on. What more you could you want in a person. These are the leaders that are needed in the world today. He knew the system as a whole needs changing, way before many many others. If I was having a last supper he would be at my table, without doubt. No others around like him.
Yeah, I thought so too. His ideas would have been pretty centrist here in Germany. Or rather so fundamentally acknowledged that neither the left nor the right would consider arguing about them.
Very well done. I remember this man very well. He was considered so controversial for a long time in the 80s bc of his beliefs. I was a young teenager. He was a man well ahead of his time. I think he did well with the time he spent with us. A good human being.
@@TwisterTornado Its rarer that you are going to extoll the virtues of this righteous patriot archetype than it would be this zealot-ous patriot. Thats 100% why not.
Kris Kristofferson was a MAN'S MAN. It takes a real MAN to stand up for your beliefs. It's one of the reasons I admired Muhammed Ali so much. Kris Kristofferson was cut out of the same mold Ali was. Kris Kristofferson AKA Whistler will always be one of my favorites. RIP SIR.
@@samakrosario5546 absolutely positively 1,000,000 percent correct !! 👍💪🏼🙏🏼🇺🇸❤️
I loved him for his music, I respect him for his true American patriotism! This world was made better because of guys like Kris and Willie!!!!!!
yessir!
-rick
Kristofferson was one of the greatest country music artists, songwriters, and progressives. Johnny Cash was another great progressive. The popular, redneck, right-wing bullshit country music of recent decades is as good and as important as the ideas of the folks who make it - which is to say, not at all good or important. Luckily there are still younger artists keeping up the tradition of the greats like Kris and Johnny.
Kris Kristofferson was a legend and spoke the truth.
May Kris’ memory endure as a blessing. Rhodes Scholar, helicopter pilot, and progressive politics, in addition to his prodigious performing skills! The writers of his memorial tributes obviously had great trouble stuffing in all of the credits he amassed during his brief eighty-eight years on this planet.
Unquestionably one of the coolest dudes to have ever existed on Earth. His moral compass never wavered with all his fame and notoriety. Just a legend of a human being. RIP.
Kris Kristofferson was a bad ass!!! True legend...💙💙💙 Sunday morning finally came down...
Kris Kristofferson was such an awesome person, brilliant musician and great actor.
RIP Rubber Duck. ❤️❤️
“Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose.”
Kris Kristofferson was & sitll is and will be an American Icon !
The story about Toby Keith was reported 100% accurately.
@@TR-yi8up I feel like he was speaking for me at the time. I also turned away from country music since bombs and beers were all they talked about!
@@TR-yi8up Toby was a jackass.
That was beautiful Rick. Thank you
❤🩹
Chris had the greatest line ever to begin any song. I woke up Sunday morning with no way to hold my head that didn't hurt , the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad so I had one more for dessert . Thank you sir, I'll miss you.
How stupid was Toby Kieth? He tried to silence Willie's best friend at Willie's birthday. Kris and Willie were drinking together before Toby was born and after his lame ass death. RIP Kris , absolute legend.
Kris standing by Sinéad was just the nicest thing I've ever seen. Two brave people who didn't care about the consequences, because they cared about humanity more.
Two genuine heroes!
The only two celebrities that really affected me after they died was Robin Williams and Sinead O’Conor! I wasn’t a big fan of her, but I did like her hit song. Over the years I was aware of what she went through as young girl and that’s what made her death sad!
Wonderful tribute to Kris Kristopherson. 💙🇺🇸💙
thank you. and thanks for watching.
-rick
Albeit I’ve been ignorant of Kristofferson’s true character until now, I do now unequivocally support his views now. ❤ a true patriot.
glad ya came around!
-rick
I saw that clip the other day for the first time and it just goes to show that the more things change, the more they stay the same. Kristofferson could do anything it seemed and he was very intelligent with a backbone. How many other people were athletes that were in SI, was a Rhodes scholar until he goes to Vietnam to be a helicopter pilot, was a successful musician and song writer AND a successful actor? Man if I did ONE of those things I'd be happy. He made his mark for sure.
A true renaissance man! RIP Kris!
Hats off to Mr. Kristofferson. His strength, courage and conviction knew no bounds. Rest Peacefully 😔🙏🙏🙏👑
Thank you so much for this great assessment of Kristofferson and tying his views to what's happening here today.
Kris was a true patriot and not phony one bit! He lived life on his terms and shared his best with us! God bless Kris and we will miss his beautiful soul!!!
Thanks. The more I find out about him. The more I admire him.
Such a great loss of a great American! Rest easy Mr Kristofferson 🇺🇲🙏🏼❤️
Kris Kristofferson should be remembered as a person who ACTUALLY walked the path that Christ laid out!
A real patriot defends the rights of ALL American's, even if you disagree with them!
true!
-rick
I am also a combat veteran formerly of 101st Airborne Rangers, we count Mr. Kristofferson an honored brother-in -arms and we too miss him dearly.
Hell Yea 101 SCREAMIN EAGLES!!!!! What a sweet dude, Mr. Kristofferson! I wanna give him a hug.
I never knew he was like that. He's obviously was one of the best human beings around!!!
I truly love what you do. I have respected Kris K. for ever. just one of the very best legends. thank you for giving him the time.
Kristofferson was a genuine American Badass !!
yeah he was.
-rick
Kris Kristofferson was a highly talented that did not hold back when it came to his opinions. A true American patriot who will be dearly missed
Well, a patriot for humanity all over the world! That interview at the beginning of the video, he was being interviewed by Paul Holmes on Television New Zealand on one of his visits.
Being a Rhodes Scholar is a big deal. Being smart is almost secondary as a qualification as there are thousands of people with perfect scores, perfect grades, and whatever perfect qualities you can measure. However, if I remember correctly, the major standout qualification is someone who is likely to make a major contribution to humanity without regard to any affinity to political or religious beliefs. A free ride to Oxford with perks. I believe Kris fit the bill even if he didn't complete his education. RIP. and Godspeed.
A mighty fine American, Chris Kristofferson. His talent speaks for itself. Furthermore, a man of integrity and courage to go against what was popular to advocate what is right.
RIP Kris. Thanks for "The Good Times" and I hope you "Beat the Devil".
Deep respect Kris. R.I.P. You will be deeply missed. Thanks for this clip TYT Sports. Please highlight more REAL AMERICANS like Kris. #THISISTHEWAY
rip kk, your defense of sinead was when i knew who you were, a hero, a real man.
I knew when I saw a movie called Convoy back in '86. Kris plays the "Rubber Duck" an equal rights truck driver who bucked the corrupt system of "law enforcement." The Movie came out in like '76 or '77 but it came on TV a lot during the '80s.
@@pc3244 Sanm Peckinpah
✊️ I rock with them outlaws. Kris was a great songwriter. RIP Waylon and Kris. Thanks for putting respect on his name and setting the record straight on what happened to country music.
It truly was a good man! True American! Cheers from🇨🇭.
Toby Keith, Garth Brooks, Tim Jackson and Keith Urban are all guilty of stealing the O from Country music
I really appreciated this. He was one the best. R.I.P "Like a bird on a wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir, I've tried in my way to be free."
Thank you very much for this. Kristofferson will forevermore exist in a much higher place in my memory. I was unaware of his admirable stance on these matters.
Well said Kris . I will sorely miss you and your truth bombs about our government.
ditto.
-rick
Minor correction: He wasn't an Army Airborne Ranger. He was an Officer, a helicopter pilot, and a graduate Ranger School the Army's prestigious and challenging combat leadership course.
KK, was a patriot. He had every right to voice his opinion.
That doesnt even deserve the dignity of being spoken. Spell his god damn name.
"If you support human rights, you gotta support them everywhere." Right on the money. Everywhere.
Some types of 'humans' have more 'rights' than other humans.🤣
@@salguodrolyat2594 IMHO Low IQ bigots like you should have fewer.
Well done, well said. Thanks for revealing Kris’s soul.
I absolutely loved Kris Kristofferson… he will be missed💔
Nashville has always had a bit of a suck up culture to it, but prior to the reign of Bush the Idiot and Cheney, it also had some outliers in Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, and said Kris Kristofferson. (And some others.) Those three were all veterans, and knew how to differentiate shit from shinola. Since that fascist wave started, country music has become dronelike, overly simplistic 4/4 beats, mind-numbing I, V, VI, IV chord progressions, with an emphasis on brainwashing and consumer grooming...Blah, blah, blah, beer...Blah, blah, blah, truck...Blah, blah, blah, jeans...God, patriotism, revenge, and pandering to whatever right wing agenda was current...In short, it went from its zenith in the Countrypolitan years to its nadir in "new country" - whatever the hell that is...I believe Nashville will soon forfeit its domain over country music to Austin in the not-too-distant future for selling its soul to Madison Avenue and the fascist drumbeat. Kris Kristofferson was a stud walking in a town full of sycophants in shrinkwrap jeans and gaudy boots. He will be sorely missed...
@@Bloozguy Oh, yeah! Blues all day long! Even bluegrass has pretty much stayed true to its element. It's just the prepackaged, "wrote it in the McDonalds drive thru" garbage twang pop that gets aimed at the masses that disgusts me...But you see what I'm saying abut rhythm. If something is used so repetitively, and on purpose, it turns from music to just noise...
@@Bloozguy Gateway drug... 🤣...Who doesn't like Elvis? The King was long gone before any, or at least most, of this started. And I refer to "fascism" in a bit of a clinical sense - with emphasis on it as a system of control - i.e., the government gets stripped of so much authority over the economy, law, and public life in general, that corporations run wild, become lawless, and as a result pretty much become the de facto quasi-government. That's when the cultural and political manipulation begins. Flags start waving. "You're either one of us, or you're one of them." Truth becomes fiction. Fiction becomes truth. The sky is green...And here we are...
One man who had soooooo many talents unbelievable gifted in soooooo many ways the Lord truly gave him soooooo much and he didn't let the Lord down in any way what a legend
Thank you for that. Kris Kristofferson will be missed - he was a stand-up guy, a legend of an artist, a musician & a man. Country music has been destroyed by phonies like Aldean & Keith ("Whatever"????) Nah, neither one's good enough to clean his boots. RIP Kris
He was an Rhodes Scholar and ab helicopter pilot taught English at West Point
Janitor* don't forget that the least among us is first 🤙
@@jaydeus and actor singer songwriter
Kris was the dude.
A true and REAL American icon and legend!
RIP Kris, your legacy lives on, Highwayman!
🙏🏼❤️👍🏼
RIP.
-rick
RIP Kris. You will be missed.
Kris was a mans man , respected by many . RIP . if alive today he would be waiving a Free Palestine flag.
same for Tupac
Going to miss Kris Kristofferson, true American Patriot.
Kristofferson was a man’s man…TOUGH enough to be KIND…
Boy! 😂 that's Great 👌.
Kris your going be Missed. Thank you for what you left behind.
The world seems a lot shittier without Kris in it. An absolute legend. RIP.
Didn't follow Kristofferson or his music, but I have a new found respect for his courageous stance on things political. R.I.P Kris.
A man who saw through the bullshit - and wasn't afraid to say something about it.
A movie about Kris Kristofferson's life is an absolute must to happen.
when kris heard the song bird on a wire by leonard cohen he said, "i want the first 3 lines of that song on my grave", i sure hope his family honors his wish
The man's character was deep. A true man's man.
Kris Kristofferson! Salute 🫡✊🏾👊🏾🫱🏾🫲🏼🤝🏾🙏🏾
Now he was a true patriot
the rubber duck man is no more. RIP MISTER Kristofferson. 😐
When they reference legend for music, he is one of the names out there that covers everything. He has done so much with his life
An incredibly intelligent and talented man. A great loss.
I have to speak up for Johnny Cash as well. Air Force guy and was poor. He Knew Black folks weren't his enemy. Look up his album, Blood, Sweat, and Tears?
God Bless Kristofferson for supporting human rights ! He also did some benefits for Palestinian children ! Even back then he knew the truth ❤😊
contrary to the stereotype about country music, there are plenty of great progressives in the industry, Willie Nelsen himself said: immigration is great, we got this big statue says yall come in
Thanks for presenting this human being called Kris K. Many thanks! Did know his name, but not what he stood for.
Kris spoke the righteous working class language that Steve Earle, Springsteen and the Drive-By Truckers carry proudly. Rest in Power, Kris!
He was the best. He was his own archetype.
RIP Kris 🎸🎶 More than an artist
absolutely.
-rick
When they made Kris, they broke the mould.
Several decades later, what he's been talking about has gotten even worse.
Kris kristofferson was
TRUE AMERICAN GRIT.
My "introduction" to Kris Kristofferson was the movie 'Convoy'...i.e..."Rubberduck". At 6 and a half years old, I thought he was so cool via his portrayal of the character in that flick. RIP Mr. Kris Kristofferson.
Kris Kristofferson is also one of the greatest songwriters in the history of music !!!
What a human being. Better than any so called alpha male.
What a wonderful tribute. Thank you for this❤
Amazing stories which I am thankful to hear.
thanks.
-rick
Kristofferson was a great American, a great patriot, and a true Renaissance Man.
Perfectly said about country music. Just listen to Dolly Parton's earlier songs (about her childhood dog, coat of rags made by her mother) and you'll get it.
Very good piece. RIP Chris.
Kristofferson led as full a life as anyone possibly can. Opinionated and didn’t give shit what anyone thought.
Kris was right about this country then, and he’d be absolutely right today too.
Rip Kris and Sinéad two beautiful souls, shame on those who booed her
She was right all along but the brainwashed Christains stoned her.
History will speak well of Kris and O’Conner. #THISISTHEWAY
Another voice for humanity gone😢 RIP, true American hero.
Another musician like Kris would be Neil Young. Also, Roger Waters of Pink Floyd, Jackson Brown and many others.
Kris was an extremely smart man.
You missed so so many parts of this great man’s life. He saw it all from top to bottom. Once at rock bottom with drink. Gave up the safety of a privileged background and disowned from his family by giving up his education for sweeping a floor at a record studio, to try and get into music. Vulnerable, passionate, worldly, recovering alcoholic highly intelligent Rhodes scholar, principled, tough, embattled, philanthropic, sensitive, 8 children, 3 marriages , many affairs, good friend and father, sporty, activist at a time when some of the things he was supporting effected his career (eg Palestine) poet and wrote some of the best country tunes ever made. I could go on and on. What more you could you want in a person. These are the leaders that are needed in the world today. He knew the system as a whole needs changing, way before many many others. If I was having a last supper he would be at my table, without doubt. No others around like him.
Most Europeans are mystified at Americans idea of the left.
What this bloke says is pretty bloody mild.
Yeah, I thought so too. His ideas would have been pretty centrist here in Germany. Or rather so fundamentally acknowledged that neither the left nor the right would consider arguing about them.
I’ve enjoyed your videos.We need more thoughtful people like you.God bless you.🙏🏽
i appreciate the kind words.
-rick
Very well done. I remember this man very well. He was considered so controversial for a long time in the 80s bc of his beliefs. I was a young teenager. He was a man well ahead of his time. I think he did well with the time he spent with us. A good human being.
Now KRIS, that's a CRITICAL THINKING of the chart. That's WHY YOU WERE a RHODES SCHOLAR 🙏
Kristofferson was a *HARD CORE* patriot. RIP 🇺🇸👍🏽👍🏽
Sounds bad core
@@EdgimoniousSanctlordsounds hardcore
@@TwisterTornado
Wh chhhh
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@@TwisterTornado
Dont say you didnt ask.
@@TwisterTornado
Its rarer that you are going to extoll the virtues of this righteous patriot archetype than it would be this zealot-ous patriot. Thats 100% why not.
Much honor and respect to Kris Kristofferson!!!!! Life well lived. Difference well made.
Kris Kristofferson is the very definition of "American Badass" I miss him tremendously.