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Kris Kristofferson: Feeling Mortal

Holly Gleason, Paste, 12 February 2013

AT 76, KRIS KRISTOFFERSON is one of Americana's true icons. A witness to old-school hillbilly music, rock's excess, punk's rebellion and modern country, the Rhodes Scholar with an emphasis on William Blake's poetry has figured how to transcend all — and he's created timeless Wurlitzer music.

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