Fans and celebrities alike are paying tribute to Kriss Kristofferson- the American music legend and movie star who passed away at the age of 88.

Kristofferson’s life story is so improbable that it seems almost impossible: He was both a Rhodes scholar and Golden Gloves boxer who quit a promising career in the military to become in janitor in Nashville, where he hoped to get a shot at making music.

He would become known as a master songwriter and one of the founding figures of the “outlaw country” movement ― and if that weren’t enough, he was a magnetic performer on the big screen, winning a Golden Globe for his role in the 1976 version of “A Star Is Born.” I was mesmerized by this man when I saw him in “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore”. He had charisma and was a lover of words