At 87: Kris Kristofferson’s Wife Reveals the Emotional Final Days of a Country Legend — And the Secrets That Still Haunt His Legacy

When Kris Kristofferson first walked away from the life his family wanted for him—a secure military career, the prestige of a Rhodes Scholar, the kind of future that promised honor without risk—few could have imagined how much his gamble on music would change American culture. Yet now, at 87, in the twilight of his extraordinary journey, the story of the man who gave the world Me and Bobby McGee and Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down has taken a heartbreaking and deeply human turn.