". . . he's the worst singer I've ever heard. It's not that he's off key--he has no relation to key. He also has no phrasing, no dynamics, no energy, no authority, no dramatic ability, and no control ...

Kris Kristofferson’s pre-fame years tell a story you couldn’t make up. Born in Texas in 1936, the son of a Swedish immigrant, he got the creative writing bug early and studied it at Pomona College ...