Posted on by

Celebrities and fans are paying emotional tributes to “absolute genius” Kris Kristofferson

Celebrities and fans are paying emotional tributes to “absolute genius” Kris Kristofferson

Kris Kristofferson performs a concert during the Mack, Jack & McConaughey Jack Ingram & Friends event at ACL-Live on April 21, 2017 in Austin. Gary Miller via Getty Images

Fans and celebrities alike are paying tribute to Kris Kristofferson, the American music legend and film star who died on Saturday at the age of 88.

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

He became known as a master songwriter and one of the founding figures of the “outlaw country” movement – and as if that wasn’t enough, he was also a magnetic performer on the big screen, winning a Golden Globe for his role in the 1976 version of “A Star Is Born.”

Kristofferson’s friends, fans, co-stars and fellow musicians expressed their condolences, shared their memories and posted clips of their favorite moments: