Willie Nelson breaks silence on former bandmate Kris Kristofferson's death, admits he 'hated to lose him'
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Willie Nelson is remembering his friend Kris Kristofferson after his recent death at the age of 88.
During an interview with the Associated Press, the legendary country singer talked his former bandmate from The Highwaymen.
Willie Nelson opens up on his close bond with Kris Kristofferson
Willie Nelson reflected on Kris Kristofferson's death saying, “He left a lot of fantastic songs around for the rest of us to sing, for as long as we’re here. Kris was a great friend of mine. And, you know, we just kind of had a lot of fun together and made a lot of music together — videos, movies. I hated to lose him. That was a sad time.”
“If you just take the music part of it and go back to, you know, Waylon and Kris and John and, you know, all of us working together, the Highwaymen. And then I am the only one left. And that’s just not funny,” Nelson told the outlet.
Kristofferson’s wife Lisa also talked about the brotherly bond the two shared. “Audiences adored them, but they couldn’t know how great those men really were together behind the scenes,” she told the AP.
“It was a decade of rolling laughter and love. John and Kris’ last words to each other were ‘I love you.’ Same to Waylon. That’s rare for men, and it was real,” Lisa added.
Kristofferson's death was confirmed by his family in September. "It is with a heavy heart that we share the news our husband/father/grandfather, Kris Kristofferson, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 28 at home. We’re all so blessed for our time with him. Thank you for loving him all these many years, and when you see a rainbow, know he’s smiling down at us all," the statement read.
The Highwaymen band was created in 1986
Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson together formed the country supergroup in 1986, including popular artists, such as Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash.
The Highwaymen released three albums and went on tours until the late 1990s.
Jennings died in 2002 and Cash died the following year.
