"I was working the Gulf of Mexico on oil rigs. I'd lost my family to my years of failing as a songwriter. All I had were bills, child support, and grief."
"By not having to live up to people's expectations, I was somehow free. There was something liberating about it."
"By the time success came in 1970 as Ray Price's cover of his song For the Good Times reached the Top 40, Kristofferson had experienced love, loss and hard times."
"I was about to get fired for not letting 24 hours go between the throttle and the bottle. It looked like I'd trashed my act."
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