Kris Kristofferson once thought he'd be dead by 30: 'I was a functioning alcoholic'

"I never could have imagined this. I sit right here and think how it could have turned out so differently. I never thought I'd live past 30. I could have ended up dead."

"I was a functioning alcoholic. For a couple of years, it was Jack Daniels, then it was tequila, then it was anything. When I was performing, I couldn't imagine getting up and doing it without drinking."

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