This CD doesn't come with a campfire, but it might as well. "Here's one I wrote for my kids," says Kris Kristofferson, introducing "From Here to Forever," one of a dozen fine songs on his 15th studio release. As the album title suggests, the scale is intimate — confessions and metaphysical ruminations, delivered in a weathered rumble, punctuated by the sound of harmonica and fingers scr...

In Issue 1076, Ethan Hawke profiles Kris Kristofferson, the last outlaw poet. The singer's epic journey has taken him from Oxford to the Army Rangers to Nashville and Hollywood. Here's a guide to 20 of the best tracks he's written along the way.

"Sunday Morning Coming Down" (1970)
The greatest song about a hangover ever written. Johnny Cash's 1970 recording launched Kristofferson's career.