Kris Kristofferson Looks At Aging In New Album

The Legendary Life Of Kris Kristofferson
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21: Country music singer and songwriter Kris Kristofferson answers questions during a student music program in the State Dining Room of the White House November 21, 2011 in Washington, DC. Part of a program called 'The History of Country Music: From Barn Dances to Pop Charts,' Kristofferson and fellow artists Lyle Lovett and Darius Rucker answered questions and performed music for about 120 students from Anacostia and Woodrow Wilson high schools and Newport Middle School. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21: Country music singer and songwriter Kris Kristofferson answers questions during a student music program in the State Dining Room of the White House November 21, 2011 in Washington, DC. Part of a program called 'The History of Country Music: From Barn Dances to Pop Charts,' Kristofferson and fellow artists Lyle Lovett and Darius Rucker answered questions and performed music for about 120 students from Anacostia and Woodrow Wilson high schools and Newport Middle School. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

“Being near the end of my life isn’t a sad thing to me,” singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson says. “I have so much to be grateful for.”

Kristofferson is only 76 and by no account is he unwell. But musicians age faster than regular folks -- Johnny Cash, his longtime friend and former bandmate in the outlaw country supergroup the Highwaymen, was ancient at 62 -- and these days, aging is very much on Kristofferson’s mind. Call him on the phone, and the conversation starts like this:

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