Kris Kristofferson previously revealed he never thought he'd live past 30 after the death of his ex-partner, Janis Joplin. The prolific country music icon and Hollywood actor—who died peacefully ...

In addition to being a star in both music and film and introducing John Prine to Bob Dylan, Kristofferson also introduced Leonard Cohen to Janis Joplin. Though, he wasn’t even present.

Janis Joplin and Kris Kristofferson at Landmark Hotel Los Angeles Summer 1970. (Photo by John Byrne Cooke Estate/Getty Images) Photo by John Byrne Cooke Estate/Getty Images.

Kris Kristofferson, an Oxford-educated Rhodes Scholar and Army veteran who wrote hit songs for Janis Joplin and Johnny Cash before starring in Hollywood movies, died Saturday at his home in Maui ...