Kris Kristofferson Talks About Bob Dylan Covers Album
Kris Kristofferson considers Bob Dylan a personal friend but says he was an inspiration and a hero before their friendship began. Johnny Cash introduced them while Kristofferson was working as a janitor at Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville in the 1960s. Now, at 75, Kristofferson says he’s been around long enough to understand and appreciate Dylan’s impact on music. He says, “If you look at pop songs before Dylan, none of them were poetry like his are. He opened up the doors for creative writers and made songwriting to me what it is today.” On the new “Chimes of Freedom” Dylan covers album, Kristofferson does “Quinn the Eskimo.” Other performers on the album include Sugarland, Dierks Bentley and Miley Cyrus. The Avett Brothers add their voices to a Dylan song Johnny Cash had done, “One Too Many Mornings.” Money raised from “Chimes of Freedom” goes to Amnesty International.
Kris Kristofferson considers Bob Dylan a personal friend but says he was an inspiration and a hero before their friendship began. Johnny Cash introduced them while Kristofferson was working as a janitor at Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville in the 1960s. Now, at 75, Kristofferson says he’s been around long enough to understand and appreciate Dylan’s impact on music. He says, “If you look at pop songs before Dylan, none of them were poetry like his are. He opened up the doors for creative writers and made songwriting to me what it is today.” On the new “Chimes of Freedom” Dylan covers album, Kristofferson does “Quinn the Eskimo.” Other performers on the album include Sugarland, Dierks Bentley and Miley Cyrus. The Avett Brothers add their voices to a Dylan song Johnny Cash had done, “One Too Many Mornings.” Money raised from “Chimes of Freedom” goes to Amnesty International.
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