Kris Kristofferson – one of the greatest living songwriters of our time- a former Army captain, who once piloted helicopters in the Gulf of Mexico penned songs for greats such as Janis Joplin, Johnny Cash, and Waylon Jennings. Kristofferson on his own- defines true soul. In the 1976 movie Taxi Driver, Travis Bickle buys “The Silver Tongued Devil and I” album for Betsy, after she describes “Travis’ quoting a phrase from “The Pilgrim, Chapter 33″: “He’s a prophet, he’s a pusher… partly truth and partly fiction… a walking contradiction. “
Too bad Betsy already owned the record, and rejected the gift- such was Travis’ life. Travis Bickle was a true social worker. Kris Kristofferson did his social work through song. He’s as great, as songwriters get.
“Call these the echoes of the going-ups and coming downs, walking pneumonia and run of the mill madness, colored with guilt, pride, and a vague sense of despair.” – Kris Kristofferson
The Pilgrim Chapter 33
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