Country singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson has quietly retired from touring after more than 50 years in the music business. 
 
The news, buried in a news release earlier this week, comes a year after the 'Me and Bobby McGee'&nbsp;singer played his last gig on the Outlaw Country Cruise in the Caribbean in January 2020. 
 
As the coronavirus pandemic shuttered live music venues last year, Kristofferson`s decision not to return to the road felt natural, his longtime manager Tamara Saviano told Variety on Thursday. 
 
"It was just sort of a slow changing of the guard thing," Saviano said. "To us on this side of the fence it was an organic, normal, `things are changing` thing. Kris is aging; Kris is 84. It didn`t feel like such big news to us." 
 
The announcement came in a news release that said a new management company would represent Kristofferson`s business affairs, alongside his son John, after Kristofferson "offically retired in 2020." 
 
Kristofferson rose to fame in the 1970s in Nashville and wrote classics including "Help Me Make it Through the Night" and "For the Good Times." 
 
He was also a sought-after actor, winning a Golden Globe for his lead role in the 1976 version of "A Star is Born" opposite Barbra Streisand. 
 
Kristofferson began experiencing debilitating memory loss in his mid-70s which his wife in 2016 said had been diagnosed as a result of Lyme`s Disease, and which had much improved. 
 
 
 
 
 
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Country singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson has quietly retired from touring after more than 50 years in the music business. The news, buried in a news release earlier this week, comes a year after the 'Me and Bobby McGee' singer played his last gig on the Outlaw Country Cruise in the Caribbean in January 2020.

Country singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson has quietly retired from touring after more than 50 years in the music business. The news, buried in a news release earlier this week, comes a year after the 'Me and Bobby McGee' singer played his last gig on the Outlaw Country Cruise in the Caribbean in January 2020. As the coronavirus pandemic shuttered live music venues last year, Kristofferson`s decision not to return to the road felt natural, his longtime manager Tamara Saviano told Variety on Thursday. "It was just sort of a slow changing of the guard thing," Saviano said. "To us on this side of the fence it was an organic, normal, `things are changing` thing. Kris is aging; Kris is 84. It didn`t feel like such big news to us." The announcement came in a news release that said a new management company would represent Kristofferson`s business affairs, alongside his son John, after Kristofferson "offically retired in 2020." Kristofferson rose to fame in the 1970s in Nashville and wrote classics including "Help Me Make it Through the Night" and "For the Good Times." He was also a sought-after actor, winning a Golden Globe for his lead role in the 1976 version of "A Star is Born" opposite Barbra Streisand. Kristofferson began experiencing debilitating memory loss in his mid-70s which his wife in 2016 said had been diagnosed as a result of Lyme`s Disease, and which had much improved.

Country star Kris Kristofferson quietly retires after 50 years

American singer-songwriter Lady Gaga disclosed on Monday that she suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after she was raped as a teenager.

The pop icon admitted to battling with the mental illness in an interview at a New York homeless shelter for gay and lesbian (LGBT) youth.

&quot;I told the kids today that I suffer from a mental illness -- I suffer from PTSD,&quot; said Gaga, speaking to NBC television&#39;s &quot;Today Show&quot; program, news agency AFP reported.

Gaga had revealed two years ago that she was raped at age 19 that had left her emotionally weak.

Gaga, now 30, urged the youths at the Ali Forney Center shelter to find the courage to face their problems.

&quot;I don&#39;t have the same kind&nbsp;of issues that you have, but I have a mental illness, and I struggle with that mental illness every day,&quot; she said.

&quot;I need my mantra to help keep me relaxed. You are brave. You are courageous.&quot;

Gaga has long championed the right of sexual minorities. She thanked the shelter residents on Twitter for &nbsp;&quot;sharing your stories, trauma &amp; pain&quot;.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
To the LGBTQ&#39;s <a href="https://twitter.com/AliForneyCenter">@AliForneyCenter</a> thank you for sharing your stories, trauma &amp; pain with me &amp; the world today. Your kindness is contagious. ??
&mdash; xoxo, Joanne (@ladygaga) <a href="https://twitter.com/ladygaga/status/805773463466057728">December 5, 2016</a></blockquote>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
Today I shared one my deepest secrets w/ the world. Secrets keep you sick w/ shame ??Watch this video <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ShareKindness?src=hash">#ShareKindness</a> <a href="https://t.co/Rynfxekz3Z">https://t.co/Rynfxekz3Z</a>
&mdash; xoxo, Joanne (@ladygaga) <a href="https://twitter.com/ladygaga/status/805785828697874432">December 5, 2016</a></blockquote>

(WION with inputs from AFP)

'I don't have the same kind of issues that you have, but I have a mental illness, and I struggle with that mental illness every day'

American singer-songwriter Lady Gaga disclosed on Monday that she suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after she was raped as a teenager. The pop icon admitted to battling with the mental illness in an interview at a New York homeless shelter for gay and lesbian (LGBT) youth. "I told the kids today that I suffer from a mental illness -- I suffer from PTSD," said Gaga, speaking to NBC television's "Today Show" program, news agency AFP reported. Gaga had revealed two years ago that she was raped at age 19 that had left her emotionally weak. Gaga, now 30, urged the youths at the Ali Forney Center shelter to find the courage to face their problems. "I don't have the same kind of issues that you have, but I have a mental illness, and I struggle with that mental illness every day," she said. "I need my mantra to help keep me relaxed. You are brave. You are courageous." Gaga has long championed the right of sexual minorities. She thanked the shelter residents on Twitter for "sharing your stories, trauma & pain". To the LGBTQ's @AliForneyCenter thank you for sharing your stories, trauma & pain with me & the world today. Your kindness is contagious. ?? — xoxo, Joanne (@ladygaga) December 5, 2016 Today I shared one my deepest secrets w/ the world. Secrets keep you sick w/ shame ??Watch this video #ShareKindness https://t.co/Rynfxekz3Z — xoxo, Joanne (@ladygaga) December 5, 2016 (WION with inputs from AFP)

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