Kris Kristofferson chose his epitaph years before his death. The country icon died aged 88 at his home in Miami on Saturday (28.09.24), and an interview in which late musician Leonard Cohen revealed how Kris told him he wanted his lyrics on his tombstone has now resurfaced in the wake of his passing. Leonard – who died aged 82 in 2016 – told an interviewer: “Kris Kristofferson informed me that I had stolen part of the melody for (‘Bird on a Wire’) from another Nashville writer. “He also said that he’s putting the first couple of lines on his tombstone – and I’ll be hurt if he doesn’t.” The fir…