Appreciate your story

I’m a 76 year old Canadian woman from NW Ontario in a rural lake area who moved west to BC in my early 20’s and my favourite song at the time was Rita Coolidge singing Bird on a Wire. Most of my music loves are Canadian and I grew up with The Who, Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Dylan, Joan Baez, Gordon Lightfoot, Neil Young and so many more as well as the musicians Rita talks about in her memoir. I haven’t really followed American Country music. Rita and Kris’s marriage and early collaboration was so sweet and romantic and so full of hope that I felt very sad for them when it ended as it did. No wonder though as it was a time of cultural chaos as Vietnam war sentiments ran high. Ritas love story with Kris’s led me to his music and I’m rather in awe of his creative talents both in music and acting and am now exploring excitedly American Country music of the outlaw variety. He seemed to live from his heart and gut creatively while Rita is more cerebral in her approach while having a beautiful voice. In the present it seems that their connection was a powerful one that extracted a sacrifice for them both, it’s not easy navigating through this deceptive world so full of Beauty. They are both thriving now although Rita appears more guarded and it seems sad they can’t be friends. We don’t know the whole story. It seems to me that Kris is more in touch with his energy centres and expresses gratitude and humility and continues to be creative. Thanks for the music as it has supported & decorated my life’s journey. Thanks Rita for bringing me to the inspiring music world of Kris K.

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