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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson has announced his retirement after five decades and named a manager for his estate.A press release issued Wednesday said that the 84-year-old actor and singer actually retired last year and his son, John, stepped in to oversee his father's business, including special projects and his record label KK Records.

Variety, Saviano said Kristofferson’s decision to retire “wasn’t any big stake in the ground”.“[Not] like ‘I’m retiring! I’m not doing this anymore!’, it was an evolution, and it just felt very organic.“Kris is ageing; Kris is 84. It didn’t feel like such big news to us.

Chris Willman Music WriterWhen most major stars with a music career retire, proper announcements are in order, if not farewell tours or tribute shows. But when Kris Kristofferson made the decision to retire last year, there were no such fireworks set off, and the public didn’t learn about it until it was tucked deep into a press release Wednesday about a management change, as if everyone already long since knew or assumed it.

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