# Kris Kristofferson pitched every one of his songs to one singer. In 1970, he would change his life forever

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/kris-kristofferson-pitched-every-one-of-his-songs-to-one-singer-in-1970-he-would-change-his-life-forever/
- Published: 2026-11-14T20:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T21:28:05+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/kris-kristofferson-pitched-every-one-of-his-songs-to-one-singer/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Kristofferson spent a year and a half as a studio janitor.
- Cash recorded and performed “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down”.
- The 1970 breakthrough ended Kristofferson’s need for other work.

## Summary

Kris Kristofferson recalled how Johnny Cash encouraged him when he was trying to establish himself as a songwriter, even though Cash did not initially record the songs he pitched. Their friendship and Cash’s support became a turning point when Cash performed Kristofferson’s “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down” on his television show in 1970.

Cash’s recording helped make the song a major success and earned it the title “Record of the Year”, according to the article. Kristofferson said he never had to work another job afterwards; before that breakthrough, he had spent a year and a half as a janitor at Columbia Records Studio and had pitched Cash every song he wrote.

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