NEW YORK (AP) — Barbra Streisand has called him something special. Martin Scorsese called working with him one of his life's highlights. Jimmy Webb hoped for Godspeed. Melissa Etheridge wrote of his beautiful heart. Those celebrities and more have reacted to the death of country superstar and actor Kris Kristofferson.

Kristofferson died at his Hawaii home Saturday surrounded by family. He was 88.

Celebrities pay tribute

“The first time I saw Kris performing at the Troubadour club in L.A. I knew he was something special.” — Barbra Streisand, Kristofferson's co-star in “A Star is Born,” on X and Instagram.

“Right now, I’m on a small boat between Ustica and Palermo, listening to ‘Me and Bobby McGee,’ remembering Kris Kristofferson. Just like half of the world. I was lucky enough to work with Kris. He was a poet. Truly. Inside and out. And a damn good actor, a remarkable screen presence. Spending time with Kris when we made ‘Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore’ was one of the highlights of my life," Martin Scorsese said in a statement.

"We lost a fellow Highwayman today. Godspeed, Kris,” Kristofferson's fellow band member Jimmy Webb posted on X and Facebook.

“Loved this man, his talent, his mind and his beautiful heart. Journey well, my friend,” Melissa Etheridge said on X.

“What a great loss. What a great writer. What a great actor. What a great friend. I will always love you, Dolly,” Dolly Parton wrote on X.

"Kris Kristofferson believed creativity is God-given, and those who ignore such a gift are doomed to unhappiness. He preached that a life of the mind gives voice to the soul, and his work gave voice not only to his soul but to ours. He leaves a resounding legacy,” Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum CEO Kyle Young said in a statement.

“An epic human with the biggest heart. you will be so, so missed. rest easy, my friend,” LeAnn Rimes Cibrian wrote on X.

“What a gentleman, kind soul, and a lover of words. I am so glad I got to meet him and be around him. One of my favorite people. Rest in peace, Kris,” Reba McEntire said on X.

“Poet, lovely human being, road scholar redneck old schooler,” Josh Brolin wrote on Instagram.

“This legend was so good to me when we worked together on Dreamer. What an honor to have spent time in his presence,” Dakota Fanning posted on Instagram.