News & Updates — Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen / Sept 21, 1934 - Nov 7, 2016

Leonard Cohen / Sept 21, 1934 - Nov 7, 2016

One of my very favorite wordsmiths, Leonard Cohen delivered some lyrics of the deepest and most imaginative variety, a man who could articulate any emotion in the heaviest and clearest poetic sense. No topic was off limits and no emotion was irrelevant. A Montreal native, Leonard began his career strictly as a poet (first published in '54) and novelist before delivering his debut album Songs of Leonard Cohen in '67. The album shook the expectations of lyricists with its uninhibited display of pain, joy, sexuality, sadness and mysticism. Every serious singer/songwriter had to up their game after this monumental set...

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