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Leonard Cohen

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Leonard Norman Cohen
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Leonard Cohen was born September 21,1934, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and died November 7, 2016 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a Canadian poet, singer and songwriter. The father of Adam Cohen and Lorca Cohen.

His first collection of poetry, Let Us Compare Mythologies, was published in 1956, followed by The Spice Box of Earth in 1961. After traveling throughout Europe, he settled on the Greek island of Hydra, where he stayed for seven years. There he wrote another collection of poetry, Flowers for Hitler (1964), and two novels, The Favorite Game (1963) and Beautiful Losers (1966). In 1967, Cohen moved to the United States to pursue a career as a folk musician. In 1994, Cohen retreated to the Mt. Baldy Zen Center near Los Angeles, beginning what became five years of seclusion at the center. In 1996, Cohen was ordained as a Rinzai Zen Buddhist monk and took the Dharma name "Jikan", meaning "silence".

During his lifetime he recorded 14 studio albums. A tribute album with 18 songs was released in 1991, featuring R.E.M., John Cale, Nick Cave, Ian McCulloch, Pixies, The House Of Love and Lloyd Cole among others. John Cale's cover of the song "Hallelujah" on this album served as the basis for the version released by Jeff Buckley in 1994.

Inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2008 (Performer)
Inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2010

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Leonard Cohen - Six Montreal Poets album art A.J.M. Smith, Leonard Cohen, Irving Layton, F.R. Scott, Louis Dudek, A.M. Klein A.J.M. Smith, Leonard Cohen, Irving Layton, F.R. Scott, Louis Dudek, A.M. Klein - Six Montreal Poets (Album, Comp) Folkways Records US 1957 Sell This Version
Leonard Cohen - Canadian Poets 1 album art Earle Birney, George Bowering, Leonard Cohen, Irving Layton, Gwendolyn Macewen, John Newlove, Alfred Purdy*, Phyllis Webb Earle Birney, George Bowering, Leonard Cohen, Irving Layton, Gwendolyn Macewen, John Newlove, Alfred Purdy*, Phyllis Webb - Canadian Poets 1 (Album) Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Canada 1966 Sell This Version
Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen album art Leonard Cohen Songs Of Leonard Cohen (Album) Columbia Canada 1967 Sell This Version
Leonard Cohen - Songs From A Room album art Leonard Cohen Songs From A Room (Album) Columbia US 1969 Sell This Version
Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Love And Hate album art Leonard Cohen Songs Of Love And Hate (Album) Columbia US 1971 Sell This Version
Leonard Cohen - Live Songs album art Leonard Cohen Live Songs (Album) Columbia US 1973 Sell This Version
Leonard Cohen - New Skin For The Old Ceremony album art Leonard Cohen New Skin For The Old Ceremony (Album) Columbia, Columbia Netherlands 1974 Sell This Version
Leonard Cohen - Death Of A Ladies' Man album art Leonard Cohen Death Of A Ladies' Man (Album) Columbia, Columbia Israel 1977 Sell This Version
Leonard Cohen - Recent Songs album art Leonard Cohen Recent Songs (Album) Columbia UK 1979 Sell This Version
Leonard Cohen - Various Positions album art Leonard Cohen Various Positions (Album) Columbia Canada 1984 Sell This Version
Leonard Cohen - I'm Your Man album art Leonard Cohen I'm Your Man (Album) Columbia Portugal 1988 Sell This Version
Leonard Cohen - The Future album art Leonard Cohen The Future (Album) Columbia Australia 1992 Sell This Version
CSK 5249 SI Leonard Cohen - Leonard Cohen Live! (From The Complex Los Angeles, Calif. April 18, 1993) album art Leonard Cohen Leonard Cohen Live! (From The Complex Los Angeles, Calif. April 18, 1993) ‎(CD, Promo) Columbia CSK 5249 SI US 1993 Sell This Version
Leonard Cohen - Cohen Live - Leonard Cohen In Concert album art Leonard Cohen Cohen Live - Leonard Cohen In Concert (Album) Columbia Portugal 1994 Sell This Version
Leonard Cohen - Field Commander Cohen - Tour Of 1979 album art Leonard Cohen Field Commander Cohen - Tour Of 1979 (Album) Columbia, Columbia, Columbia US 2000 Sell This Version
Leonard Cohen - Ten New Songs album art Leonard Cohen Ten New Songs (Album) Columbia, Columbia, Columbia Canada 2001 Sell This Version
none Leonard Cohen - About Ten New Songs album art Leonard Cohen About Ten New Songs ‎(CDr) Sony Music none France 2001 Sell This Version
Leonard Cohen - Dear Heather album art Leonard Cohen Dear Heather (Album) Columbia Russia 2004 Sell This Version
DCM 112 Leonard Cohen - Night Magic (Original Soundtrack From The Musical Directed By Lewis Furey) album art Lewis Furey, Leonard Cohen Lewis Furey, Leonard Cohen - Night Magic (Original Soundtrack From The Musical Directed By Lewis Furey) ‎(CD, Album, RM) Disques Cinémusique DCM 112 Canada 2004 Sell This Version
Leonard Cohen - Book Of Longing album art Philip Glass . Leonard Cohen Philip Glass . Leonard Cohen - Book Of Longing (Album) Orange Mountain Music US 2007 Sell This Version
Leonard Cohen - Live In London album art Leonard Cohen Live In London (Album) Columbia Europe 2009 Sell This Version
Leonard Cohen - Live At The Isle Of Wight 1970 album art Leonard Cohen Live At The Isle Of Wight 1970 (Album, Comp) Columbia, Legacy, Columbia Music Video, Sony Music Australasia 2009 Sell This Version
Leonard Cohen - Songs From The Road album art Leonard Cohen Songs From The Road (Album) Columbia South Africa 2010 Sell This Version
Leonard Cohen - Old Ideas album art Leonard Cohen Old Ideas (Album) Columbia, Sony Music Argentina 2012 Sell This Version
Leonard Cohen - Live In Dublin album art Leonard Cohen Live In Dublin (Album) Columbia, Sony Music Australia 2014 Sell This Version

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hartro

hartro

February 16, 2019
He was his truest self. He didn't seem to really give much of a crap about success, or fame or any of the trappings. He just did what he did and if you liked it, great. His volume of output is a little small by comparison to performers with a similar durability and span of years to their career. That said, his volume of really good stuff holds up pretty well. And he was very good at the end of his life. He stuck it out.
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ijustspeak

ijustspeak

November 11, 2016
Certainly.. I was a late bloomer on Cohen, Heard the song "Waiting For A Miracle" years ago when i saw Natural Born Killers for the first time. That really opened me up to Cohen´s dark world a bit, but it has been a hard trek for me as i take it step by step from time to time. But he was equally as much a poet than a singer in my eyes, and lyrically he has inspired musician everywhere. But ultimately, to me, it´s the lyrics that grabs me when we talk about Cohen, and at the same time, he kinda share the throne of darkness with Johnny Cash.
But he was great. True gentleman, lyricist and a songwriter. Not many of those around anymore is it?
Rest in peace Cohen..
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AskeladdenBlack

AskeladdenBlack

November 10, 2016
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May I be the first to point out there are absolutely no comments about Leonard prior to his death, but now that he is dead here is your chance to say how great he was, probably a bit late but anyway praise away.
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