- Born
- Died
- Birth nameLeonard Norman Cohen
- Nicknames
- The Godfather of Gloom
- The High Priest of Pathos
- Pop's Poet Laureate
- Height1.73 m
- Leonard Cohen was born on September 21, 1934 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was a music artist and composer, known for Night Magic (1985), Người Hùng Báo Thù (2009) and Natural Born Killers (1994). He died on November 7, 2016 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- His distinctive singing voice, which became significantly deeper over time
- Songs with religious or political themes
- His "Greatest Hits" collection was voted the most depressing album ever, the vote made by a British magazine.
- Has two children with his ex-girlfriend, Suzanne Elrod. Son, Adam Cohen, born 1972; and daughter, Lorca Cohen, born 1974.
- Was engaged to Rebecca De Mornay.
- During the 1990s, he became a monk in California in a quest for spirituality.
- Spent part of the late 1990s living in a Buddhist monastery in California.
- I didn't want to write for pay. I wanted to be paid for what I write.
- The sole indiscretion in my professional life. - 1994 BBC radio interview detailing his regret on revealing Janis Joplin's name, for whom he'd written, "Chelsea Hotel No. 2
- I always considered myself a minor writer. My province is small, and I try to explore it very, very thoroughly.
- We used to play music for fun. Much more than now. Now nobody picks up a guitar unless they're paid for it.
- My songs last about 30 years - that's about the lifespan of a Volvo. But they're designed to last as long as possible. My own critical examination of the songs is very severe: if it can survive examination by the heart, the mind and the gut, then I think the song can last a little while.
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