Three years ago I wrote a book about Leonard Cohen and if you haven’t read it you really should, but first read this article I wrote about LC and religion for Aeon magazine.
Poor old Len. I remember seing an TV documentary about him in the Buddhist retreat and he seemed to be living two inner lives: one embracing the religous experience and the other accepting that both it and he were manipulative. I guess that's all part of being an artist. My Danish ex-girlfriend named her son after him; if he's really down on his uppers I'm sure some cheerful lass over there will take him in.
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Very nice. Your Radiohead book made me listen to Radiohead, now your Leonard Cohen book will make me listen to Leonard Cohen...
This reminded me of the joke
"Why does a Jew always answer a question with a question?"
"And why shouldn't a Jew answer a question with a question?"
Got very confused for a moment there.
Poor old Len. I remember seing an TV documentary about him in the Buddhist retreat and he seemed to be living two inner lives: one embracing the religous experience and the other accepting that both it and he were manipulative. I guess that's all part of being an artist. My Danish ex-girlfriend named her son after him; if he's really down on his uppers I'm sure some cheerful lass over there will take him in.
I just want Lenny to do a full-on klezmer album, Annie.
It's age, LC. You get used to it.
Yes, Gadjo, he is capable of seeing things from both (or more) sides.
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