Leonard Cohen R.I.P.

**Janszoon** · 11-10-2016, 08:13 PM

At least he got to live a pretty long life, but still a big loss.

Leonard Cohen dead at the age of 82 | Daily Mail Online

Paedantic Basterd · 11-10-2016, 08:14 PM

**** me.

**Janszoon** · 11-10-2016, 08:16 PM

I saw him live when I was 15. He was surprisingly hilarious and put on a great show.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 11-10-2016, 08:20 PM

Ever since the release of You Want It Darker I knew it wouldn't be long... Wasn't prepared for it to be this soon though. Truly one of the most talented Canadians to ever live, and I'll be spending the rest of my night listening to some of my favourite Cohen tracks.

YorkeDaddy · 11-10-2016, 08:38 PM

FUCK dude are you ****ing kidding me

Lisnaholic · 11-10-2016, 09:05 PM

This is sad news. I never saw him live, but I really liked his music and what I read about the man himself; the calm eloquent outsider with the elegant suits and refined humour.

And there are so many good songs, so many great, thought-provoking lyrics, right up to his most recent release:-

Psy-Fi · 11-10-2016, 09:29 PM

I saw this article a few weeks ago and wondered if he was in ill health...

https://www.theguardian.com/music/20...m-ready-to-die

The New Yorker article referenced in the Guardian is quite lengthy and I'll include it here for anyone interested...

Leonard Cohen Makes It Darker - The New Yorker

R.I.P.

Chula Vista · 11-10-2016, 11:31 PM

Damn, 2016 claims another one. I always think about the movie Exotica when I think of Cohen.

**Goofle** · 11-11-2016, 07:10 AM

Devastated. We have lost some greats this year and Cohen casts as great a shadow as the others in my eyes.

RIP.

bob. · 11-11-2016, 07:27 AM

like Bowie....i cannot think of an artist that i love that does not site Cohen as a huge influence

i had the absolute joy to see him in 2009 and have to say he opened with Democracy which brought tears to my eye and they stayed there constant until he ended with Hallelujah which cause a water works

such an incredible loss.

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Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	I saw him live when I was 15. He was surprisingly hilarious and put on a great show. __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

11-10-2016, 09:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	This is sad news. I never saw him live, but I really liked his music and what I read about the man himself; the calm eloquent outsider with the elegant suits and refined humour. And there are so many good songs, so many great, thought-provoking lyrics, right up to his most recent release:- __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953

11-10-2016, 11:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	Damn, 2016 claims another one. I always think about the movie Exotica when I think of Cohen. __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

11-11-2016, 07:27 AM	#10 (permalink)
bob. Still sends his reguards. Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Trying to get out of the cat town.... Posts: 5,039	like Bowie....i cannot think of an artist that i love that does not site Cohen as a huge influence i had the absolute joy to see him in 2009 and have to say he opened with Democracy which brought tears to my eye and they stayed there constant until he ended with Hallelujah which cause a water works such an incredible loss. __________________ A kiss is the beginning of cannibalism. Reach out, pierce the fine fabric of the sheltering sky, take repose.

11-10-2016, 08:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	**** me.