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video rock journalist and biographer Sylvie
rock journalist and biographer Sylvie
rock journalist and biographer Sylvie Simmons tells us five things you should
Simmons tells us five things you should
Simmons tells us five things you should know about the life of Leonard Cohen is
know about the life of Leonard Cohen is
know about the life of Leonard Cohen is a very serious writer and a very serious
a very serious writer and a very serious
a very serious writer and a very serious musician and the interesting thing is to
musician and the interesting thing is to
musician and the interesting thing is to him they’re both the same there’s no
him they’re both the same there’s no
him they’re both the same there’s no difference between music really careful
difference between music really careful
difference between music really careful music
Leonard Cohen before he became the
Leonard Cohen before he became the person who wrote Suzanne and Alleluia
person who wrote Suzanne and Alleluia
person who wrote Suzanne and Alleluia and some musicians so many know as a
and some musicians so many know as a
and some musicians so many know as a poet must considered the Golden Boy of
poet must considered the Golden Boy of
poet must considered the Golden Boy of Canada in fact we had a documentary made
Canada in fact we had a documentary made
Canada in fact we had a documentary made about him way before he was signed to a
about him way before he was signed to a
about him way before he was signed to a record deal called ladies and gentlemen
record deal called ladies and gentlemen
record deal called ladies and gentlemen mr. Leonard Cohen and his moving some
mr. Leonard Cohen and his moving some
mr. Leonard Cohen and his moving some music didn’t happen and so on his first
music didn’t happen and so on his first
music didn’t happen and so on his first album which was at the end of 1967
album which was at the end of 1967
album which was at the end of 1967 beginning of 1968 and so he came into
beginning of 1968 and so he came into
beginning of 1968 and so he came into music very late in life for the sixties
music very late in life for the sixties
music very late in life for the sixties back then if you were over 30 everybody
back then if you were over 30 everybody
back then if you were over 30 everybody said don’t trust anyone over 30
said don’t trust anyone over 30
said don’t trust anyone over 30 then it was 33 when he made his first
then it was 33 when he made his first
then it was 33 when he made his first album Leonard had many beautiful lovers
album Leonard had many beautiful lovers
album Leonard had many beautiful lovers and many of them have been preserved in
and many of them have been preserved in
and many of them have been preserved in songs some of the most famous a Suzanne
songs some of the most famous a Suzanne
songs some of the most famous a Suzanne a Montreal woman she was not the Suzanne
a Montreal woman she was not the Suzanne
a Montreal woman she was not the Suzanne that Leonard had two children with just
that Leonard had two children with just
that Leonard had two children with just happened to be a coincidence of names
happened to be a coincidence of names
happened to be a coincidence of names also Mary Ann who was not very
also Mary Ann who was not very
also Mary Ann who was not very unfaithful but Mary Ann Gilligan a
unfaithful but Mary Ann Gilligan a
unfaithful but Mary Ann Gilligan a beautiful Norwegian model still alive I
beautiful Norwegian model still alive I
beautiful Norwegian model still alive I love it when you call it like that I
love it when you call it like that I
love it when you call it like that I believe that I’m going to meet my love
believe that I’m going to meet my love
believe that I’m going to meet my love it’s going to be some girl who calls out
it’s going to be some girl who calls out
it’s going to be some girl who calls out even later in life he was engaged to
even later in life he was engaged to
even later in life he was engaged to Rebecca De Mornay the actress who was in
Rebecca De Mornay the actress who was in
Rebecca De Mornay the actress who was in had to rock the cradle and she was given
had to rock the cradle and she was given
had to rock the cradle and she was given an executive producer credit on an album
an executive producer credit on an album
an executive producer credit on an album and a whole album was dedicated to her
and a whole album was dedicated to her
and a whole album was dedicated to her yes Jesus was a sailor
yes Jesus was a sailor
yes Jesus was a sailor when he walked upon the water and a 12
when he walked upon the water and a 12
when he walked upon the water and a 12 color called I am a Jew and he wrote
color called I am a Jew and he wrote
color called I am a Jew and he wrote that poem in response to a lot of
that poem in response to a lot of
that poem in response to a lot of assumptions people made after he became
assumptions people made after he became
assumptions people made after he became an ordained Buddhist monk but he had
an ordained Buddhist monk but he had
an ordained Buddhist monk but he had changed religion as he said that isn’t
changed religion as he said that isn’t
changed religion as he said that isn’t religion it’s a discipline there’s no
religion it’s a discipline there’s no
religion it’s a discipline there’s no God involved and so he’s been a real
God involved and so he’s been a real
God involved and so he’s been a real seeker spiritual seeker all his life
seeker spiritual seeker all his life
seeker spiritual seeker all his life they’re still at you and a practicing
they’re still at you and a practicing
they’re still at you and a practicing Jew he sought many different paths back
Jew he sought many different paths back
Jew he sought many different paths back in 1968 he was for approximately a year
in 1968 he was for approximately a year
in 1968 he was for approximately a year a Scientologist and those who love his
a Scientologist and those who love his
a Scientologist and those who love his music will know the song famous blue
music will know the song famous blue
music will know the song famous blue raincoat with a line
raincoat with a line
raincoat with a line did you ever go clear which was a what
did you ever go clear which was a what
did you ever go clear which was a what you do in Scientology did you ever go
you do in Scientology did you ever go
you do in Scientology did you ever go clear
clear
clear and yes you did go clear in his archives
and yes you did go clear in his archives
and yes you did go clear in his archives our founder a certificate he is an
our founder a certificate he is an
our founder a certificate he is an operating feet and I believe the term is
operating feet and I believe the term is
operating feet and I believe the term is he and Tom Cruise could give themselves
he and Tom Cruise could give themselves
he and Tom Cruise could give themselves the the handshake but he got out of the
the the handshake but he got out of the
the the handshake but he got out of the religion very early on it was something
religion very early on it was something
religion very early on it was something he thought had as he put it good data it
he thought had as he put it good data it
he thought had as he put it good data it was very good for dealing with people
was very good for dealing with people
was very good for dealing with people who were troubled in their soul but he
who were troubled in their soul but he
who were troubled in their soul but he got out as soon as I realized what they
got out as soon as I realized what they
got out as soon as I realized what they were about
Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen had a
Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen had a conversation at a cafe in Paris I wish
conversation at a cafe in Paris I wish
conversation at a cafe in Paris I wish I’d been there to eavesdrop on but then
I’d been there to eavesdrop on but then
I’d been there to eavesdrop on but then had reported it to me he said Dylan came
had reported it to me he said Dylan came
had reported it to me he said Dylan came to him and said hey that song Alleluia
to him and said hey that song Alleluia
to him and said hey that song Alleluia you wrote you know it’s more like a
you wrote you know it’s more like a
you wrote you know it’s more like a prayer than a song he said hey how long
prayer than a song he said hey how long
prayer than a song he said hey how long did it take me to write them and Lenna
did it take me to write them and Lenna
did it take me to write them and Lenna said about two years he said I was too
said about two years he said I was too
said about two years he said I was too embarrassed to tell him it was five six
embarrassed to tell him it was five six
embarrassed to tell him it was five six maybe seven years and he are still and
maybe seven years and he are still and
maybe seven years and he are still and how long it took him to write a
how long it took him to write a
how long it took him to write a particular single he drew it and then he
particular single he drew it and then he
particular single he drew it and then he said fifteen minutes in the back of the
said fifteen minutes in the back of the
said fifteen minutes in the back of the cab but Alleluia is kind of a bit of an
cab but Alleluia is kind of a bit of an
cab but Alleluia is kind of a bit of an all-purpose him for for our age and also
all-purpose him for for our age and also
all-purpose him for for our age and also an instruction in how to write songs it
an instruction in how to write songs it
an instruction in how to write songs it goes like this lithography
well I know that there were endless
well I know that there were endless verses to that song and so it has so
verses to that song and so it has so
verses to that song and so it has so many different moods and styles to it
many different moods and styles to it
many different moods and styles to it you know you can do different
you know you can do different
you know you can do different adaptations myths of different versions
adaptations myths of different versions
adaptations myths of different versions have it either happy ending or the cold
have it either happy ending or the cold
have it either happy ending or the cold and broken hallelujah
300 people have covered it at last count
300 people have covered it at last count even Leonard wanted a moratorium on the
even Leonard wanted a moratorium on the
even Leonard wanted a moratorium on the song I think after it became used in a
song I think after it became used in a
song I think after it became used in a sex scene in the Watchmen a film about
sex scene in the Watchmen a film about
sex scene in the Watchmen a film about superheroes
some kind of 50 large snow I guess one
some kind of 50 large snow I guess one of the strands of the DNA have landed
of the strands of the DNA have landed
of the strands of the DNA have landed and what I found out is that all of
and what I found out is that all of
and what I found out is that all of these strands really all fed into each
these strands really all fed into each
these strands really all fed into each other and if you took one part of it
other and if you took one part of it
other and if you took one part of it away the whole system would collapse and
away the whole system would collapse and
away the whole system would collapse and who wouldn’t be Leonard was this this
who wouldn’t be Leonard was this this
who wouldn’t be Leonard was this this depression that he suffered pretty much
depression that he suffered pretty much
depression that he suffered pretty much from his late teens early twenties on it
from his late teens early twenties on it
from his late teens early twenties on it seemed to be something that he inherited
seemed to be something that he inherited
seemed to be something that he inherited rather than from anything that came
rather than from anything that came
rather than from anything that came about in his life his mother had been
about in his life his mother had been
about in his life his mother had been hospitalized at one point with
hospitalized at one point with
hospitalized at one point with depression and so he was fighting in his
depression and so he was fighting in his
depression and so he was fighting in his whole life it was very serious from how
whole life it was very serious from how
whole life it was very serious from how he described it that it wasn’t the glue
he described it that it wasn’t the glue
he described it that it wasn’t the glue as he said is you wake up every morning
as he said is you wake up every morning
as he said is you wake up every morning is how the hell do I get for this day
is how the hell do I get for this day
is how the hell do I get for this day and so a lot of things that were the
and so a lot of things that were the
and so a lot of things that were the engine of his work and the way he did
engine of his work and the way he did
engine of his work and the way he did often had a lot to do with trying to
often had a lot to do with trying to
often had a lot to do with trying to beat this particular problem that he was
beat this particular problem that he was
beat this particular problem that he was born with but finally through his life
born with but finally through his life
born with but finally through his life mostly through discipline and a lot of
mostly through discipline and a lot of
mostly through discipline and a lot of these spiritual pursuits were not to
these spiritual pursuits were not to
these spiritual pursuits were not to find another God or another culture they
find another God or another culture they
find another God or another culture they were to find a discipline in which he
were to find a discipline in which he
were to find a discipline in which he could make sense and get through pretty
could make sense and get through pretty
could make sense and get through pretty much the pain that he had to go through
much the pain that he had to go through
much the pain that he had to go through of his depression
depression implies depth and I think
depression implies depth and I think that would Leonard what came out of it
that would Leonard what came out of it
that would Leonard what came out of it was not so much that dark lost you know
was not so much that dark lost you know
was not so much that dark lost you know blank quality but that there was some
blank quality but that there was some
blank quality but that there was some real profundity in his work
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