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The Lyrics of Leonard Cohen

The Lyrics of Leonard Cohen

All the Answers Are Here

by Leonard Cohen and Malka Marom
Hardback
Publication Date: 21/11/2017

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Legendary singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen (1934 - 2016) created a brilliant body of work that explored religion, politics, isolation, sexuality, and personal relationships--but few really knew the man behind the music. In Leonard Cohen: All the Answers Are Here, folksinger, documentarian, and broadcaster Malka Marom shares previously unpublished interviews and unseen photos of the much-loved musician, poet, and novelist, interspersed between the lyrics to over 100 of Cohen's classic songs.

Gleaned from her interviews spanning her four-decade friendship with Cohen, Marom details Cohen's political activity following the Yom Kippur war of 1973, his connection to Phil Spector, friendship with Bob Dylan, and his absolute devotion as a father, and juxtaposes these intimate details with the songs and lyrics they inspired--many of which have been recorded by a new generation of artists including U2, Jeff Buckley, Nick Cave, Rufus Wainwright, and Teddy Thompson.

Leonard Cohen: All the Answers Are Here is the definitive compilation of Cohen's famed song lyrics and the man who wrote them, a crucial addition to to any fan's collection.
ISBN:
9781468315707
9781468315707
Category:
Biography: arts & entertainment
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
21-11-2017
Language:
English
Publisher:
Overlook Press, The
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
228.6x152.4mm
Weight:
0.57kg
Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen began his artistic career in 1956 with the publication of his first book of poetry, Let Us Compare Mythologies.

He went on to publish 12 more books, including two celebrated novels and gained worldwide recognition as an iconic singer-songwriter. He released 14 studio albums, including three in the last years of his life when he also became one of the most acclaimed arena performing artists in the world.

Among his numerous honours, he is the recipient of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award 2010, the Prince of Asturias Award for Literature 2011, the inaugural New England PEN Award for Excellence in Lyrics 2012, the 2016 Juno Awards for Song of the Year and Album of the Year, and he has been inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the US Songwriters Hall of Fame. He died in November 2016.

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