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Montréal, Quebec, Canada (1956 – present)

Leonard Cohen, (born 21st September 1934 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada) is a , and musician. His musical career has largely overshadowed his prior work as a poet and novelist, although he has continued to publish poetry sporadically after his breakthrough in the music industry. His first published book of poetry was, Let Us Compare Mythologies (1956).

Musically, Cohen’s early songs are based in music, in terms of both melody and instrumentation; from the 1970s, though, his work begins to show the influence of various types of popular and music. Since the 1980s he has typically sung in a deep bass register, accompanied by synthesisers and female backing vocals.

Despite not embarking on a tour since 1993, Cohen was forced to go on the road in 2008, following the alleged misappropriation of over U.S. $5 million from his retirement by his longtime former manager, Kelley Lynch. This left him close to bankruptcy and Cohen’s mammoth world tour lasted two and a half years and included 246 shows.

Cohen’s songs are often emotionally heavy and lyrically complex, owing more to the metaphoric word play of poetry than to established conventions of songcraft. His work often explores the themes of , , and complex interpersonal relationships.
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    Well,just loading my new box set onto my itunes,and they`ve given LC the genre "Country and Western" I suppose if ya work for Apple ya gotta get ya kicks where ya can......

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  • JONHDEAD

    I'm enjoying this precious songwriter.

    12 days ago
  • Akayz7

    lol underrated my ass. After Bob Dylan he's probably the most praised songwriter.

    12 days ago
  • cabbagetownK

    he's one of them most underrated artists out there but for me he is the best (song)writer in the history of the Music.

    13 days ago
  • Harry_01

    Avalanche is such an awesome song.

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