Induction of Leonard Cohen

With the 1966 release of In My Life by Judy Collins, containing Leonard Cohens Suzanne and Dress Rehearsal Rag, Cohen became a folk rock icon of the singer songwriter movement. Already an acclaimed poet and novelist in his native Canada, Cohen moved to New York in 1967 and released his classic album Songs of Leonard Cohen on Columbia Records. Its music launched Leonard Cohen into the highest and most influential echelon of songwriters. Cohens elegiac work is widely used in film and covered by artists from Jeff Buckley to Bono to Bob Dylan to R.E.M. As Kurt Cobain said, Give me a Leonard Cohen afterworld so I can sigh eternally.

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[frankantoniomartin]

The acceptance speech by which I will compare all future acceptance speeches.

[charlajoy1]

"we are so blessed to be alive at the same time as Leonard Cohen." Thank God for Leonard, always.

[fumetti]

He sings worst than Dylan and Tom Waites combined.

[juguez1]

Se le hace justicia: Premio Príncipe de Asturias de Letras, October 2011.

[jamielees62]

The coolest guy EVER!



[nachomao]

He spoke the TRUTH and no one listens; Judgement is coming and, even though everything went wrong, Mr. Cohen can only say Halleluya!

They are taking us to the Tower down the track???

Thank you for softly giving us truth and love from yout Heart of Gold.

[MrPerezCosta]

@kingreich22 what an asshole right ??

leonard is a true legend.

[kingreich22]

John Mellencamp is not clapping....why??

[MaxMackan]

God damm, why am I weeping? Oh it's the lyrics...I almost forgot. I love this man.

[QuidditchWiz]

A man ahead of his time.

[XuZhongRui]

« even though he was built to see the world this way, he was also built to disregard, to be free of the way he was built to see the world »

[tafxkz]

his songs spoke him to the award and beyond