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A review by toltzboy456
I'm Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen by Sylvie Simmons
4.0
I don't have the authority to call Leonard Cohen "The World's Most Interesting Man", but if I had to nominate someone, he would certainly have my vote. Off the top of my head, this is what Leonard Cohen went through
1. A career as Canada's most promising poet.
2. Living in Cuba during the Bay of Pigs invasion and (barely) making it out alive.
3. Becoming a cult artist and legendary songwriter, working with (and sometimes having affairs with) some of the most well-known artists of his day.
4. Calming down 600,000 people on the verge of rioting at the Isle of Wright festival in 1970
5. Writing one of the most famous songs of all time ("Hallelujah")
6. Working with Phil Spector and (barely) making it out alive
7. Reinventing himself from forlorn sad folkie to middle-aged synth-and-drum-box doomer with a morbid sense of humor
8. Wrote the greatest lyric of all time: "Give me crack and anal sex." (OK just kidding its "There's a crack in everything/That's how the light gets in")
9. Overcoming serious Major Depression Disorder
10. Becoming an ordained Buddhist Monk
11. Overcoming almost total bankruptcy as a septuagenarian, only to renew his fortunes by overcoming his fears and staging one of the greatest music tours of all time.
Yeah, he's one cool dude.
1. A career as Canada's most promising poet.
2. Living in Cuba during the Bay of Pigs invasion and (barely) making it out alive.
3. Becoming a cult artist and legendary songwriter, working with (and sometimes having affairs with) some of the most well-known artists of his day.
4. Calming down 600,000 people on the verge of rioting at the Isle of Wright festival in 1970
5. Writing one of the most famous songs of all time ("Hallelujah")
6. Working with Phil Spector and (barely) making it out alive
7. Reinventing himself from forlorn sad folkie to middle-aged synth-and-drum-box doomer with a morbid sense of humor
8. Wrote the greatest lyric of all time: "Give me crack and anal sex." (OK just kidding its "There's a crack in everything/That's how the light gets in")
9. Overcoming serious Major Depression Disorder
10. Becoming an ordained Buddhist Monk
11. Overcoming almost total bankruptcy as a septuagenarian, only to renew his fortunes by overcoming his fears and staging one of the greatest music tours of all time.
Yeah, he's one cool dude.