Leonard Cohen
Leonard
Norman Cohen, CC GOQ (born 21 September 1934) is a Canadian singer-songwriter,
musician, poet, and novelist. His work often explores religion, isolation,
sexuality, and interpersonal relationships. Cohen has been inducted into the
American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and both the Canadian Music Hall of Fame
and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is also a Companion of the Order
of Canada, the nation's highest civilian honour.
While
giving the speech at Cohen's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on
10 March 2008, Lou Reed described Cohen as belonging to the "highest and
most influential echelon of songwriters."
Birth
name: Leonard Norman Cohen
Born:
21 September 1934 (age 77), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genres: Folk, folk rock, rock, pop rock,
spoken word, synthpop
Occupations: Musician, singer-songwriter, poet,
novelist
Instruments: Vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, synthesizer
Years
active: 1956 - present
Labels:
Columbia
Associated
acts: Sharon Robinson, Jennifer Warnes, Phil Spector, John Lissauer.
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