Cohencentric: Leonard Cohen Considered https://cohencentric.com Tue, 15 Jan 2019 14:08:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.9 https://i2.wp.com/cohencentric.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cropped-fedhat3-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Cohencentric: Leonard Cohen Considered https://cohencentric.com 32 32 86693294 So Long, Cohencentric – The Last Dance https://cohencentric.com/2018/11/03/so-long-cohencentric-the-last-dance/ https://cohencentric.com/2018/11/03/so-long-cohencentric-the-last-dance/#comments Sat, 03 Nov 2018 11:13:52 +0000 http://cohencentric.com/?p=48357 This is the final Cohencentric post. It’s been a privilege to have shared Leonard Cohen’s life and work with so many readers.   Credit Due Department: One last thanks to Continue Reading →

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]]> https://cohencentric.com/2018/11/03/so-long-cohencentric-the-last-dance/feed/ 98 48357 A Fairy Tale About Leonard Cohen’s “Suzanne” https://cohencentric.com/2018/11/02/a-fairy-tale-about-leonard-cohens-suzanne/ https://cohencentric.com/2018/11/02/a-fairy-tale-about-leonard-cohens-suzanne/#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2018 09:46:59 +0000 http://cohencentric.com/?p=48354 I’m a fairy. This is my tale. It’s a tale about love and loss, and what comes after. Poetry plays a part. Not all the characters are beautiful. Just so Continue Reading →

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]]> https://cohencentric.com/2018/11/02/a-fairy-tale-about-leonard-cohens-suzanne/feed/ 1 48354 What kind of things are you going to do in the record [Songs From A Room]? Leonard Cohen “I have no idea of the sound I’m looking for.” https://cohencentric.com/2018/11/02/what-kind-of-things-are-you-going-to-do-in-the-record-songs-from-a-room-leonard-cohen-i-have-no-idea-of-the-sound-im-looking-for/ Fri, 02 Nov 2018 09:31:33 +0000 http://cohencentric.com/?p=40829 An Interview with Leonard Cohen by Michael Harris. Duel: Winter 1969.

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]]> 40829 “Thanks for the many chuckles, Allan” Leonard Cohen https://cohencentric.com/2018/11/02/thanks-for-the-many-chuckles-allan-leonard-cohen/ https://cohencentric.com/2018/11/02/thanks-for-the-many-chuckles-allan-leonard-cohen/#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2018 09:05:51 +0000 http://cohencentric.com/?p=48343 Thanks for the many chuckles, Allan, and the sometimes embarrassing reminders of past follies. Deeply appreciate your efforts on my behalf. Brilliant work. Better than Drudge. Gratitude and warm regards Continue Reading →

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]]> https://cohencentric.com/2018/11/02/thanks-for-the-many-chuckles-allan-leonard-cohen/feed/ 20 48343 “[Songwriting] often is a young man’s game… But there are some old guys who hang in there and come up with some very interesting work.” Leonard Cohen https://cohencentric.com/2018/11/01/songwriting-often-is-a-young-mans-game-but-there-are-some-old-guys-who-hang-in-there-and-come-up-with-some-very-interesting-work-leonard-cohen/ Thu, 01 Nov 2018 12:06:25 +0000 http://cohencentric.com/?p=47647 There aren’t many songwriters of your generation who have been able to maintain the quality of their past work the way you have been able to. … There is a Continue Reading →

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]]> 47647 Photos & Descriptions: Leonard Cohen Performs At Centennial Vineyards (Bowral) & Sydney Entertainment Center 2009 https://cohencentric.com/2018/11/01/leonard-cohen-the-vineyard-venues/ Thu, 01 Nov 2018 10:55:34 +0000 http://cohencentric.wpengine.com/?p=3488 Following reports of the 2008-2009 Leonard Cohen World Tour has led me to consider the impact the venue has on the performer and, perhaps even more significantly, on the audience. Continue Reading →

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]]> 3488 “On the left wing politically and socially, there’s rap. On the right wing, there’s country music. The lyrics are good in both camps.” Leonard Cohen https://cohencentric.com/2018/11/01/on-the-left-wing-politically-and-socially-theres-rap-on-the-right-wing-theres-country-music-the-lyrics-are-good-in-both-camps-leonard-cohen/ Thu, 01 Nov 2018 10:18:01 +0000 http://cohencentric.com/?p=48302 From Leonard Cohen on Becoming a Monk, Why His Opinions Don’t Matter by Mark Binelli. Rolling Stone: Nov 8, 2001.

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]]> 48302 “The criticism that I am gloomy or dull or depressing tends to come from people who are hostile to my work.” Leonard Cohen. Photo: Anton Cermak https://cohencentric.com/2018/11/01/the-criticism-that-i-am-gloomy-or-dull-or-depressing-tends-to-come-from-people-who-are-hostile-to-my-work-leonard-cohen-photo-anton-cermak/ Thu, 01 Nov 2018 10:11:56 +0000 http://cohencentric.com/?p=48335 #ThrowbackThursday "The criticism that I am gloomy or dull or depressing tends to come from people who are hostile to my work…" Canadian songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen interviewed at Continue Reading →

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