Legendary Songwriter Leonard Cohen Dies at 82
Leonard Cohen, the Canadian singer, songwriter, and poet best known for penning the oft-covered modern classics like “Suzanne,” “Sisters of Mercy” and “Hallelujah,” has died. He was 82 years old.
His passing was announced Thursday night on his Facebook page. “It is with profound sorrow we report that legendary poet, songwriter and artist, Leonard Cohen has passed away,” reads a post on the social media site. “We have lost one of music’s most revered and prolific visionaries. A memorial will take place in Los Angeles at a later date. The family requests privacy during their time of grief.”
Cohen’s passing comes just weeks after he gave a wide-ranging interview to the New Yorker, in which he told editor David Remnick, “I am ready to die. I hope it’s not too uncomfortable. That’s about it for me.”
The news also comes just weeks after the release of his 14th studio album, You Want It Darker, a late-period masterwork that found the singer-songwriter coming to terms with his own mortality. On the title track, for instance, he crooned, “I’m ready, my Lord.”
His passing was announced Thursday night on his Facebook page. “It is with profound sorrow we report that legendary poet, songwriter and artist, Leonard Cohen has passed away,” reads a post on the social media site. “We have lost one of music’s most revered and prolific visionaries. A memorial will take place in Los Angeles at a later date. The family requests privacy during their time of grief.”
Cohen’s passing comes just weeks after he gave a wide-ranging interview to the New Yorker, in which he told editor David Remnick, “I am ready to die. I hope it’s not too uncomfortable. That’s about it for me.”
The news also comes just weeks after the release of his 14th studio album, You Want It Darker, a late-period masterwork that found the singer-songwriter coming to terms with his own mortality. On the title track, for instance, he crooned, “I’m ready, my Lord.”
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