LEONARD COHEN MAKES IT DARKER
As someone who grew up listening to Cohen because of my parents this makes me sad even though I know this was a long time coming. There's just something about watching your idols wither away that a) makes you realize: hey I'm fucking old and b) reminds you of your mortality. 
Cohen discusses his new album, his life?s story, and most pervasively, his declining health. After author David Remnick notes that touring anytime in the future is unlikely, Cohen discussed his unfinished poems and songs.
?I don?t think I?ll be able to finish those songs. Maybe, who knows? And maybe I?ll get a second wind, I don?t know. But I don?t dare attach myself to a spiritual strategy.
I don?t dare do that. I?ve got some work to do. Take care of business.
I am ready to die. I hope it?s not too uncomfortable. That?s about it for me.?
After Marianne Ihlen, the inspiration behind some of Cohen?s songs (most notably, ?Bird on the Wire? and ?So Long, Marianne?), died earlier this year, it was revealed that Cohen sent her a letter two days before she passed.
?Well Marianne, it?s come to this time when we are really so old and our bodies are falling apart and I think I will follow you very soon,? he wrote. ?Know that I am so close behind you that if you stretch out your hand, I think you can reach mine.
?I don?t think I?ll be able to finish those songs. Maybe, who knows? And maybe I?ll get a second wind, I don?t know. But I don?t dare attach myself to a spiritual strategy.
I don?t dare do that. I?ve got some work to do. Take care of business.
I am ready to die. I hope it?s not too uncomfortable. That?s about it for me.?
After Marianne Ihlen, the inspiration behind some of Cohen?s songs (most notably, ?Bird on the Wire? and ?So Long, Marianne?), died earlier this year, it was revealed that Cohen sent her a letter two days before she passed.
?Well Marianne, it?s come to this time when we are really so old and our bodies are falling apart and I think I will follow you very soon,? he wrote. ?Know that I am so close behind you that if you stretch out your hand, I think you can reach mine.
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