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I'm Your Man
The genius behind such classic songs as Suzanne" "Bird on the Wire" and "Hallelujah" Leonard Cohen has been one of the most important and influential songwriters of our time a man of spirituality emotion and intelligence whose work has explored the definitive issues of human life - sex religion power meaning love. Yet before he even began recording Cohen was an accomplished literary figure whose poetry and novels brought him considerable recognition. His dual careers in music and literature have transformed one another his songs revealing a literary quality rare in the world of popular music and his poetry and prose informed by a rich musicality. "I'm Your Man" explores the facets of Cohen's life - from his early childhood in Montreal to his entree into the worlds of literature and music
his immersion in Jewish culture obsession with Christian imagery and deep commitment to Buddhist detachment - including the five years he spent at a monastery outside of Los Angeles and his ordainment as a Rinzai Zen Buddhist Monk. Sylvie Simmons draws on Cohen's private archives and a wealth of interviews with many of his closest associates colleagues and other artists whose work he has inspired as well as professors Buddhist monks and rabbis to share stories and details never before revealed and correct mistakes propounded in previous works. Unlike other biographies "I'm Your Man" gives equal time to Cohen's poetry and prose and balances his intellectual and religious sides. The result is this deeply insightful well-rounded portrait of an artist whose reach vision and incredible talent
has had a profound impact on multiple generations and who continues to create magic today."
his immersion in Jewish culture obsession with Christian imagery and deep commitment to Buddhist detachment - including the five years he spent at a monastery outside of Los Angeles and his ordainment as a Rinzai Zen Buddhist Monk. Sylvie Simmons draws on Cohen's private archives and a wealth of interviews with many of his closest associates colleagues and other artists whose work he has inspired as well as professors Buddhist monks and rabbis to share stories and details never before revealed and correct mistakes propounded in previous works. Unlike other biographies "I'm Your Man" gives equal time to Cohen's poetry and prose and balances his intellectual and religious sides. The result is this deeply insightful well-rounded portrait of an artist whose reach vision and incredible talent
has had a profound impact on multiple generations and who continues to create magic today."
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