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Leonard Cohen

On A Wire

Innbundet
Engelsk
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
  • Forfatter: Philippe Girard
  • Format: Innbundet
  • Antall sider: 120
  • Språk: Engelsk
  • Forlag/Utgiver: SD Books
  • EAN: 9781770464896
  • Utgivelsesår: 2021
  • Bidragsyter: Girard, Philippe
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A captivating, revealing biography of the legendary musician and poet

Leonard Cohen
opens in Los Angeles on the last night of the man¿s life in 2016. Alone in his final hours, the beloved writer and musician ponders his existence in a series of flashbacks that reveal the ups and downs of a storied career.

A young Cohen traded in the promise of steady employment in his family¿s Montreal garment business for the unlikely path of a literary poet. His life took another sharp turn when, already in his thirties, he recorded his first album to widespread international acclaim. Along the way he encountered a who¿s who of musical luminaries, including Lou Reed, Nico, Janis Joplin, and Joni Mitchell. And then there¿s Phil Spector, the notorious music impresario who held a gun to Cohen¿s head during a coke-fueled, all-night recording session.

Later in Cohen¿s life, there¿s the story of "Hallelujah," one of his most famous songs, and its slow rise from relativ