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Remembering Leonard Cohen

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Remembering Leonard Cohen Honouring the singer-songwriter, novelist and poet whose music inspired so many and whose words changed lives

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Remembering Leonard Cohen@speakingcohen.bsky.social · 4mo ago

“I wish women would hurry up & take over. It’s going to happen, so let’s get it over with. Then we can finally recognize that women really are the minds, & the force that holds everything together, & men really are the gossips & artists.” Photo: Cohen & Marianne’s son Axel from Hesthamar's book

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Media News@media-news.at.thenote.app · 4mo ago

Leonard Cohen’s Manager Cleared of Financial Wrongdoing After 10-Day Trial Leonard Cohen’s manager has been exonerated of claims of financial wrongdoing following a 10-day trial in probate court. Cohen, the Canadian songwriter and poet, died in 2016 at the age of 82. His children, Ada… #media #news

Leonard Cohen’s Manager Cleared of Financial Wrongdoing After 10-Day Trial

Leonard Cohen’s manager has been exonerated of claims of financial wrongdoing following a 10-day trial in probate court. Cohen, the Canadian songwriter and poet, died in 2016 at the age of 82. His children, Adam and Lorca, later accused Cohen’s manager, Robert Kory, of misconduct in his role as trustee of the Cohen estate. In […]

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Remembering Leonard Cohen@speakingcohen.bsky.social · 4mo ago

By @Naturalphilosy on X: “Recognize that your struggle & your suffering is the same as everyone else's, I think that's the beginning of a responsible life. Otherwise, we are in a continual savage battle with each other with no possible solution, political, social, or spiritual.” — Leonard Cohen

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Remembering Leonard Cohen@speakingcohen.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Leonard: “When the center can no longer defend itself, a kind of centrifugal force drives people into extreme positions, which are generally oversimplified. If we can’t identify with a visionary position of brotherhood, of commonality, we’re flung to the periphery, where we can... 1/2

Remembering Leonard Cohen@speakingcohen.bsky.social · 5mo ago

...identify with things like white, black, Jewish, Christian, man, woman. And these ideas can become very seductive, even for people of refined intelligence.” From “First, He’s a Poet” by Rob Hubbard, Pioneer Press, June 21, 1993. Photo by Bruce Weber/Rolling Stone 2/2

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Remembering Leonard Cohen@speakingcohen.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Patrick Leonard posted about his time with Leonard Cohen on Instagram: "From 2010 to 2016 I sat in a little room at Leonard‘s house, writing songs and being friends. This is the first song we wrote. The work we did was simple and humble..." www.instagram.com/reels/DVjFx2...

Patrick Leonard on Instagram: "From 2010 to 2016 I sat in a little room at Leonard‘s house, writing songs and being friends. This is the first song we wrote. The work we did was simple and humble. His...

229 likes, 12 comments - patrickleonardofficial on March 6, 2026: "From 2010 to 2016 I sat in a little room at Leonard‘s house, writing songs and being friends. This is the first song we wrote. The wo...

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Remembering Leonard Cohen@speakingcohen.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Far Out Magazine: “After one of his most emotional laments that not only remembered Janis Joplin but memorialised an entire scene, [Cohen] suddenly tried to be nonchalant, singing, ‘That’s all, I don’t even think of you that often’… faroutmagazine.co.uk/thats-all-le... 1/3

The greatest closing line Leonard Cohen ever wrote

At the end of 'Chelsea Hotel No 2', Leonard Cohen desperately tries to look nonchalant, but as it wraps up his most mournful song, it only makes it sadder.

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