Menno Pot spoke in 2012 with the then 77-year-old singer in Paris. “That was at a press conference. I might have some questions.”
“at that Time, he made an exceptionally vital impression. He danced, drew sprints; he radiated pure elegance. Only this year is his health a lot worse, because he is sick. According to me he is also unhappy cases.”
“What made him unique was his approach to music. He was a poet of origin, that is on pop songs and went to deposit. As a result you got there unique poetic pop songs of. Cohen has so many sentences written so beautiful and enchanting. If you text links his deep voice, then you have really something wonderful.”
Admirers
Pot: “Cohen was also seen as the musician for musicians. He has a lot of admirers. What liedschrijvers want him not to use them as inspiration? Nowadays name-dropping some of the musicians, to ensure that they attract more attention.”
“Who By Fire is an undiscovered gem, although fans of ‘m, of course, will recognize. He played the song often during his most recent tours. He sings about the divine and the dead. Another tip is Famous Blue Raincoat, simply because it is a unique text. He reads a letter. The best part is the last sentence: Sincerely, L Cohen. What a power has that.”
A typical
Theologian Alain Verheij came into contact with Cohen through his song Hallelujah. He bought a cd and was mesmerized. “In 2012, I’ve yet to see occur. He was then in perfect shape.”
“What makes him so unique is that he is a-typical. In the 60′s was the hippiescene big, and he walked around in a suit, while hippies were anti-capital. He came from a rich, elitist family. In his texts, he was spiritual. It was a Jewish boy the Hebrew Bible las. It arose every time mysterious stories about him as a person. He took ever guitar-a Spanish boy, who, during his third lesson, didn’t show up because he committed suicide would have been committed. This is what he told the Spanish king. Cohen was elusive and mysterious. I would give him a demi-god may call.”
“He incorporate spirituality with eroticism. The song Hallelujah, for example, is that about sex or the relationship between God and man? I think that’s a wonderful tension.”
Perfect timing
“He let especially a lot of followers and fans behind,” says Verheij. “The singer Nick Cave for example. His first song was a cover of this album. Bono of U2 and Bob Dylan were also inspired by him.”
“One of the undiscovered pearls is the song Born in Chains from the album Popular Problems. This is truly a classic that not enough attention has been given.”
“His death is actually perfectly timed, very different than with David Bowie, for example. He has a beautiful album with his son. I will just never be the new Cohen-music to hear, that hurts.”
"He shows you how much you can learn with the years, that you yourself can develop and that can handle it in wonderful numbers. "
Eloi Youssef, Kensington and chelsea
Inspiration
Eloi Youssef, singer of Kensington and Leonard Cohen fan, had himself for the last album of the band inspired by the style of Cohen. “A few years back I went to a show of him in the Ziggo Dome where I very emotionally from her. He knew me when to hit, not only with his voice, but also especially with his words.”
The singer used the emotion he heard in the voice of Cohen, and in his texts, for the last album of Kensington. “The number Going Home touched me deeply. He sings about himself and let a very personal side of himself. The first time I that song had heard, I was in tears, and the last time, this morning when I heard that he was dead, again.”
According to Youssef allow Cohen to see why the older are not very. “He shows you how much you can learn with the years, that you yourself can develop and that can handle it in wonderful numbers. It is a pity that so many people actually no longer know who he is or what he has made.”
Although the singer the song Hallelujah very nice, he thinks that his own favorite Going Home is still quite a bit more attention. “But actually, I think that all his songs that deserve attention. We have decided to go for something more real the music will appreciate it and the thoughts behind that sit. Cohen knew that in any case, to wake me up.”
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