ZUM TOD DES KANADISCHEN SINGER-SONGWRITERS, DICHTERS UND SCHRIFTSTELLERS LEONARD COHEN

Der am 21. September 1934 in Westmount Montreal geborene kanadische Singer-Songwriter, Dichter und Schriftsteller Leonard Cohen (Bild) ist am 10. November 2016 in Los Angeles (Kalifornien) gestorben.

Foto: Rama, 2008 – CC-Lizenz: «Namensnennung – Weitergabe unter gleichen Bedingungen 2.0 Frankreich» – Zur Datei: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leonard_Cohen_2103.jpg?uselang=de

It is with profound sorrow we report that legendary poet, songwriter and artist, Leonard Cohen has passed away.
We have lost one of music’s most revered and prolific visionaries.

A memorial will take place in Los Angeles at a later date. The family requests privacy during their time of grief.

https://www.facebook.com/leonardcohen/posts/10154767870839644

Canada:

Après David Bowie et Prince plus tôt cette année, le monde de la chanson a encore perdu un monument jeudi avec le décès de l’auteur-compositeur-interprète montréalais Leonard Cohen, décédé à l’âge de 82 ans.

Pierre-Paul Biron

http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2016/11/10/le-chanteur-leonard-cohen-est-decede

Cohen’s sonorous, tobacco-painted baritone was once described as «the musical equivalent of rotgut whisky» and his lyrics and texts relentlessly studied spirituality, sex, power and love.

Ian McGillis

http://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/leonard-cohen-dead-at-82

Pointing to W.B. Yeats, Walt Whitman and Canadian poet Irving Layton among his literary influences, Cohen himself had fans among some of music’s top names, including U2, REM, Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan.

https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2016/11/10/leonard-cohen-dies-at-age-82.html

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Leonard Cohen Dead at 82

Hugely influential singer and songwriter’s work spanned five decades

Richard Gehr

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/leonard-cohen-dead-at-82-w449792

«I get tagged as an art-song intellectual,» Leonard Cohen observed during the early 80s. «But I’ve always tried to have hits.»

Cohen — who died at the age of 82 — didn’t have any of those. But the poet, songwriter and singer wielded enormous influence as a kind of pop music laureate, writing literate, evocative material that was admired and frequently recorded by others. In some cases they even became hits — «Suzanne» and «Bird On a Wire» for Judy Collins, for instance, or «Hallelujah» for the late Jeff Buckley (…).

Gary Graff

http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/obituary/7400205/leonard-cohen-dies-age-82-obituary

Leonard Cohen, the Canadian poet and novelist who abandoned a promising literary career to become one of the foremost songwriters of the contemporary era has died, according to an announcement Thursday night on his Facebook page. He was 82.

Larry Rohter

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/11/obituaries/leonard-cohen-dies.html?_r=0

His elegantly penned songs, authored during a musical career that spanned six decades, won him comparison with such other songwriters of his era as Bob Dylan and Paul Simon. His best-known song, «Hallelujah,» has been recorded more than 200 times. Cohen never recorded a chart single and didn’t place an album in the top 10 until he was in his 70s, but his ardent fans and musical peers viewed him as a musical craftsman with few equals.

Christopher Morris

http://variety.com/2016/music/news/leonard-cohen-dead-dies-canadian-singer-songwriter-suzanne-1201915361/

In a recent interview with the New Yorker, Cohen spoke about the prospect of death with calmness and clarity: «I am ready to die. I hope it’s not too uncomfortable. That’s about it for me.»

The prolific musician had just released his 14th album, You Want it Darker, in October, to great acclaim.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/nov/11/leonard-cohen-dies-aged-82

Leonard Cohen was called «the high priest of pathos» and the «godfather of gloom»

But the influence and appeal of this poet, novelist, songwriter and legendary ladies‘ man has endured throughout his career.

Often prone to depression throughout his life, is often, witty, charming and self-deprecating manner was reflected in his lyrics.

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-12811248

Erst Mitte Oktober hatte Cohen kurz nach seinem 82. Geburtstag das dritte Studioalbum in nur fünf Jahren veröffentlicht. Auf der Platte «You Want It Darker» machte er sich bei aller Kreativität Gedanken über die eigene Sterblichkeit.

sda-ats

http://www.swissinfo.ch/ger/kanadischer-singer-songwriter-leonard-cohen-82-jaehrig-verstorben/42584542

Cohen wurde 1934 in Montreal als Sohn einer einflussreichen jüdischen Familie geboren. Während seiner Universitätszeit strebte er zunächst eine Karriere als Schriftsteller an und schrieb mehrere Romane und Gedichtbände.

http://www.srf.ch/news/panorama/leonard-cohen-ist-tot

Der kanadische Songwriter war einer der grössten Lyriker der Popgeschichte, vereinte mit seinen Liedern drei Generationen von Fans und prägte Generationen von Musikern.

Urs Musfeld

http://www.srf.ch/radio-srf-3/musik/leonard-cohen-ist-tot-durch-seine-songs-wurde-er-unsterblich

Der Bastard im Massanzug

Leonard Cohen ist gestorben, er wurde 82 Jahre alt. Seine Stimme klang so, als hätte er sich ein Leben lang auf den Tod vorbereitet.

Jean-Martin Büttner

http://www.derbund.ch/kultur/pop-und-jazz/der-bastard-im-massanzug/story/19325033

Sänger, Komponist, Lyriker – und Meister der Melancholie: Leonard Cohen war einer der ganz Großen, «Hallelujah» und «Suzanne» machten ihn weltberühmt.

http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/leonard-cohen-ist-tot-singer-songwriter-stirbt-im-alter-von-82-a-1120779.html

Audios / Videos:

Leonard Cohen – Suzanne

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o6zMPLcXZ8

Leonard Cohen – Bird on the Wire 1979

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmPUu-rMpWA

Leonard Cohen – So Long, Marianne

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgEiDc1aXr0

Leonard Cohen – Dance Me to the End of Love

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGorjBVag0I

Leonard Cohen – Lover, Lover, Lover (Audio)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYkJuAb0mMk