Leonard Cohen, Kartoniert / Broschiert

Beschreibung

Leonard Norman Cohen, born September 21, 1934 is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963. His work often deals with the exploration of religion, isolation, sexuality and complex interpersonal relationships. Famously reclusive, spending years in a Zen Buddhist monastery, and possessing a persona frequently associated with mystique, he is extremely well-regarded by critics for his literary accomplishments and for producing an output of work of high artistic quality over a five-decade career. Musically, Cohen's earliest songs many of which appeared on the 1967 album, Songs of Leonard Cohen were rooted in European folk music. In the 1970s, his material encompassed pop, cabaret and world music. Since the 1980s his high baritone voice has evolved into lower registers bass baritone and bass, with accompaniment from a wide variety of instruments and female backing singers.