On Thursday, Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel prize for literature, sparking controversy among musicians, novelists and fans. That evening in Los Angeles, his songwriting peer and friend Leonard Cohen gave his thoughts on Dylan’s award. “I think I was exaggerating,” Cohen told the audience, according to Billboard. “I think that Bob Dylan knows this more than all of us: you don’t write the songs anyhow,” he said. Nevertheless, Cohen told the audience: “I’ve never thought of myself as a religious person.

Source: The Guardian October 14, 2016 21:05 UTC