“It is with profound sorrow we report that legendary poet, songwriter and artist, Leonard Cohen has passed away,” a statement on the Facebook page said. It said a memorial was planned in Los Angeles, where Cohen had lived for many years. Cohen, a native of Quebec, was already a celebrated poet and novelist when he moved to New York in 1966 at age 31 to break into the music business. Before long, critics were comparing him to Bob Dylan for the lyrical force of his song writing. “I got this rap as a kind of ladies’ man,” Cohen told Canada’s Globe and Mail in 2007.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 11, 2016 01:58 UTC