The genius behind such classic songs as Suzanne, Bird on a Wire and Hallelujah, Leonard Cohen has been one of the most important and infouential songwriters of our time, a man of spirituality, emotion, and intellience whose work has explored the definitive issues of human life - sex, religion, power, meaning and love.
In this definitive work on his life and career, Sylvie Simmons also spoke to more than a hundred key figures in Cohen's life - his muses and lovers, many of his closest friends and associates, his rabbis, his fellow monks, and more, who share stories and details never before revealed. The result is a deeply insightful, well-rounded portrait of an artist, poet and writer whose reach, vision, and incredible talent has had a profound impact on multiple generations and who continues to create magic today.