The Canadian singer-songwriter died Nov. 10 at his home in Los Angeles. The news was confirmed with an announcement on his official Facebook page.“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.”
Leonard Cohen has died at 82, leaving behind his towers of song and a hugely influential legacy built over five decades of an illustrious career that spanned music and literature.
Referring to Cohen’s latest studio album — his fourteenth — “You Want It Darker,” his son Adam told Rolling Stone that Cohen “passed away peacefully… with the knowledge that he had completed what he felt was one of his greatest records. … He was writing up until his last moments with his unique brand of humor.”
Reactions from the entertain world, including many from his contemporaries, as well as other, poured in.
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