Leonard Cohen has died at 82

[redforever]

A good article from Macleans magazine, from this September "Cohen's Third Act"

In his twilight years, it seems Leonard has come to hold dear his family and his past. He’s clearly close to Adam and Lorca; he and their mother, Suzanne Elrod, parted ways in 1978. He has two grandchildren: Adam’s son, Cassius, 8; and Lorca’s daughter, Viva, 5 (fathered by singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, whose husband, Jörn Weisbrodt, is designated as “deputy dad.”)
Last July, two days before the death of former lover and muse Marianne Ihlen—who inspired “So Long Marianne” and “Bird on a Wire”—she received a touching letter from him. “Marianne,” he wrote, “it’s come to this time when we are really so old and our bodies are falling apart and I think I will follow you very soon. Know that I am so close behind you that if you stretch out your hand, I think you can reach mine . . . Endless love, see you down the road.”

http://www.macleans.ca/culture/arts/...leonard-cohen/

[Mightyfire89]

There's never been a more unique, creative, fantastically captivating Canadian song writer than Leonard Cohen.

Words cannot express how I feel about this man.

RIP Leonard, you reached people and were an overwhelmingly positive force in the world.