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The genius behind such classic songs as Suzanne, So Long, Marianne, and Hallelujah, Leonard Cohen has been one of the most influential songwriters of our time, a man of spirituality, emotion, and intelligence whose work has explored issues of human life - sex, religion, power, meaning, love. This book explores various facets of Cohen's life.

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Cohen gets the music biography he truly deserves * Mojo *
Simmons’ clear affection for her subject helps to illuminate Cohen’s motivations and working methods and gives an intriguing insight into his singular mind * Sunday Times *
The year’s most meticulous, elegant and satisfying rock book * Independent *
Simmons loves language, hates cliché and takes her time... [she] recreates long-gone incidents with such vigour that you’d swear Simmons was there at the time, sitting in the corner and taking notes * Guardian *
A well-rounded portrait of the poet-singer…his dry wit finds an echo in Simmons’s phrase-making * Financial Times *

Im Your Man

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    A Paperback / softback by Sylvie Simmons

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Vintage
      Published 6 June 2013
      ISBN-13 9780099549321
      978-0099549321
      ISBN-10 0099549328
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The genius behind such classic songs as Suzanne, So Long, Marianne, and Hallelujah, Leonard Cohen has been one of the most influential songwriters of our time, a man of spirituality, emotion, and intelligence whose work has explored issues of human life - sex, religion, power, meaning, love. This book explores various facets of Cohen's life.

      Trade Review
      Cohen gets the music biography he truly deserves * Mojo *
      Simmons’ clear affection for her subject helps to illuminate Cohen’s motivations and working methods and gives an intriguing insight into his singular mind * Sunday Times *
      The year’s most meticulous, elegant and satisfying rock book * Independent *
      Simmons loves language, hates cliché and takes her time... [she] recreates long-gone incidents with such vigour that you’d swear Simmons was there at the time, sitting in the corner and taking notes * Guardian *
      A well-rounded portrait of the poet-singer…his dry wit finds an echo in Simmons’s phrase-making * Financial Times *

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