{"product_id":"leonard-cohen-on-leonard-cohen-interviews-and-encounters-9781613731789","title":"Leonard Cohen on Leonard Cohen: Interviews and Encounters","description":"Leonard Cohen, one of the most admired performers of the last half century, has had a strange and eventful life. Now, for the first time, he tells his story in his own words, via more than fifty interviews conducted worldwide between 1966 and 2012. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e Leonard Cohen on Leonard Cohen\u003c\/i\u003e--which includes a foreword by singer Suzanne Vega and eight pages of rarely seen photos--the artist talks about \"Bird on the Wire,\" \"Hallelujah,\" \"Famous Blue Raincoat,\" and his other classic songs. He candidly discusses his famous romances, his years in a Zen monastery, his ill-fated collaboration with producer Phil Spector, and his long battle with depression. He also comments on his classic poetry and novels, the financial crisis that nearly wiped out his savings, and his remarkable late-career resurgence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere you'll find interviews that first appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, along with conversations that have not previously been printed in English. Some have been broadcast but never published. And some of the material has not been available until now in any format, including the many illuminating reminiscences that contributors supplied specifically for this definitive anthology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeff Burger \u003c\/b\u003eis the editor of Springsteen \u003ci\u003eon Springsteen: Interviews, Speeches, and Encounters\u003c\/i\u003e. He has contributed to \u003ci\u003eBarron's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFamily Circle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eReader's Digest\u003c\/i\u003e, and more than seventy-five other magazines, newspapers, and books, including many national and international music periodicals. He has published interviews with such leading musicians as Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Tom Waits, the Righteous Brothers, and the members of Steely Dan. He lives in Ridgewood, New Jersey. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Chicago Review Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50662572982546,"sku":"9781613731789","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5d520779-04f5-4aa2-9c1e-9872453a16b9.jpg?v=1733527819","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/leonard-cohen-on-leonard-cohen-interviews-and-encounters-9781613731789","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}