Having used a pun for the title of the last entry it felt very appropriate to be listening to the great man himself in an extended interview for Front Row. It was terribly touching, listening to Cohen talking about the stage fright that led him to excessive drinking and a move into a monastery in the 1990s. There was also a very funny anecdote about Cohen and Bob Dylan meeting in a Parisian caf茅 and discussing how long it took them to write songs (Cohen seemed to find it a much more tortuous process).
Mark Lawson kept quoting lyrics and it got me thinking about some of my favourites. I'm particularly fond of these lines from : "I loved you in the morning, our kisses deep and warm, your hair upon the pillow like a sleepy golden storm" and really the whole of . Any particular favourites people would like to mention? Anyone going to see Cohen live? I actually couldn't bring myself to buy a ticket because of his stage fright - I doubt he'd thank me for my squeamishness.
Very disappointed that the interview has now disappeared from the Front Row website. Perhaps it will return as an Editor's Pick at some point.