The name Leonard Cohen is as much an integral part of Canadian art as any. The writer, poet and musician has dazzled audiences for decades with his socially conscious and melancholy writing and singing. He has attained a loyal following of fans and has established himself as on of the greatest poets and songwriters Canada has ever had.
Cohen's story starts in September of 1934, when he was born in Montreal. His family was Jewish, and his father worked as a clothing merchant. However, Cohen's father died when Leonard was nine years old. At age 13, Cohen began playing a guitar (which he started to impress a girl), and within a year was playing his own songs at local cafes. …
