Journal Excerpt: April 15, 2009
saw leonard cohen last night
i don’t think i’ve ever been so in awe of an artist
he’s at the top of his game at 74 years old
he has arrived at a place in his life where he can deeply appreciate all that is.
a three and a half hour show. skipping on and off stage
the audience adored him. worshipped may be more accurate
when he recited ‘a thousand kisses deep’ i was moved to tears. i think most
people were. you could feel the price he paid for every word
and on top of that he was funny: “the last time i was on stage was 14 years ago,
when i was sixty years old. just a crazy kid with a dream”
he gave with such generosity, then thanked the audience for “the gift of this night.
we will never forget it”.
i get choked up just thinking about it
‘hallelujah’ is the best song ever written
so is ‘famous blue raincoat’
his songs are tattoos. they’re beautiful. they hurt. they can’t be erased