Cohen was working as a poet and novelist into his thirties before he took up music professionally Valentin Flauraud/ReutersLeonard Cohen, the Canadian songwriter regarded as one of the greatest lyricists of all time, has died aged 82. “It is with profound sorrow we report that legendary poet, songwriter and artist, Leonard Cohen has passed away,” a statement said on his Facebook page. “We have lost one of music’s most revered and prolific visionaries. The family requests privacy during their time of grief.”Born in Westmount, Quebec, in 1934, Cohen was one of a cohort of singer-songwriters who came to prominence in the late sixties. He learned flamenco guitar as a teenager but gravitated towards…

Source: The Times November 11, 2016 03:46 UTC