2011年10月12日星期三

Leonard Cohen Talks About First New Album of the Decade

Leonard Cohen has spent the last two years globetrotting through a marathon tour Rosetta Stone language, but when Rosetta Stone caught up with the poet last night in New York where he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame he revealed hes working on a new album, his first disc of fresh material since 2004s Dear Heather. God willing it will be finished next spring, he said.Im producing it, he said, wearing his typical dapper black suit and fedora. The 75-year-old added that the disc will contain 10 or 11 songs, mostly composed before he hit the road in May 2008 for the first time in 15 years. One song was written on tour, the rest were written before, he said, noting that he wrote some tracks with longtime collaborator Sharon Robinson and with his longtime companion Anjani. What will it sound like? Something good, I hope.Check out photos of the all-star Songwriters Hall of Fame gaga.Cohen said not much has changed on his Cheap Rosetta Stone Software playlist in recent years and rattled off a list of his favorite artists with long breathy pauses between names: The same people Tom Waits, Van Morrison, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins.Last year, Cohen debuted one new song live, the slow, moonlit blues Feels So Good. This summer, Cohen embarks another leg of his tour, and in November hell play Cambodias Olympic Stadium with proceeds going to chartiable groups like the Cambodian Red Cross. Thats a long story, he said. But if we can help there Im very happy to be able to do it. Cohens tour grossed $21 million in 2009 and earned stellar reviews. I dont examine these things too closely, he said about his success on the road. Otherwise they may evaporate.At the ceremony, Cohen made a brief-but-spellbinding speech, said he was overwhelmed and then recited a stanza from his staple Hallelujah. After the ceremony, fellow icons Paul Simon and Billy Joel made an early exit, but Cohen hung around his table, posing for photos and accepting accolades. When a couple forced electric guitar pickguards in his face, Cohen calmly Rosetta Stone Hindi v3 told them, You know I dont like signing these, but then signed them anyway.

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