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Gered Mankowitz | Photographer
Leonard Cohen was 60 years of age in 1994 and he had been creating poetry, literature and music for nearly 40 years since publishing his first book of verse in 1956. After drifting from his native Montreal to New York, Cohen was signed to CBS in 1966 and he has remained with the label ever since despite producing only a dozen studio albums. His most successful collections Songs From A Room and Songs of Love and Hate were both UK Top 10 hits while his anthem composition 'Hallelujah' has been covered by over 200 artists, including John Cale and Jeff Buckley.
This session was for MOJO magazine and I was thrilled when they asked me to photograph Leonard. He was utterly charming and appeared to enjoy the experience very much, throwing shapes and posing like crazy! He also told us some of the funniest and filthiest jokes I have ever heard!
📸 by Gered Mankowitz
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