Leonard Cohen and three bottles of Latour before shows...

[JimHow]

I love the part where he says that, in the early nineties, he was "drinking at least three bottles of Chateau Latour before performances…."

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/ ... kzMjU0MQS2

[Nicklasss]

I guess this is better and more inspiring than any other drug.

Nic

[jal]

Thank you for posting this. I love Leonard Cohen all the time.

[JonathanP]

Latour was not so relatively expensive back then, but even so....

[JimHow]

Yeah, he said $300 back in 1993 in the article, I think it was generally less than that. But still….

[JonathanP]

Well, Jim, not sure about you, but by the third bottle I may as well be drinking Great Wall for all the difference it would make to me.

[JimHow]

Ha, here's what Leonard says in the article (for anyone who hasn't gotten that far into it), it's an excellent piece:

A world of such allurements had costs as well as rewards. In the seventies, Cohen had two children, Lorca and Adam, with his common-law wife, Suzanne Elrod. That relationship fizzled when the decade did. Touring had its charms, but it, too, wore down his spirits. After a tour in 1993, Cohen felt utterly depleted. “I was drinking at least three bottles of Château Latour before performances,” he said, allowing that he always poured a glass for others. “The wine bill was enormous. Even then, I think, Château Latour was over three hundred bucks a bottle. But it went so beautifully with the music! I don’t know why. When I tried to drink it when there wasn’t a performance coming, it meant nothing! I might as well have been drinking Wild Duck or whatever they call it. I mean, it had no significance.”

[DavidG]

Great article, thanks for posting.

[AlohaArtakaHoundsong]

He should have written "Time in a Bottle" instead of Jim Croce.

[JimHow]

Leonard Cohen dead at 82….

[Blanquito]

A good run for a great poet and musician.

[JimHow]

Hey, he drank many bottles of Latour.
Life is good.

[Tom In DC]

He seems like a real "producer over vintage" guy.

I ended a lot of shows with Suzanne back in the day. I should wear my "I might look like I'm listening to you, but in my head I'm listening to Leonard Cohen" t-shirt tomorrow.

[RDD]

Hard to say hallelujah today...............

[DavidG]

A special mind and talent. So sorry to hear he's gone.

[Racer Chris]

Best SNL opener ever!
http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/201 ... n_snl.html

[JimHow]

Wow she did a great job thanks for posting Chris.
Man what a depressing week.