I'm Your Man - by Sylvie Simmons (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In this biography the author explores the facets of Cohen's life from his early childhood in Montreal, to his entree into the worlds of literature and music, his immersion in Jewish culture, obsession with Christian imagery, and deep commitment to Buddhist detachment, including the five years he spent at a monastery outside of Los Angeles and his ordainment as a Rinzai Zen Buddhist Monk. The author draws on research that includes Cohen's personal archives and more than one hundred exclusive interviews with those closest to Cohen, from his lovers, friends, monks, professors, rabbis, and fellow musicians to his muses, including Rebecca DeMornay, Marianne Ihlen, Suzanne Elrod, and Suzanne Verdal.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>The <em>New York Times</em>-bestselling, definitive biography of legendary artist Leonard Cohen, now with new afterword by the author</strong><br/></p> <p>"There is a crack in everything. </p><p>That's how the light gets in." </p><p>-- Leonard Cohen</p><p>The genius behind such classic songs as Suzanne, Bird on a Wire, and Hallelejuia, Leonard Cohen was one of the most important and influential songwriters of our time, a man of spirituality, emotion, and intelligence whose work explored the definitive issues of human life--sex, religion, power, meaning, love.</p><p>Yet before he even began recording, Cohen was an accomplished literary figure whose. poetry and novels brought him considerable recognition. His dual careers in music and literature have transformed one other, his songs revealing a literary quality rare in the world of popular music, and his poetry and prose informed by a rich musicality.</p><p><em>I'm Your Man</em> explores the facets of Cohen's life--from his early childhood in Montreal, to his entrée into the worlds of literature and music, his immersion in Jewish culture, obsession with Christian imagery, and deep commitment to Buddhist detachment--including the five years he spent at a monastery outside of Los Angeles and his ordainment as a Rinzai Zen Buddhist Monk--offering remarkable insight into an artist whose reach, vision, and incredible talent has had a profound impact on multiple generations of writers, poets, musicians, artists, and everyday people.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"<i>I'm Your Man</i> is the major, soul-searching biography that Leonard Cohen deserves... a mesmerizing labor of love."--Janet Maslin, New York Times<br><br>"A deep, enlightening book. . . Simmons, a music journalist and short-story writer, knows how to research and write and keep a critical distance from Cohen, who opens up some but uses his usual weapons, politeness and self-deprecation, to maintain an air of mystery."--The Oregonian (Portland)<br><br>"A new gold standard of Cohen bios."--<em>Los Angeles Times</em><br><br>"A thoughtful celebration of the artist's life...Simmons has deftly narrated Cohen's evolution... In the end, this biography has the oddest effect: as soon as you finish reading it you feel an overwhelming impulse to go back and begin again, revisiting the story with what you've learned along the way."--A.M. Homes, New York Times Book Review<br><br>"In <i>I'm Your Man</i>, we see not only the life of one man who was transformed by words, but how we ourselves may be transformed by them."--New York Jewish Week<br><br>"Leonard fought darkness through his work and... the light ultimately prevailed when he triumphantly toured the world for three years beginning in 2008... 'You could hear the hairs stand up on people's arms, ' writes Simmons of the hushed reverence of his audience. This book demands a similar reaction."--MOJO Magazine, 5 Stars<br><br>"Simmons' rich, compelling and provocative book... is a star-studded but also frank account of how the music industry really works and, at the same time, a discerning portrait of one especially important musician."--Jewish Journal Los Angeles<br><br>"The book is a seductive tribute to a master seducer."--The Onion A.V. Club<br><br>"This is a revelatory biography that investigates not just an artist's life, but the life of his art."--Shelf Awareness<br><br>"This is the bio Cohen has long deserved, and it makes every prior Cohen book practically unnecessary."--Rolling Stone, 4 1/2 Stars<br>
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