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Leonard Cohen's Troubles May Be a Theme Come True

Marc Weingarten, The New York Times, 6 October 2005

Betrayal and bitterness have been running themes in Leonard Cohen's work ever since Songs of Leonard Cohen, the Canadian singer-songwriter's debut album, appeared in 1968. Now they figure prominently in a sordid legal melodrama engulfing his life.

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