Leonard Cohen I'm Your Man

I own at least one Leonard Cohen album, "The Future". But I really knew nothing more than, he has a great deep voice, and his poetry is unique, crisp, and penetrating. Really, I first heard him on the Soprano's and in the movie "Natural Born Killers".

This evening's second film for the opening of the Maui Film Festival, was "Leonard Cohen I'm your Man", a bit biography, a bit of a tribute, and quite a bit fascinating.

Rufus Wainwright, Bono and others participate in a cool tribute to the man. Rufus and family (as well as many others) cover Cohen's songs in very interesting ways.

I never knew that Leonard was a ordained Buddhist monk. Or, that he was a folk singer who was well known. One of his songs talks about getting a blow-job from Janis Joplin in the Chealsea Hotel in NYC with limo's downstairs waiting.

I get the feeling that it wasn't until late in life that he came to realize how much influence his music has had. And that he could have had a career as a pop star late in life.

I seem unable to convey the spiritual nature of the man, and the movie, just to say, it was well paired with "The Way of the Peaceful Warrior", for Leonard Cohen is one, but very different from Dan Millman. Once again, I can only say, go see it!