In a message dated 4/23/02 10:57:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> speaking of leonard cohen, his son adam cohen is performing in santa barbara > saturday night...has anyone heard him? of course i will give you all a > report! > > Yes I've heard of him from the Leonard Cohen files site: Even though Adam's music is unlike Leonard's, his looks are the spitting image of his father's. His debut CD, titled "Adam Cohen," is scheduled for release in the middle of June. Adam says his father has always been a big source of inspiration - ever since he was 5 years old and they sat at the kitchen table making songs together. Adam was drinking Farris water and taking quick looks out of the hotel window as he described the great respect he has for Leonard Cohen; respect for him both as a father and as an artist. He is very proud to be Leonard's son. Adam says that the best way he can thank his father is to succeed in putting his own soul and identity into his music. The lyrics for his songs are very important, he explains, because he wants to tell universal stories through his own eyes as they have penetrated his soul.Adam was born in Montreal, but now lives in Los Angeles. He had a rootless period following the separation of his parents. He has written 60 songs. Before selecting the ones to be included on his debut album, he asked for assistance from other songwriters. Two of them are Phil Roy and Tonio K, who are now credited as co-writers. They were helpful indistilling the songs into the versions appearing on the CD. Adam is very satisfied with the result, as is the producer, Steve Lindsey. Adam exuberantly describes that everyone he asked to assist him came through. One person that Adam didn't ask help from was his father. But, Adam says Leonard participated in developing the album all the same. "I asked for his advice as we went along, and played demos for him. He rarely needed to say anything, because his facial expression usually told me what he thought. It seemed that he especially liked the fact that I had found my own personal voice." rose
