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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. I particularly love the ending to editor Burgers prefaceBy Margie GoldsmithIf you are a Leonard Cohen lover; this is the DEFINITIVE book on the poet/singer/songwriter: Leonard Cohen. The book is edited skillfully and meticulously by Jeff Burger (who has also edited "Springsteen on Springsteen" and Lennon on Lennon"). In "Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen;" Burger compiles every written and/or spoken word ever made public by the poet/singer/songwriter; and arranges them in chronological order so we can follow Cohens transformation through the decades. I particularly love the ending to editor Burgers preface: "As I write this; he is 79 years old; and I know he cant go on forever. But as he sings; "Youll be hearing from me baby/long after Im gone/Ill be speaking to you sweetly; from a window in the Tower of Song."10 of 10 people found the following review helpful. if you have ears to hear what is being said in these interviews it is as great a living teaching as existsBy J. MitchellHow does he know these things?? How did he get this perspective??if you have ears to hear what is being said in these interviews it is as great a living teaching as exists ...so human so giving so humble...its as if he has none of the filters that everyone else has so he able to answer directly without agenda...sure he opened his heart a little...its one of the damnest documents Ive ever read......repetition??....you missed it...read it again with the insulted self turned off and you will learn what it means to be a human being ...I went and pulled out my old copies of shambala sun and tricycle magazine ...pico Iyer did a great piece...8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. a must for leonard cohen fansBy kris PattersonI thought after reading as many books on leonard cohen as I could I knew just about everything about him but after reading this book I realized there was quite a lot more. I really enjoyed the insight this book offered into leonard cohens writing processes and styles and what influences he has and what has made him the writer; poet and song writer that he is today. There are a lot of great interviews here and this book is an absolute must for leonard cohen fans.