'We also touched upon Leonard Cohen, who once said, “If I knew where the good songs came from I’d go there more often.” (“For the rest of us,” [Tom] Waits said, “it appears, not only did he go there often, he got a room in the tower, and he paid in advance for a whole month.”)'
'Three Iconic Musicians on Artistic Creation — and Its Importance Now
Beck, Kendrick Lamar and Tom Waits articulate the creative impulse.'
By Wyatt Mason
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/01/t-ma ... lamar.html
Tom Waits on Leonard's songs
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Re: Tom Waits on Leonard's songs
Tom Waits, I like his husky voice in general and clever words here in particular.
Why. In term of poetry maybe it is just to. Not going anywhere. And there you are ?
http://neurosciencenews.com/neuroscience-poetry-6130/
Why. In term of poetry maybe it is just to. Not going anywhere. And there you are ?
http://neurosciencenews.com/neuroscience-poetry-6130/
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"He can love the shape of human beings, the fine and twisted shapes of the heart. It is good to have among us such men, such balancing monsters of love."
Leonard Cohen
Beautiful Losers
"He can love the shape of human beings, the fine and twisted shapes of the heart. It is good to have among us such men, such balancing monsters of love."
Leonard Cohen
Beautiful Losers
Re: Tom Waits on Leonard's songs
Very interesting. Thank you!