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| Leonard Cohen died after fall at his Los Angeles home Leonard Cohen died after fall at his Los Angeles home | |
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| Leonard Cohen died in his sleep after a fall at his home in Los Angeles, his manager has said. | Leonard Cohen died in his sleep after a fall at his home in Los Angeles, his manager has said. |
| The Canadian singer-songwriter died on 7 November at the age of 82. His death was confirmed a few days later in an announcement on his official Facebook page, which gave no details of the circumstances. | The Canadian singer-songwriter died on 7 November at the age of 82. His death was confirmed a few days later in an announcement on his official Facebook page, which gave no details of the circumstances. |
| On Wednesday, Cohen’s manager, Robert Kory, said his death was unexpected. | On Wednesday, Cohen’s manager, Robert Kory, said his death was unexpected. |
| “Leonard Cohen died during his sleep following a fall in the middle of the night on 7 November,” Kory said. “The death was sudden, unexpected and peaceful.” | “Leonard Cohen died during his sleep following a fall in the middle of the night on 7 November,” Kory said. “The death was sudden, unexpected and peaceful.” |
| The statement said Cohen is survived by his children, Adam and Lorca, and his three grandchildren, Cassius, Viva and Lyon. | The statement said Cohen is survived by his children, Adam and Lorca, and his three grandchildren, Cassius, Viva and Lyon. |
| Earlier this week, Adam Cohen said his father’s funeral had taken place in his home city of Montreal. | Earlier this week, Adam Cohen said his father’s funeral had taken place in his home city of Montreal. |
| “My sister and I just buried my father in Montreal. With only immediate family and a few lifelong friends present, he was lowered into the ground in an unadorned pine box, next to his mother and father. Exactly as he’d asked,” he wrote on Facebook. | “My sister and I just buried my father in Montreal. With only immediate family and a few lifelong friends present, he was lowered into the ground in an unadorned pine box, next to his mother and father. Exactly as he’d asked,” he wrote on Facebook. |
| “Thank you for your kind messages, for the outpouring of sympathy and for your love of my father.” | “Thank you for your kind messages, for the outpouring of sympathy and for your love of my father.” |
| A memorial is due to take place in LA at a later date. | A memorial is due to take place in LA at a later date. |
| Cohen had released his 14th album, You Want It Darker, in October, to five-star reviews. | Cohen had released his 14th album, You Want It Darker, in October, to five-star reviews. |
| In an interview that month, Cohen said he was “ready to die”. He told the New Yorker: “I am ready to die. I hope it’s not too uncomfortable. That’s about it for me.” | In an interview that month, Cohen said he was “ready to die”. He told the New Yorker: “I am ready to die. I hope it’s not too uncomfortable. That’s about it for me.” |
| In the same interview, he said he had a vault of unpublished poems and unfinished lyrics to finish and record or publish. “The big change is the proximity to death. I am a tidy kind of guy. | In the same interview, he said he had a vault of unpublished poems and unfinished lyrics to finish and record or publish. “The big change is the proximity to death. I am a tidy kind of guy. |
| “I like to tie up the strings if I can. If I can’t, that’s OK. But my natural thrust is to finish things that I’ve begun.” | “I like to tie up the strings if I can. If I can’t, that’s OK. But my natural thrust is to finish things that I’ve begun.” |