Graphic via Allan Showalter on Leonard Cohen's Facebook page: an excerpt from the interview "At Lunch With Leonard Cohen; Philosophical Songwriter On A Wire", by Jon Pareles. New York Times: Oct 11, 1995
from the interview:
"Your voice is music enough," the woman says. "You know, you seem to be very romantic, but with your head not screwed on tight. Does it get you into trouble?"
"Continually," Mr. Cohen replies, with the smile of someone who enjoys his troubles.
A lot of 'heads not screwed on tight' going around these days here in the US, as we prepare to elect a new president.
Terrifying, but still.
There's space, though, and time, for more - if we make it - don't you think?
This month's word list:
gravity
friend
able
serious
hungry
touch
work
aspect
nourish(ment)
... or any others you choose from the quote.
As a reminder: select 3 or more of these words (or reasonable variants), write a (voluptuous) new piece and post it to your blog, then link that specific poem into Mr. Linky, below.
The prompt will remain open, so take your time and come back later, and as always, please visit the other contributors.
And because we're always borrowing from one another anyways, Jeff Buckley's version of Hallelujah.
and so what about that Equinox? Well, how about some John Coltrane...
A follow up interview in 2012 by Pareles with Cohen is here.