Thank you so much for this extensive reply. And thank you also for identifying the quote from beautiful losers of which I was unaware. You're right of course! examining the life of Mahler in the context of his art is far more straightforward than that of Leonard Cohen! I have been particularly inter...

Hello, I'm a newbie on the block! A friend introduced me to Love calls you by your name in 1976 and i've never looked back! Forgive me if this is discussed elsewhere on this site but i'm intrigued and confused by Leonard Cohen's relationship with Zen. I chanced upon a You Tube video, scandinavian in...