I never had huge amounts of money when I was young. I had huge amounts of fame, and I always had the sense of labor and recompense. I always said I don’t want to work for pay, but I want to get paid for my song. Leonard Cohen Read Quote
Some people care about their work lasting forever – I have little interest in it. Leonard Cohen Read Quote
Songs seem to take me a long time. I don’t know why; they’re not especially excellent for taking so long. Leonard Cohen Read Quote
I don’t have any sense or urgency about any of my writing, actually. I don’t think mankind will be damaged if I don’t put out a new album or a new book. Leonard Cohen Read Quote
There are some people who come to me for some illumination on their problems. I guess they feel I’m writing about some of the things they themselves are going through. But I don’t usually have much help to give – there isn’t much you can say to someone in the midst of their own crises. Leonard Cohen Read Quote
The basic function of popular music is to create an environment for courting, lovemaking, and doing the dishes. It’s useful because it addresses the heart in the midst of all these activities, and it will always be useful in this very important way. Leonard Cohen Read Quote
I’ve never sold widely enough to be able to relax about money. I had two kids and their mother to support and my own life. So there was never an option of cutting out. Leonard Cohen Read Quote
As we make our way toward the finish line that some of us have already crossed, I never thought I’d get a Grammy Award. In fact, I was always touched by the modesty of their interest. Leonard Cohen Read Quote
I never had the sense that there was an end: that there was a retirement or that there was a jackpot. Leonard Cohen Read Quote
I speak of a clinical depression that is the background of your entire life, a background of anguish and anxiety, a sense that nothing goes well, that pleasure is unavailable and all your strategies collapse. Leonard Cohen Read Quote
