He once said Noel Gallagher was "deluded about a lot of things, most obviously that he is a songwriter at all"
"Did Chuck Berry sue Bob [Dylan] because his song was like ‘Too Much Monkey Business’?”
“I no longer use words that go off like alarm clocks, because indignation about that word stops people hearing what the song is about"
Check out NME's exclusive clip from 'Leonard Cohen: If It Be Your Will', which documents the legendary singer's late-career revival
He also poignantly turned out the lights on the Ed Sullivan Theatre, 62 years after The Beatles' legendary appearance there
They play London's O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire on June 20
“You can expect the unexpected and the faithful in equal measure”
The new Essex festival celebrates rock, country, folk and Americana
Check out footage of the three new songs
Musicians from the original recordings were also present
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