Replay: Judy Collins shares Five Things She's Learned about Leonard Cohen: The Man and His Music
Check out the first five minutes of her recent class.
“What I think I learned from Leonard is: first, the quality of beauty is so high we have to take advantage of it wherever we find it. And we have to move through life with an understanding that we have to be careful not to miss things of beauty.”
– Judy Collins, Five Things I've Learned about Leonard Cohen: The Man and His Music
Singer-songwriter Judy Collins played a crucial role in launching Leonard Cohen's music career. She covered his songs and played an essential role in introducing Cohen to a larger audience. Of course, she’s also a legendary performer in her own right who’s still interpreting traditional and contemporary folk standards and sharing her own original compositions. Here’s the first five minutes of the 90-minute class in which Judy shares Five Things She’s Learned about Leonard Cohen – personal reflections from that begin with her unique position at beginning of Cohen’s career and extend to her present view of Cohen’s lasting musical legacy.
Five Things I’ve Learned about Leonard Cohen: The Man and His Music shares Judy’s unique personal accounts of Leonard Cohen's life and music – stories from someone who was both a key figure in Cohen’s early career and who remained a close friend and colleague. In the process, Judy offers intimate and perceptive memories that offer a deep understanding of Cohen’s journey as a singer-songwriter.
Want to learn about Leonard Cohen directly from the legend who helped launch his career? This class is for you.
Judy Collins has inspired audiences with sublime vocals, boldly vulnerable songwriting, personal life triumphs, and a firm commitment to social activism. In the 1960s, she evoked both the idealism and steely determination of a generation united against social and environmental injustices. Five decades later, her luminescent presence shines brightly as new generations discover her iconic body of work.
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