NorthC said:

QueenofCardboard said:

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You expected Prince to die?

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I think Eddie means that after Bowie and Prince, he expected Cohen to be next because of his age.

I mentioned this another thread, but I'll explain again here. I used to work in a geriatric facility, and people had a tendency to die in threes (often within a week or so) once we had a death among the residents. Now, part of it was that they died in threes and part of it was we looked hard for threes, and would sometimes stretch the permitted time, or note that a person who had been at the facility died at home during the period--I know there's no magic to the three thing. But it still colors my thinking. So when the year started off with Bowie, my first thought (well, after "that sucks" and "I haven't listened to Blackstar yet--now I'll never get a listen without 'He was dying and knew it' being part of how I listen to it") was "It's gonna get worse" and "That's the first of three." Now, obviously there's a lot more than three musicians (of note) that die in a year, and depending on how you view things, there've been some other major deaths during this year, but I'm the one counting, so it's my opinion that counts. So when Prince died, that was number two (and I can't see how it can get worse as far as personal impact), but I still expected someone else major to go. Cohen (I hope) is it. There's only a few others who can be that significant for me, and that would be more than 3 serious losses in one year.

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But actually, until Thursday morning (when I read how limited he'd been physically since the end of his last tour) I hadn't had Cohen on the radar. I mean, sure, there was a lot of mortality talk surrounding the new album, but every album he's made since he started up again felt like it could be a swan song. When Marianne Ihlen was dying in July he'd written to her that he was "so close behind you that if you stretch out your hand, I think you can reach mine." I guess I should have been expecting his death--but somehow that didn't stick with me beyond noting that he'd written it and I thought it was a touching gesture. So it wasn't that I expected Cohen or Prince to die (or Bowie)--I've just been on edge since January waiting for someone else... then someone else after that.

EddieC said:

NorthC said:

QueenofCardboard said: I think Eddie means that after Bowie and Prince, he expected Cohen to be next because of his age.

I mentioned this another thread, but I'll explain again here. I used to work in a geriatric facility, and people had a tendency to die in threes (often within a week or so) once we had a death among the residents. Now, part of it was that they died in threes and part of it was we looked hard for threes, and would sometimes stretch the permitted time, or note that a person who had been at the facility died at home during the period--I know there's no magic to the three thing. But it still colors my thinking. So when the year started off with Bowie, my first thought (well, after "that sucks" and "I haven't listened to Blackstar yet--now I'll never get a listen without 'He was dying and knew it' being part of how I listen to it") was "It's gonna get worse" and "That's the first of three." Now, obviously there's a lot more than three musicians (of note) that die in a year, and depending on how you view things, there've been some other major deaths during this year, but I'm the one counting, so it's my opinion that counts. So when Prince died, that was number two (and I can't see how it can get worse as far as personal impact), but I still expected someone else major to go. Cohen (I hope) is it. There's only a few others who can be that significant for me, and that would be more than 3 serious losses in one year.

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But actually, until Thursday morning (when I read how limited he'd been physically since the end of his last tour) I hadn't had Cohen on the radar. I mean, sure, there was a lot of mortality talk surrounding the new album, but every album he's made since he started up again felt like it could be a swan song. When Marianne Ihlen was dying in July he'd written to her that he was "so close behind you that if you stretch out your hand, I think you can reach mine." I guess I should have been expecting his death--but somehow that didn't stick with me beyond noting that he'd written it and I thought it was a touching gesture. So it wasn't that I expected Cohen or Prince to die (or Bowie)--I've just been on edge since January waiting for someone else... then someone else after that.

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I think that Cohen may have died of a broken heart.

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Very sad news, but expected. His (achingingly beautiful) letter to Marianne and his talk in interviews clearly indicated he thought his time was coming to an end (even if he back-tracked a little on what he was saying). From all the available evidence, it seems Cohen was ready and accepting of what was coming to him.

And what a note to leave us all on. 'You Want it Darker' is an incredible piece of art. It's not quite 'Songs of Leonard Cohen' or 'Songs of Love and Hate' (my favourite album of his, and, well, one of my favourites from anybody really), it's a standout album in his discography.

Hoping that he passed as comfortably as possible - but it really appears that Cohen bowed out in style.

ADAM COHEN'S HEARTFELT FACEBOOK POST IN FULL

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.u...z4Q026eARH

QueenofCardboard said:

EddieC said:

I mentioned this another thread, but I'll explain again here. I used to work in a geriatric facility, and people had a tendency to die in threes (often within a week or so) once we had a death among the residents. Now, part of it was that they died in threes and part of it was we looked hard for threes, and would sometimes stretch the permitted time, or note that a person who had been at the facility died at home during the period--I know there's no magic to the three thing. But it still colors my thinking. So when the year started off with Bowie, my first thought (well, after "that sucks" and "I haven't listened to Blackstar yet--now I'll never get a listen without 'He was dying and knew it' being part of how I listen to it") was "It's gonna get worse" and "That's the first of three." Now, obviously there's a lot more than three musicians (of note) that die in a year, and depending on how you view things, there've been some other major deaths during this year, but I'm the one counting, so it's my opinion that counts. So when Prince died, that was number two (and I can't see how it can get worse as far as personal impact), but I still expected someone else major to go. Cohen (I hope) is it. There's only a few others who can be that significant for me, and that would be more than 3 serious losses in one year.

.

But actually, until Thursday morning (when I read how limited he'd been physically since the end of his last tour) I hadn't had Cohen on the radar. I mean, sure, there was a lot of mortality talk surrounding the new album, but every album he's made since he started up again felt like it could be a swan song. When Marianne Ihlen was dying in July he'd written to her that he was "so close behind you that if you stretch out your hand, I think you can reach mine." I guess I should have been expecting his death--but somehow that didn't stick with me beyond noting that he'd written it and I thought it was a touching gesture. So it wasn't that I expected Cohen or Prince to die (or Bowie)--I've just been on edge since January waiting for someone else... then someone else after that.

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I think that Cohen may have died of a broken heart.

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There was a report out today that said he fell in the middle of the night.

From the NYTimes

On Wednesday, however, Mr. Cohen’s manager, Robert B. Kory, offered more detail about his client’s death.

“Leonard Cohen died during his sleep following a fall in the middle of the night on Nov. 7,” Mr. Kory said in a statement. “The death was sudden, unexpected and peaceful.”

Most definitely one of the greats. He will be missed.

RIP