His singing style has been called “a sort of musical Method acting,” and in his trademark fedora he looks something like a cross between Tony Bennett and William S. Burroughs.
From our profile of moody troubadour Leonard Cohen, who turns 75 today.
Happy birthday, Mr. Cohen, wherever you are!
As an aside, he’s just 11 days younger than baseball hero Roger Maris — and Maris has been gone for nearly 24 years.