In his speech for Leonard Cohens induction into the American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last year, Lou Reed said Cohen belongs among the highest and most influential echelon of songwriters.
No question, Cohen is one damn talented man; though hes been doing his thing since the mid-1960s, he found new popularity in the last 15 years beginning when three of his songs from The Future Waiting for the Miracle, The Future and Anthem appeared on the soundtrack for Oliver Stones 1994 film, Natural Born Killers. A whole new cult audience fell in love with his husky, mournful baritone and evocative lyrics.