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I can’t remember not being a Leonard Cohen fan, really. And I can’t remember how it even happened – but I think, mostly, it was the words. And it was that book, the collection of his lyrics and poems, Stranger Music. I had a wine-soaked copy through university, and I’d owned it since high school. A gift from my mum. She recognised quickly how much song …
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