What was special about Leonard Cohen's work was its calm…

Italy wants peace and quiet, work and calm. I will give these things with love if possible and with force if necessary.

— Benito Mussolini

Leonard Cohen and Nick Cave know best. Although I wear a lot of jeans, I've been told that Nick Cave doesn't own a pair…

— Matt Berninger

Music-wise, I listen to everything. Leonard Cohen, Randy Newman, I guess I like a lot of 70's music.

— Bret McKenzie

I do own CDs by Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, and Joni Mitchell, but I don't think of them as being major influences on my…

— James Arthur

You know, Leonard Cohen is amazing, just a mastermind, and really one of the great geniuses of our time.

— Jake Shimabukuro

When you listen to early Leonard Cohen records or Joni Mitchell records, you feel like a window is being opened into someone's life.

— Lee Ranaldo

I've always played acoustically - it's how I learned. I grew up listening to Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Dylan and what have…

— Lee Ranaldo

Abjure all accretions and turn off the lights. Put on some music - Leonard Cohen, say, perhaps his 'Various Positions' - and let your…

— Pico Iyer

I've spent three hours with Snoop Dogg, talking about how he loved [Peaky Blinders series]. And David Bowie loved it. The late Leonard Cohen…

— Steven Knight

I must have listened to at least 10 covers of Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah' - Jeff Buckley's cover is usually my go-to song.

— Ayobami Adebayo

Leonard Cohen kept his Jew name. He's so cool. It's too bad he died.

— Ari Shaffir

Anyone born in the year 1950 who grew to fancy themselves as a soulful 18-year-old bought 'Songs of Leonard Cohen' upon its original release…

— David Hepworth

I can cry myself to sleep because I'm not as great as Leonard Cohen, but who cares? Maybe you can't be as great as…

— Lykke Li

I was 21, and I was like, "Man, am I really gonna start over and try this whole thing over again? Do I want…

— Taylor Goldsmith

When I was filming the Marilyn Monroe movie, I was listening to a lot of Leonard Cohen.

— Michelle Williams