- Published: 1 May 2013
- ISBN: 9780099549321
- Imprint: Vintage
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 576
- RRP: $34.00
I'm Your Man
The Life of Leonard Cohen
- Published: 1 May 2013
- ISBN: 9780099549321
- Imprint: Vintage
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 576
- RRP: $34.00
Cohen gets the music biography he truly deserves
Mojo
Simmons’ clear affection for her subject helps to illuminate Cohen’s motivations and working methods and gives an intriguing insight into his singular mind
Sunday Times
A triumph
Uncut
Magnificently detailed and affectionate
Daily Telegraph
Simmons’ stunning biography leaves you wanting more: more on Cohen, more from Cohen an more music biographis as meticulously researched and engagingly written as this…there is no shortage of Cohen studies out there, now there’s no need for any more
Record Collector
Simmons – a music journalist of impeccable pedigree – triumphantly rises to all challenges
Spectator
Enthralling, meticulously researched…definitive volume on the guy right at the top of the tower of song
Observer
An absorbing and well-rounded biography of the downbeat Canadian troubadour
Sunday Telegraph
Fascinating
Sun
A well-rounded portrait of the poet-singer…his dry wit finds an echo in Simmons’s phrase-making
Financial Times
Simmons loves language, hates cliché and takes her time... [she] recreates long-gone incidents with such vigour that you’d swear Simmons was there at the time, sitting in the corner and taking notes
Guardian
The year’s most meticulous, elegant and satisfying rock book
Independent
An authoritative biography
Big Issue in the North
A definitive account of [Leonard Cohen] and his music
RTE Guide
Sylvie Simmons’ account of Cohen’s ascent is as dense, rich and haunting as any admirer, casual or devoted, could desire
Charles Shaar Murray, Literary Review
Brilliant… Buy this book and keep it by your Leonard Cohen albums
Brandon Robshaw, Independent
A n excellent biography, easy to read and highly enjoyable. It is at times deeply revealing, as Simmons aims for the core of Leonard Cohen’s being, using various biographical details to sculpt the whole. It is highly recommended, both for those who are new to his work and long-term lovers, and more generally to fans of music biography
Brendan Wright, Nudge
My biggest treat this year was I’m Your Man, Sylvie Simmons’ biography of Leonard Cohen
Scotsman