then a Zen monk, looks back on 30 years as the laureate of romantic gloom and erotic distress. Words: Nigel Williamson _____ Leonard Cohen is running two hours behind schedule.

Take a tour around Leonard Cohen's New York City, from the places he lived to the places where he met the women he loved or studied his poetic craft.

Leonard Cohen was born in 1934 in Westmount ... In later life, he studied Zen-Buddhism and became a Monk. But he said, “I’m not looking for a new religion. I’m quite happy with the old ...