MUSIC


2016, and Our Poets ARE LEAVING US JOHN ROWLANDS With Leonard Cohen passing


unexpectedly in November, we are reminded once again how important he was to our creative lives through his words and music. The shock of hearing of his death, like Bowie and Prince, hits us hard. Someone whose influence on our lives was much bigger than we ever stopped to think about is no longer amongst us, and whether or not you’ve played a cd or a record recently you realize he is no longer dreaming, composing, recording and touring.......... The photograph on the opposite page was


taken at his home in Montreal in 1974 as part of a photo session needed by his record company CBS to create a poster and press kit for an up and coming tour of Europe. I was sent to Montreal, unannounced, to get what they needed even if it took a week to accomplish. Arriving by cab from the airport, and


46 BOUNDER MAGAZINE


explaining my mission to his baby-sitter who answered the door, I was told that there would be no photography that day because Leonard had just returned from having his four wisdom teeth pulled and had taken some pain killers and gone to sleep. I told her I would proceed to my hotel,


check in, and wait until he felt up to it, and that the next day or two or three would be OK as I had a budget for the unexpected and could stay. Shortly after getting comfortable in


my room at The Queen Elizabeth Hotel I received a phone call from Leonard telling me to come back and that we would indeed be taking pictures that afternoon. The photo session lasted for two


hours and we chatted about where he felt comfortable and the look we wanted and shot accordingly..........four hundred shots resulted.


www.bounder.ca


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56  |  Page 57  |  Page 58  |  Page 59  |  Page 60  |  Page 61  |  Page 62  |  Page 63  |  Page 64