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'Never wanted to leave Montreal.' Leonard Cohen on the city that shaped him.

2 months ago

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'Never wanted to leave Montreal.' Leonard Cohen on the city that shaped him.

2 months ago
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Duration 0:37

Leonard Cohen's formative years in music were spent in Montreal. "I knew the streets, I knew the people," he said. "[I] never wanted to leave Montreal." Watch Leonard Cohen If It Be Your Will on CBC Gem.

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