We used to play music for fun. Much more than now. Now nobody picks up a guitar unless they're paid for it.
Leonard CohenCertainly within any decadent period, you would probably find the purest expressions of conviction, and I do not see that in many of the people I know.
Leonard Cohen[Prozac] didn't seem to have any effect whatsoever on my melancholy, my dark vision, and everything else that I'd taken it for.
Leonard CohenWe've got to temper anything we say with that. On the other hand, you've got to be serious about what you do. And you've got to understand the price you pay for frivolity or just for greed - it's a very high price, especially if you're involved in this sacred material, which is about the human heart and human desire and human tragedy.
Leonard Cohen