There's no concession to the fact that Dylan might be a more sophisticated singer than Whitney Houston, that he's probably the most sophisticated singer we've had in a generation. Nobody is identifying our popular singers like a Matisse or Picasso. Dylan's a Picasso - that exuberance, range, and assimilation of the whole history of music.
Leonard CohenAny of the decisions that I made, if one could actually locate a shape or form, were all within a wall, the landscape of music.
Leonard Cohen