Post #4079700
2026-07-24 15:47 UTC
@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org
I am somewhat jealous that you're getting to experience a lot of these artists for the first time, while you're also able to really enjoy them. You are missing a bit of the context for why these folk were so groundbreaking, but just remember, if you think you might have heard them before, it's because so many others stole from them.
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@DavidM_yeg@beige.party 2026-07-25 04:39
@jrconlin@mindof.jrconlin.com @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org The only reason there are recordings of older Cohen singing his songs/poems is because he needed the money… “Leonard Cohen faced massive financial ruin in 2004 when he discovered his longtime manager, Kelley Lynch, had embezzled over $5 million from his retirement accounts and sold his publishing rights, leaving him with just $150,000. Cohen never recovered the stolen money. To rebuild, Cohen launched a global concert comeback in 2008”