Leonard Cohen remembered by Rufus Wainwright

"I loved his humour. He’d say funny things like, “Jesus said it’s more important what comes out of your mouth than what goes in it.” He was very disarming when he met people too. He’d hold their hands, and instead of saying “Hello” or “How are you?” he’d say, with a smile, “You’re never going to get us.” That’s playful, of course, but also mixed with real edge. Once I remember him getting really mad at a contractor who’d made a terrible mistake with a toilet or something – it was incredible to watch this poetic human who could write perfectly about the moonlight choosing his words perfectly to win an argument. I also bought him a Japanese print once for his apartment, and he stood there with his hand on it, motionless, staring for about two minutes. I was all, God, has he had a stroke or something? But he came out of it like he’d been in a trance. He’d also do odd things all the time"

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