Leanne ungar biography

INSIGHTS: Leanne Ungar

Producing Leonard Cohen's recent live album, "Field Commander
Cohen," recorded in 1979, and a new studio album "Ten New Songs"

Interviewed by Mel Lambert in April 2001

Leonard Cohen is a unique combination of seer and sage; his poetry, song lyrics and prose writing have inspired audiences for three decades. Cohen's debut album, "The Songs Of Leonard Cohen," was released at the end of 1967, since which time he has recorded eight additional studio albums - "Songs From A Room" (1969), "Songs Of Love and Hate" (1971), "New Skin For The Old Ceremony" (1973), "Death Of A Ladies" Man (1977), "Recent Songs" (1979), "Various Positions" (1984), "I'm Your Man" (1988) and "The Future" (1992) - a pair of live albums - "Live Songs" (1972) and "Cohen Live" (1994) - and two hits collections - "Best Of Leonard Cohen" (1975) and "More Best Of" (1997). (In addition to recordings, Cohen has published 11 books, including the 1963 novel "The Favorite Game" and