Hier im blog wurde schon des öfteren auf Elton Johns Duett mit Leonard Cohen (Ray Charles-Song „Born To Loose“) und auf Elton Johns Cover „I`m Your Man“ auf dem Tribute-Album „Tower Of Song hingewiesen. Aber SIR ELTON JOHN war darüber hinaus stets beeindruckt von dem kanadischen Rockpoeten.

I’ve seen Leonard Cohen a bunch in recent years. He’s about to turn 80. Leonard Cohen’s concert was probably one of the best things I’ve ever seen in my life. It was like a religious experience. It’s probably one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen at a concert. It was the quietest concert I’ve ever seen, and probably the most beautiful“, sagte er 2014 in einen ROLLING STONE – Interview

(source: Interview By Andy Greene. Rolling Stone: March 18, 2014)

Beim Konzert in Linköping 2016 zollte er Leonard Cohen musikalisch Tribute, als er seinen Song „Don T Let The Sun goes down…“ LC widmete.

During a SiriusXM Town Hall hosted by David Fricke Elton John answers talks about his many collaborations with other artists. „He Sounds like an ocean liner…“, Elton John remembers to the recording session of „Born To Loose“.