Leonard Cohen faints during a concert

[Van Basten II]

http://www.cyberpresse.ca/arts/musique/200...t-a-valence.php

Could not find yet an english link yet.

Here's a Google translation of the text.

The singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen Canadian fainted on stage during a concert Friday at the Velodrome in Valencia, eastern Spain, he had to stop, said the site of newspaper El Mundo .

According to the guitarist of the group, Javier Mas, quoted by the site, Cohen, 75, has suffered from indigestion and was seized with vomiting but his health is not a concern.

The incident occurred half an hour after the appearance of the singer as he interpreted the fourth song of the evening, Bird on the wire.

According to several witnesses, Cohen lost his balance once getting up to go take a guitar and was caught by members of his group who have avoided a fall.

Moments later he again faltered before falling to the ground and was taken backstage where he received care from a medical team.

Some 6,000 spectators waited nearly an hour before Mas come to announce that Cohen did not return on stage and the concert was postponed announcement received with applause.

Valencia was the penultimate leg of a tour in Spain to be completed Monday in Barcelona.

Cohen has made known to the general public in the 60s with her debut album Songs Of Leonard Cohen, which included one of his best-known songs, Suzanne.

He left the scene in the early 90s, to live in a Buddhist monastery in California, where he became a monk and took the name Jikan, meaning "silence."

He was however forced to return after being swindled by his former agent.

[jlhoots]

I'm a big fan.

Hope he's O.K..

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

'forced to return after being swindled'....etc---whats the story w/ this??!?!! lost in translation!?

[Van Basten II]

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/ind...s=M1ARTM0012813

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So basically his return to the scene is mostly due that he was out of money.

Edited September 19, 2009 by Van Basten II

[B. Goren.]

After the concerts in Spain he's comeing to Israel.

I've never been on of his fans. Anyway, I wish him good health and all the best.

[medjuck]

I believe that he doesn't turn 75 until Monday, the day of his BArcelona concert.

[Swinging Swede]

Didn't something similar happen to Woody Herman? His manager kept his tax money instead of paying it, so when the IRS came after him, Woody was forced to keep touring despite failing health.

[Van Basten II]

Here's a link written in English

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/articl...sv6L4wD9AQC8JG2

[Teasing the Korean]

I have tickets to see him on this tour, looking forward. Hope he makes a quick recovery!

[BruceH]

Didn't something similar happen to Woody Herman? His manager kept his tax money instead of paying it, so when the IRS came after him, Woody was forced to keep touring despite failing health.

Yeah, that was really sad. There should be a special place in Hell for crooked managers like that.

[AllenLowe]

happened to Allen Funt, too -

and Al Capone -

Edited September 19, 2009 by AllenLowe

[Van Basten II]

Apparently everything is now fine, Cohen celebrated his birthday giving a prestation in Barcelona.

[flat5]

I'm sorry but I keep reading this as

"Leonard Cohen farts during a concert"

[Alexander]

I hope he's okay. Leonard is a family friend. My uncle, Paul Ostermeyer, was a member of Leonard's touring band in 1979 and again in the early 90s.