His statement, provided here unedited and in context, is not simplistic, ambiguous or vague. Videos by American Songwriter Reporting on the outrage over the use of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” with fireworks at the culmination of the Republican Convention, Newsweek quoted from our interview with the late great Leonard in an attempt to define his politics. … Continue reading On Newsweek’s Use of a Partial Quote from our Leonard Cohen Interview to Define His Politics