Comment by mrtksn
When I was backpacking in Germany some many years ago I stumbled upon a concert of him and tried to convince some peers to watch it, IIRC the venue was suitable to hang around and listen to without a ticket, and everybody thought that it was the uncoolest thing ever. I still disagree, Leonard Cohen is amazing. Much cooler than most rocks stars. I would be happy if his song become a thing again.
My mom dragged me to one of his last concerts and i had similar expectations as your peers. Since then he has been my role model in terms of coolness.