Cohen: I'm a hack

The Independent reports on an unexpected scoop for Mark Lawson when he interviewed Leonard Cohen on BBC Radio 4's Front Row. You might have thought Cohen classified his work somewhere under "melancholy folk" but no: "Much of my work I consider journalism," said Cohen, when Lawson asked him if he makes notes on observing sights such as the sun shining down like honey, as it does. Cohen also admitted to using a rhyming dictionary, so even a genius of Cohen's calibre isn't adverse to a little academic support.