Cohen's responses to questions re. the deep meaning behind his lines reminded me of Dylan being quizzed at some university on the deep meaning behind a line in his song "The man in the long B;ack Coat".
The song goes......
People don't live or die, people just float
she's gone with the man in the long black coat
Someone asked what exactly did he mean when he said "people don't live or die, people just float. ( a great line with huge BS potential).
His answer - " nothing, I just needed something that rhymed with coat"
I found his lack of BS very refreshing. Now, if Cohen had been asked that.......
Once someone starts marketing themselves as some kind of a prophet there will always be people who will find genius in the most meaningless semantics.
