Leonard Cohen Delays Europe Tour After Back Injury February 08, 2010
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By Dean Goodman, Reuters
Leonard Cohen has postponed an upcoming European tour by six months after hurting his lower back while exercising.
A statement said his doctors advised the 75-year-old to follow the same four- to six-month regimen of physical therapy as athletes do with similar injuries.
A spokeswoman declined to specify what Cohen was doing when he hurt himself. He appeared fairly nimble Jan. 30 when he accepted a Grammy Award for lifetime achievement in Los Angeles and recited his wry poem "Tower of Song" to the audience.
The nine-date tour, set to begin on March 1 in the French city of Caen, will now begin on Sept. 15, with shows scheduled through October 7 in Moscow.
Cohen has played 191 shows around the world since returning to the concert trail in May 2008 after a 15-year absence. During his hiatus he became a Zen Buddhist monk at a mountain hideaway near Los Angeles. His comeback was necessitated by a former manager's mishandling of his finances.
Cohen has just finished writing a tune called "Different Sides," his musical collaborator, Sharon Robinson, told Reuters at the Grammy event. It was not known when the song would be released.
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