Hallelujah! From Justin Trudeau to Russell Crowe, the world mourns Leonard Cohen

Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen passed away late on Thursday night. The legend was 82, and had recently told the New Yorker, "I am ready to die. I hope it's not too uncomfortable. That's about it for me."

The artist, writer and poet sung who sang about politics, isolation, religion, sex, and death said his final goodbye.

This news comes just weeks after the release of his 14th studio album 'You Want It Darker'. His death was confirmed on his Facebook page.


Music lovers across the world have been in mourning ever since, and many took to social media to pay a tribute to the man who defined music for millions.

There's a blaze of light
In every word
It doesn't matter which you heard
The holy or the broken Hallelujah#RIPLeonard

— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) November 11, 2016

No other artist's music felt or sounded like Leonard Cohen's. Yet his work resonated across generations. Canada and the world will miss him.

— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) November 11, 2016

RIP Leonard Cohen. Wow. pic.twitter.com/YEhg8dYuvE

— Scott Hoying (@scotthoying) November 11, 2016

"I remember you well, in the Chelsea hotel, you were famous- your heart was a legend..." see you on the other side Leonard Cohen.

— Adam Savage (@donttrythis) November 11, 2016

"He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone" might be my favorite Cohen lyric of all time. It's hard to pick. https://t.co/0r6wusa9wK

— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) November 11, 2016

"Act the way you'd like to be and soon you'll be the way you act" goodbye to the great poet #leonardcohen pic.twitter.com/bRvC5raMag

— Sandra Bernhard (@SandraBernhard) November 11, 2016

"...it's time that we began
to laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again" RIP Leonard Cohen :(

— krysten ritter (@Krystenritter) November 11, 2016

Leonard Cohen - You want it darker https://t.co/wFLCuYDoEU pic.twitter.com/ayEvmmhjc2

— Ketan Joshi (@KetanJ0) November 11, 2016