Legendary poet and songwriter Leonard Cohen dies

Leonard Cohen, the storied performer and artist hailed as a standout amongst the most visionary craftsmen of his era, has kicked the bucket at age 82, his marketing expert reported on Thursday.

"It is with significant distress we report that unbelievable artist, musician and craftsman, Leonard Cohen has passed away. We have lost one of music's most venerated and productive visionaries," read an announcement on Cohen's Facebook page.

Cohen, who was raised in Montreal however lived in California late in his life, will have a private commemoration benefit at a later date, the announcement said.

"Leonard Cohen was an unparalleled craftsman whose shocking group of unique work has been grasped by eras of fans and craftsmen alike," his mark Sony Music said in an announcement.

Cohen started as an artist before fanning out into music - reluctantly at first - composing some of his era's most intelligent melodies, including the oft-secured profound "Thank heaven."

He discharged his last collection, "You Need It Darker," simply a month ago, including Cohen considering finally his own mortality.

Cohen was gone before in death in July by Marianne Ihlen, the Norwegian lady with whom he lived on the Greek island of Hydra and who enlivened his tune "So Long, Marianne."

In a last letter to Ihlen uncovered by a companion, Cohen proclaimed his "interminable love" for her, written work, "I think I will tail you soon."