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He was quite clear that he never, ever
wanted to sing in public. So about a year went by and Suzanne was a big song by then. And I was doing
a big fundraiser in New York and I said, "You have to come with me. "I wanna put you on stage "and I want you to sing Suzanne. "Everybody is dying
to hear you sing this song." He said, "I can't sing.
I have a horrible voice." I said, "You don't have a horrible voice." So he came out
and he stood in the middle there and he began singing the song. And I knew that
he was shaking like a leaf, because I had seen him,
seen his hands on the guitar. In the middle of Suzanne,
he broke down and began to sob and walked off the stage. (LAUGHS) He was dying of fear. (SCOFFS) He was having what we know as a great, massive attack of stage fright
wanted to sing in public. So about a year went by and Suzanne was a big song by then. And I was doing
a big fundraiser in New York and I said, "You have to come with me. "I wanna put you on stage "and I want you to sing Suzanne. "Everybody is dying
to hear you sing this song." He said, "I can't sing.
I have a horrible voice." I said, "You don't have a horrible voice." So he came out
and he stood in the middle there and he began singing the song. And I knew that
he was shaking like a leaf, because I had seen him,
seen his hands on the guitar. In the middle of Suzanne,
he broke down and began to sob and walked off the stage. (LAUGHS) He was dying of fear. (SCOFFS) He was having what we know as a great, massive attack of stage fright
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He was quite clear
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that he never, ever
wanted to sing in public.
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So about a year went by
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and Suzanne was a big song by then.
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And I was doing
a big fundraiser in New York
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and I said, "You have to come with me.
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"I wanna put you on stage
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"and I want you to sing Suzanne.
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"Everybody is dying
to hear you sing this song."
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He said, "I can't sing.
I have a horrible voice."
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I said, "You don't have a horrible voice."
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So he came out
and he stood in the middle there
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and he began singing the song.
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And I knew that
he was shaking like a leaf,
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because I had seen him,
seen his hands on the guitar.
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In the middle of Suzanne,
he broke down and began to sob
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and walked off the stage. (LAUGHS)
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He was dying of fear. (SCOFFS)
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He was having what we know as a great,
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massive attack of stage fright.
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Movie Summary
An in-depth look at the relationship between the late musician Leonard Cohen and his Norwegian muse Marianne Ihlen.
