The Most Touching Social Media Tributes to Leonard Cohen

Legendary singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen passed away this week at the age of 82. On the artist’s Facebook page, his label confirmed the sad news. “We have lost one of music’s most revered and prolific visionaries. A memorial will take place in Los Angeles at a later date.” In New York, a makeshift memorial has already been set up in front of the Chelsea Hotel, where fans are leaving candles, album sleeves, and even bottles of wine. Online, thousands of others have shared snippets of his beautiful lyrics. Below, a few of the most touching tributes on social media to the Canadian singer we won’t soon forget.