A Letter to Leonard Cohen

Sun, 01 Feb, 2026 at 04:30 pm UTC-08:00

The Eli & Edythe Broad Stage | Santa Monica

Perla Batalla
Publisher/HostPerla Batalla
A Letter to Leonard Cohen
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In 1993 I was very sick and had to spend weeks in bed after a crazy night in the emergency room with an alarmingly high fever. It was a stressful time because Leonard Cohen’s “The Future” tour was scheduled to start rehearsing. I was concerned that I wouldn’t be strong enough but Leo said not to worry because he would keep an eye on me and make sure I didn’t overdo it. While on the road, he sometimes let me stay in a town while the band moved on so I could get some rest. And I would meet up with everyone for the next soundcheck.
Can you imagine? As if he didn’t have enough to worry about. I will always be so grateful to this lovely man for being so good to me. I will be performing a special concert for Leonard Cohen at the Broad Stages on Feb 1st with...
Carl Byron Dimitris Jimmy Mahlis Michael Velasquez @Claud Mann
I look forward to seeing you there. The link for tickets is in the comments. Special thanks to Paul Ostermayer for this beautiful picture during a break from touring in France.
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