I found this article about him that was published by The New Yorker a couple of weeks ago:
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/10/17/leonard-cohen-makes-it-darkerThey quote a letter Cohen wrote to Marianne as she lay dying in July this year:
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Well Marianne, it’s come to this time when we are really so old and our bodies are falling apart and I think I will follow you very soon. Know that I am so close behind you that if you stretch out your hand, I think you can reach mine. And you know that I’ve always loved you for your beauty and your wisdom, but I don’t need to say anything more about that because you know all about that. But now, I just want to wish you a very good journey. Goodbye old friend. Endless love, see you down the road.
They also quote him saying
Quote:
I am ready to die. I hope it’s not too uncomfortable. That’s about it for me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZI6EdnvH-8