Leonard Cohen was a person.
Leonard Cohen . After a successful string of tours between 2008 and 2010 , Cohen released three albums in the final four years of his life : Old Ideas ( 2012 ) , Popular Problems ( 2014 ) and You Want It Darker ( 2016 ) , the last of which was released three weeks before his death . Old Ideas is the twelfth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen , released in January 2012 .