Leonard Cohen, everyone’s favorite heartbreakingly depressing Canadian singer/songwriter, collapsed while performing Friday in Spain. Near the end of his song “Bird on a Wire,” the 74-year-old Cohen collapsed on stage at the Valencia Luis Puig Velodromo, with his bandmates rushing to help him. That’s the bad news. The good(ish) news is this: according to the BBC, the likely cause of Cohen’s troubles was food poisoning, which—you know—while pretty awful, isn’t usually insurmountable.
A spokesperson told the media that Cohen had been taken to the hospital afterwards, just to make sure everything was alright. He had been suffering from stomach cramps earlier in the evening.
Here's some footage of the incident:
Cohen’s next scheduled show, at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona on Monday, is still expected to go forward. Yay, Leonard! Get well soon and enjoy beautiful Spain!
