About this episode
On this week’s episode, I am joined by Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter and collaborator with LEONARD COHEN, PERLA BATALLA, who discusses her good friend/creative muse and her thoughts on the film 'LEONARD COHEN: I'M YOUR MAN.' We discuss Perla’s childhood and escape from her family into a life in music, her Mom’s record store, working for T.V. legend Norman Lear documenting The Jeffersons & One Day At A Time, her surprisingly frantic introduction to Leonard Cohen’s music and the man himself, musician Julie Christensen , working with Nick Cave , Rufus Wainwright & Beth Orton , being fired from the rock n’ roll world, how Leonard’s lyrics cracked Perla open emotionally, the pressures of being Leonard Cohen and what audiences expected from him, being a superstar in Europe, his album The Future , Cohen’s work discipline, the flexibilty of Cohen’s work leading artistic interruptations by others, how the concerts for Leonard Cohen came about through legendary producer Hal Wilner , why Leonard did not want to be in the film, the emotions of touring, how Perla worked her magic to get certain songs in the concert, why U2 is so prominent in the film even thought they were not in the concert itself, the problems we both have with this film, how the hell did Mel Gibson become a produer on the film, Laurie Anderson being involved in the prerfomrances originally, Leonard writing songs critizing his record company and more... So join us for a very insightful look into the depths of Cohen's life and music on this week's Revolutions Per Movie! PERLA BATALLA: https://perla.com/ REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE: Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide. The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie . By joining, you can get weekly bonus episodes, physical goods such as Flexidiscs, and other exclusive goods. Revolutions Per Movies releases new episodes every Thursday on any podcast app, and additional, exclusive bonus episodes every Sunday on our Patreon . If you like the show, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing it on your favorite podcast app. Thanks! SOCIALS: @revolutionspermovie BlueSky: @revpermovie THEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind' www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.com ARTWORK by Jeff T. Owens https://linktr.ee/mymetalhand Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.