Courtney Barnett on Leonard Cohen and the Transformative Power of Live Performance

Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett has discussed what she learned from Leonard Cohen and the transformative power of playing live. The feature, published by the Financial Times, centers on Barnett's reflections about overthinking and performance. Barnett is described as an Australian singer-songwriter. The piece frames her thinking around lessons drawn from Leonard Cohen, the Canadian singer-songwriter, and around the effect that performing in front of an audience has on her. The article's headline characterizes the subject as the art of overthinking. No further details of the interview, including specific venues, tour dates, or recordings, were included in the source material.