Bic RungaBic Runga

Bic Runga is an Auckland-based singer-songwriter and musician.

Summer reissue: ‘Why say tree when you can say sycamore?’ Bic Runga on stalking, memorising and meeting Leonard Cohen

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A week after Leonard Cohen passed away in November, Bic Runga recalled memorising his songwriting advice, driving to his monastery and supporting him on tour in 2010. Originally published November 15, 2016 There aren’t too many artists I would call myself fanatical about, but Leonard Cohen is one of them. When I first started to write … Read more

‘Why say tree when you can say sycamore?’ Bic Runga on stalking, memorising and meeting Leonard Cohen

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Leonard Cohen has died. Bic Runga recalls memorising his songwriting advice, driving to his monastery and supporting him on tour in 2010. There aren’t too many artists I would call myself fanatical about, but Leonard Cohen is one of them. When I first started to write songs, I memorised huge chunks of an interview he … Read more