Leonard Cohen is one of the most important singer-songwriters ever to walk the face of the earth — and that’s not an exaggeration or an empty boast.

Cohen finally embarked on a much anticipated tour in 2008 and in 2009 embarked on a tour of the United States — his first in fifteen years. He was supposed to do a small tour of Europe this March but the 75 year old’s age has caught up to him. Cohen suffered a compression injury while exercising and it will take four to six months for him to fully recover from his injury. This obviously means he won’t be able to do his March tour.

But the trouper that he is, instead of cancelling his shows in Europe, Cohen decided to just reschedule his tour dates in Europe. This is awesome news for people who are dying to see Cohen perform — and there’s good reason to be excited. Cohen’s shows are universally regarded as the best live performances on earth and again that’s not an exaggeration.