Home / Music / A Casio keyboard inspired Leonard Cohen's synth-pop turnMusic linernotes album music leonard-cohenA Casio keyboard inspired Leonard Cohen's synth-pop turnCohen’s discovery of a Casio keyboard pushed I’m Your Man toward synthesizer-oriented sound, marking his shift into synth-pop territory. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesSongs of Leonard Cohen spent a year and a half on the UK Albums ChartThe back cover of Songs of Leonard Cohen features a Mexican religious image found in a botánicaLeonard Cohen banned drums from his first albumLeonard Cohen wanted sparse; John Simon added strings anywayI'm Your Man was recorded across two cities in four monthsExploreHeartbreaker made Ryan Adams the songwriter to watchTheir Satanic Majesties Request divided critics between ambition and imitationTranquility Base Hotel & Casino divided critics, then won them overI Love You, Honeybear earned Father John Misty widespread acclaimFurther was Jon Balke's first ECM album with the Magnetic North OrchestraPrevious Black Focus is Yussef Kamaal's sole album — a visa issue ended the duoNext Wayne Shuler produced Bettye Swann's Capitol Records sessions