Yes - Mr Cohen does come across as a sad songster. He slept with or hung with hot babes that were well known by other singers (Judy Collins, Joni Mitchell, Janis Joplin, Jennifer Warnes) as well so he couldn't have been that bad. His songs tell of a life of rich emotional experiences and also penetrating thoughts on others. IMHO this is Mr.Cohen's best Greatest Hits collection. I have had it in album, cassette and CD since it came out in 1975. I love each and every song. If you have (as I always have) Songs of Love and Hate and this, you have a very nice representation of early Leonard Cohen. God bless his soul I love his songwriting more as I get older and we are blessed to have had him around and for so long.