Hello Mikal Gilmore,
I reread your 2002 article. I was his manager at that time (and in 1988) when you interviewed him and we met. I see that you are friends with Steven Machat on Facebook. I worked with Steven Machat and his father, Marty Machat, until Marty's death in 1988. That is how I came to work as Leonard Cohen's personal manager and began interning with Phil Spector. Phillip and I have remained friends and, as most people in reality have noted, he was set up. Lana Clarkson, according to Phillip, was high on vicodin and booze, and was dancing around in his foyer while waving a gun, prior to shooting herself. She was clearly down and out and the fact that Baby Doll Gibson (her madam) said she was a prostitute who played kinky games with guns is relevant although the court concealed this from the jurors. See article below on Phillip's sham set ups.
Mick Brown/UK Telegraph wrote me that Cohen testified against Phillip in his grand jury. That is an outrage since Cohen told me, for 20 years, that Phillip never held a gun on him. He told the LAPD detectives I met at his house that his comments about Phillip over the years were "good rock 'n roll comments" so what caused him to change his story and testify against Phillip?" The prosecution also used Cohen in their motions as an example of "prior bad acts." Here's my theory: Cohen committed serious criminal tax fraud (with penalties & interest in the amount of $30 million) and thought perhaps the District Attorney could help him and visa versa. Leonard Cohen then retaliated against me. He owes me millions. I own 15% of all intellectual property. Oddly enough - so does Steven Machat. See transcript of Steven and my recent conversation (link below). Cohen is a thief. He has also stolen from Phil Spector.
Your article is naive but Cohen's a great liar; fraud; and con artist. The tactics he has used on me are brutal and vicious but pure Cohen. I've also enclosed a link for an article Ann Diamond wrote for Rolling Stone. It is factual. Cohen threatened her with legal action. He is an out of control lunatic and his history of mental illness, drug and alcohol abuse, etc. does not help.
Cohen didn't leave the world and go to Mt. Baldy. You can check him out on You Tube (Armelle Brusq documentary from 1996) working. You can also read his interview with Bob Hillburn re. the tribute album interview. I put that tribute album together. Cohen confirms for Hillburn that he is in town frequently visiting me at my office and his daughter. In any event, I am writing a book - River Deep, Mountain High - that will include an interview with Phil Spector on many issues: his musical career; working with the fraud Leonard Cohen; and his sham trials and set up. Steven Machat, who knows Phillip, has offered to testify for him. Marky Ramone confirmed that Phillip never held a gun on them. These stories are rock 'n roll stories meant to sell records, advance careers, and bore people to death but they are "de riguer."
I trust you're well.
Kelley Lynch
P.S. I've asked Phillip to join me in a lawsuit against the District Attorney and others. When you read the article for Rolling Stone you'll probably have a good idea as to why.
http://riverdeepbook.blogspot.com/2011/04/whatever-happened-to-kelley-lynch-by.html
http://www.scribd.com/doc/49202748/Phil-Spector-Leonard-Cohen-Kelley-Lynch-Steven-Machat
http://www.scribd.com/doc/51574591/Kelley-Lynch-Ann-Diamond-08-2008-Leonard-Cohen
http://www.scribd.com/doc/51574704/Kelley-Lynch-Email-to-Doron-Weinberg-08-2008-Leonard-Cohen
http://www.crimefilenews.com/2010/03/phil-spectors-murder-trial-was-absolute.html