Lenny Kravitz
Lenny Kravitz
Leonard Albert "Lenny" Kravitzis an American singer, songwriter, actor and record producer, whose "retro" style incorporates elements of rock, blues, soul, R&B, funk, jazz, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, pop, folk, and ballads. In addition to singing lead and backing vocals, Kravitz often plays all of the instruments himself when recording...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFunk Singer
Date of Birth26 May 1964
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
There's nothing more that we love than having a close, personal, open relationship, and I believe that's what God wants.
I knew what I wanted to do from the time I was 5.
I wanted to make something that sounded very pure, organic, and personal. I wanted to make music that was timeless.
I want to get away, I want to fly away. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I do my best to try to keep God with me on a personal level. It's my belief that God really wants a personal relationship with us.
I want to do interiors, furniture. I want to do architecture, although I'm not an architect. Nor am I a trained interior designer.
You need to open up so that more comes through. And you can just feel that when your ego is not in the way and when you're letting it be what it wants to be. You have to let it be what it wants to be as opposed to what you think it should be.
In my environments, lighting is always very important.
I've always had to deal with being biracial, even in music. When I came on the scene, I'd go to these record labels, and they'd say things like, "Lenny Kravitz. That's a weird name." I'm brown-skinned and I've got these dreadlocks and I've got this Jewish last name.
I was always talking about peace and love, even when I was a kid. That's how I grew up in my family.
I come in with this rock 'n' roll-oriented music, and it's not black enough . . . I've always had to deal with this black-white thing.
At 10 o'clock in the morning I'd go right in the studio. It feels good to be there in the morning before the day starts to mess with you - I don't mean in a negative way, but before I'd speak to a lot of people or get into anything, I'd go in there and just see what I felt. A lot happens in the morning for me in the studio.
I fell in love with Paris the first time I went.
I just feel so good; it feels like a very creative time for me. As far as my mind, spirit, and body, I've never felt better.