Lenny Kravitz Quotes

• The story that I wanna tell is pretty much about the way I grew up. Being bi-racial, growing up in a big city and being an artist.

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• Where I’m at in life,, not just the body, but the mind and spirit. It usually trips them out, but that’s the way it’s going to be. I’m looking at the big picture.

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• My mother gave lots of good advice and had a lot to say. As you get older, you realize everything she said was true.

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• If you look at the guys in the ’70s, like Led Zeppelin, they had bigger planes than we do, they had more money. But they weren’t singing about it.

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• People always accuse me of being motivational in a way, like it was a bad thing, but that’s just how I was raised. My mom raised me in a positive environment, with lots of love in my heart, and that reflects in my music.

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• Music is my life, it is a reflection of what I go through.

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• I’m half Jewish, I’m half black, I look in-between. I dress funny. I play all these different styles of music on one record. It’s like, What is he doing?

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  Tags in Jewish, Styles, Music

• I just need to know that I did the very best I could and that I was true to myself.

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• I knew Slash in high school, but not very well. Just knew him as this kid that used to hang out in the hallway. Pretty much looked then the way he does now.

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  Tags in Hallway, Slashes, School

• The fans of ‘The Hunger Games,’ of the book, are very passionate. It’s funny: Even at my concerts there are people holding up ‘Cinna’ signs.

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• I wasn’t the kind of person that liked waiting for autographs or following them, I just liked to go to the shows, study their records, driving many, many hours to different states to go to concerts.

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  Tags in Autograph, Concerts, Waiting, Driving

• My career has been a gradual climb. I think that’s part of the reason why I’ve had longevity.

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• I’ve had to work very hard, and I don’t really have a category or fit into any niche, so each time I come out with a new record, it’s like, I’m a new guy.

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  Tags in Category, Niche, Guy

• The image that the public gets is whatever they perceive it to be. Everybody has an opinion, everybody has their own vision, so I don’t know what my public image is. I have no idea.

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• My dream is to become a farmer. Just a Bohemian guy pulling up his own sweet potatoes for dinner.

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  Tags in Sweet Potato, Dinner

• The thing I love about acting is that it’s got nothing to do with me; it’s about bringing forth a director’s vision. It’s like a release. I’m glad it’s come back into my life.

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• I identify with women more than men. I guess I have a strong feminine side.

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  Tags in Identify, Feminine, Women

• I made the record that my life had me make. Each one is like a diary.

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• I never sit down to write. When I’m moved, I do it. I just wait for it to come. You just hear it. I can’t really describe writing. It’s in my head.

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• I think it’d be a real nightmare to put a record out and sell 20 million copies and then that’s it.

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Lenny Kravitz (76)

Birth:	26th May, 1964
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Lyricist, Singer

About

Lenny Kravitz is an American rock singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actor and arranger, whose "retro" style incorporates elements of rock, soul, R&B, funk, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, folk and ballads. In addition to singing lead and backing vocals, Kravitz often played all the guitar, bass, drums, keyboards and percussion himself when recording. He is known for his elaborate stage performances and music videos.

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