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What is it like being Lenny Kravitz?
- Not nice. My life has many ups and downs.
- It is quite a trip; it is wonderful.
- I take so many trips to so many places; it is wonderful.
How would you describe yourself in a sentence?
- I am loving and tender.
- Loving and a bit tense
- Loving and intense.
What do you think you're like to hang out with, to spend time with?
- I can either be menacing and intense.
- I can either be charming or extremely boring.
- Either intense or boring.
Do you live your life by a certain philosophy?
- God is love.
- Let God rule.
- Let love rule.
Your latest album is called Black and White America, what does that mean?
- Well, America is made up of white and black people.
- I grew up in America.
- I am black and I am white and I grew up in America.
What sort of upbringing did you have growing up in America?
- I grew up in a rich family. My father was a rich businessman.
- I grew up in a rich family culturally speaking. My father was Jewish.
- We were poor, but rich spiritually speaking.
What types of music does Lenny Kravitz NOT MENTION?
- Funk
- Soul
- Jazz
- Opera
- Pop
Did you ever think you were going to end up being an opera singer?
- Yes
- No
How do you think you got to where you are today?
- A lot of hard work and a lot of blessings not luck.
- A lot of blessings and luck
- I was lucky and blessed by God.
Are you a spiritual kind of person?
- Definitely. I go to church every weekend. I grew up in a church.
- Definitely. I grew up with very spiritually-grounded people in my family.
You grew up knowing some big names, big singers....
- Miles Davis and John Coltrane.
- Miles Davis, Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzegarld.
- Miles Davis , Duke Ellington and Sarah Vaughan.
What kind of music do you listen to to relax?
- Everything related to jazz. Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra.
- Every kind. I can listen to Nina Simone, Miles Davis, Fela Kuti.
- Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Sinatra.
Do you have a musical hero-one?
- Michael Jackson as a songwriter.
- Michael Jackson as a child.
Do you have a favorite song ever?
- Goodbye by Air Supply.
- Never can say Goodbye by the Jackson 5.
- Nevermind by Nirvana.
What sort of impact would you like your music to have?
- I just want to be who I am.
- I just want to be young through them.
- I just want my music to be who I am.
What is it like to sing?
- Energetic
- Intricating
- Liberating