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There's definitely an old school element to my music, but I also think it's modern.
Lenny Kravitz
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Lenny Kravitz
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: May 26
Actor
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Multi-Instrumentalist
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New York City
New York
Leonard Albert Kravitz
Leonard A. Kravitz
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