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When I'm making my music, I'm writing it, I'm producing it, I'm playing all the instruments, I'm performing. It's my own world where I do what I feel, and nobody tells me anything.
Lenny Kravitz
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Lenny Kravitz
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: May 26
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New York City
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Leonard Albert Kravitz
Leonard A. Kravitz
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