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Music, for me, is completely self-indulgent. I write it, I play the instruments, I arrange it, I produce it. It's all about me - as it should be.

Lenny Kravitz

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Lenny Kravitz
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: May 26
Actor
Composer
Film Actor
Guitarist
Interior Designer
Multi-Instrumentalist
Percussionist
Pianist
Poet
Record Producer
Singer
New York City
New York
Leonard Albert Kravitz
Leonard A. Kravitz
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Mothers love you to the end, and she didn't want to hold me back from my livelihood. So I left for a month and called her every couple of days. I came home and she died 24 hours later.
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I am not trying to change the world. I am just offering my gift that God gave me, and if somebody is moved by it, that's beautiful.
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A dramatic thing, the first time you stand up to your dad.
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You can be around 100 people and be completely alone. People don't realize what it's really like.
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I've been compared to hundreds of artists, which just goes to show you that I'm not any one thing at all.
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This world is so crazy. So many things are based on popularity versus talent. So there's a lot of folks who are not so talented, but they're popular and they have x amount of followers on social media.
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I'm looking forward to going out at the concert with a clear head, with a clear mind, with a clear spirit and experiencing whatever it is. It's great.
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