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I really didn't know a lot of rock 'n' roll until I moved to L.A. Before that, when I was in New York, I grew up listening mostly to R&B and soul and jazz.

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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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