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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
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Multi-Instrumentalist
Percussionist
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New York City
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Leonard Albert Kravitz
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