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Lenny Kravitz: Rock
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In taking artists of the 1960s as his primary influences, Kravitz ... strayed from the racial segregation of the music industry. Critics suggested that his work was closer to music produced by whites than blacks and noted that Kravitz's album challenged the notion that black artists all had to sound a certain, identifiable way. The appeal of Let Love Rule was primarily to alternative-music radio stations, and the album, with its unexpected sound, was shunned by many black stations, to Kravitz's dismay. "I'm black, so I want my music on black radio," he told the Los Angeles Times. Later he told Rolling Stone's David Wild, "I'm playing white people's music. Obviously not really, because black people invented rock and roll.
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With his unique blend of rock, funk, and soul, Lenny Kravitz has won multiple Grammys and sold millions of records worldwide. This summer Lenny is hitting the road with opening support by Nikka Costa.
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Kravitz later asked the crowd, "You don't mind if we jam for a while, do you?" The response was a resounding "no." and the trumpeter and bassist shined with flashes of jazz in their solo sections. Calling out to "make it funky now," Kravitz led a soulful round of harmonies into the swaying rock of "Be." Taking time out to talk with the crowd about Mother's Day and to celebrate the women in his life, Kravitz sang ever so gently on "Stand By My Woman Now" before going back to the wall-shaking rock that had the crowd roaring.
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Kravitz attended Beverly Hills High School, where he experimented with different personae. He went through preppie, punk, and hippie phases, but from the time of his mid-teens on, he knew that he wanted to be a pop star. "I was attracted to the cool style, the girls, the rock 'n' roll lifestyle," he told the Los Angeles Times.
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