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American vocaliser, songwriter, and musician

"Leonard Kravitz" redirects here. For his uncle, the Medal of Honor recipient, see Leonard M. Kravitz.

Lenny Kravitz
Kravitz in 2013
Born	Leonard Albert Kravitz (1964-05-26) May 26, 1964 (historic period 57) New York Urban center, U.Due south.
Other names	Romeo Blue
Occupation	Singer songwriter musician record producer actor
Years agile	1981–nowadays
Spouse(s)	Lisa Bonet ​ ​ (thou. 1987; div. 1993)​
Children	Zoë Kravitz
Parents	Sy Kravitz (begetter) Roxie Roker (mother)
Relatives	Leonard M. Kravitz (uncle) Al Roker (second cousin)
Musical career
Genres	Rock[one] progressive soul[ii]
Instruments	Vocals guitar bass drums keyboards piano
Labels	Virgin EMI Roadrunner Atlantic Kobalt Loud & Proud BMG
Associated acts	Avicii Karl Denson Vanessa Paradis Madonna Slash Mick Jagger Sheryl Crow Prince Guns Northward' Roses Baha Men Michael Kamen Angie Stone Cree Summer Lionel Richie Zoro Craig Ross Jay-Z Jazzanova Michael Jackson Teena Marie David Bowie Draco Rosa Erykah Badu Cindy Blackman Miguel Labelle
Website	lennykravitz.com
Musical artist

Leonard Albert Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, and actor. His style incorporates elements of rock, dejection, soul, R&B, funk, jazz, reggae, hard stone, psychedelic, pop, folk, and ballads.

Kravitz won the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance 4 years in a row from 1999 to 2002,^[3] breaking the record for most wins in that category and setting the record for most sequent wins in one category by a male. He has been nominated for and won other awards, including American Music Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, Radio Music Awards, Brit Awards, and Blockbuster Entertainment Awards. Kravitz'south hit singles include "It Ain't Over 'til Information technology's Over" (1991) and "Again" (2000), each of which reached the height 10 on the Billboard Top 100 chart; other hits include "Let Honey Rule" (1989), "Always on the Run" (1991), "Are You Gonna Go My Mode" (1993), "Wing Away" (1998), and "American Woman" (1999), each of which reached the peak 10 on the Alternative Airplay chart.

Kravitz was ranked at No. 93 on VH1'due south "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock".^[4] He was made an Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2011, and has played Cinna in the Hunger Games film series. In his career, Kravitz has sold over twoscore one thousand thousand albums worldwide. He is the son of actress Roxie Roker.

Early life [edit]

Leonard Albert Kravitz was built-in in New York City,^[5] the only child of actress Roxie Roker (1929–1995) and NBC television news producer and Dark-green Beret Sy Kravitz (1924–2005).^[6] His mother came from a Christian family which was of African-American and Bahamian descent.^{[7] [8] [nine] [10]} His father was of Ukrainian-Jewish beginnings.^{[xi] [12] [13] [xiv]} Through his mother, Kravitz is a second cousin of television atmospheric condition presenter Al Roker^[xv] every bit their grandfathers were brothers.^[16] He was named after his uncle, Leonard M. Kravitz, a private first course who was killed in action in the Korean War at the age of 20, while single-handedly holding off a Chinese attack, enabling near of his platoon to escape.^{[17] [eighteen] [a]}

During his early on years, Kravitz did not abound upwardly in a religious environment.^[11] After a spiritual feel when he was 13, he started attending church and subsequently became a not-denominational Christian.^{[eleven] [20]} Kravitz grew up spending weekdays on the Upper East Side of Manhattan with his parents, attending P.Due south. six for unproblematic schoolhouse, and spending weekends at his grandmother Bessie's firm in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn.^[21]

Kravitz began banging on pots and pans in the kitchen, playing them as drums at the historic period of three. He decided that he wanted to be a musician at the age of five. He began playing the drums and presently added guitar. He grew upward listening to the music his parents listened to: R&B, jazz, classical, opera, gospel, and blues. He said, "My parents were very supportive of the fact that I loved music early, and they took me to a lot of shows."^{[22] [23]} Effectually the age of seven, he saw The Jacksons perform at Madison Square Garden, and they became his favorite performers.^[24] His father, who was also a jazz promoter, was friends with Duke Ellington, Sarah Vaughan, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Bobby Short, Miles Davis, and other jazz greats; Ellington even played "Happy Altogether" for him on his fifth birthday.^{[25] [26] [27]}

In 1974, at the historic period of 10, Kravitz relocated to Los Angeles with his parents when his mother landed her role on The Jeffersons.^[21] At his female parent'south urging, he joined the California Boys Choir for three years, where he performed a classical repertoire, and sang with the Metropolitan Opera. He took part in Mahler's Tertiary Symphony at the Hollywood Bowl.^[21] Information technology was in Los Angeles that Kravitz was introduced to rock music, listening to The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, the Grateful Dead, Aerosmith, Blackness Sabbath, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Kiss, Pinkish Floyd, and the Who,^[24] and he said he was "attracted to the cool style, the girls, the rock 'northward' coil lifestyle."^[24] During his junior high school years, he was also introduced to marijuana; he has stated that he was a "pothead" during his youth.^[28] His other musical influences at the time included Fela Kuti, Beak Withers, Marvin Gaye, Pharoah Sanders, and Miles Davis.^[24] Later influences came in the grade of John Lennon and Bob Marley. Kravitz attended Beverly Hills Loftier Schoolhouse, where he was classmates with Maria McKee, Nicolas Muzzle, and Slash. He taught himself to play pianoforte and bass and made friends with Zoro, who would later become his long-time collaborator.^[29] His parents divorced in 1985,^[xxx] which had a profound impact on him.

Kravitz is the honorary nephew of Diahann Carroll, whom he called Aunt D,^{[31] [32] [33]} and actress Cicely Tyson was his godmother.^[31]

Career [edit]

1985–1990: Virgin Records and career debut [edit]

With record labels still telling him his music was non "black enough" or "white enough," Kravitz decided to record an album on his ain under the name Romeo Blue.^[21] Kravitz had met the recording engineer, keyboardist, and bassist Henry Hirsch in 1985 when recording a demo at his Hoboken, New Bailiwick of jersey recording studio. The ii shared an interest in using existent instruments and vintage recording equipment, as well as a love of R&B, jazz, and rock. Kravitz would go along to collaborate with Hirsch on near of his albums. Kravitz began working on his debut anthology with Hirsch over the next year and a half, with Kravitz'southward father paying for the studio time. Kravitz met saxophonist Karl Denson and invited him to play on the vocal "Let Love Dominion." Kravitz was so impressed with his playing that Denson played on much of the album. Beginning in the late 1980s, Denson toured with Kravitz for five years.^[34]

In Oct 1988, after completing most of the recording, Kravitz approached friend Stephen Elvis Smith, who had served as the music supervisor on Lisa Bonet's The Cosby Show spin-off A Dissimilar World. Smith had likewise worked with Kravitz' mother, on the hit sitcom The Jeffersons. Kravitz urged Smith to manage his career and assist him in finding a tape deal. In less than a month of shopping the recordings, five labels (Warner Bros, Elektra, Geffen, Capitol, and Virgin) were in a behest state of war for Kravitz. Eventually, a bargain was made with Virgin Records in Jan 1989, and signed past Virgin A&R executive Nancy Jeffries. The label was excited nigh the music he was making, music inspired by his relationship with married woman Bonet and their new daughter, Zoe. On Smith's urging, Kravitz dropped the proper noun Romeo Bluish and reclaimed the Lenny Kravitz moniker. About his time as Romeo Bluish, Kravitz said, "Ultimately, information technology got me back to myself. And when I finally did accept myself for myself, music started flowing out of me."^[23]

Kravitz released his début album Let Honey Dominion in 1989, a combination of rock and funk with a 1960s vibe. Music critics were mixed: some felt Kravitz was a gifted new artist, others felt he was overpowered by his musical influences. The anthology was a moderate success in the United States, but became an instant hit outside of the U.s., particularly in Europe. Lisa Bonet directed the debut music video for the title track, "Let Beloved Rule." Stephen Smith signed Kravitz with talent booking agency CAA, who soon were fielding offers for Kravitz, first on a club bout, and so in opening slots for Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Bob Dylan, and David Bowie. Having played substantially all of the instruments on the album, Kravitz had to speedily assemble a touring band to back up the Let Dear Rule release. In May 2009, a 20th anniversary deluxe edition of "Let Dear Dominion" was released worldwide by Virgin. Kravitz launched a LLR(20) bout of Europe and the United States in support of the re-release.^{[35] [36] [37]}

1991–2001: Popularity established [edit]

In May 1990, he performed the vocal "Cold Turkey" at the John Lennon Memorial concert.^[38] In 1990, Kravitz produced the song "Justify My Love" for Madonna, which he co-wrote with Ingrid Chavez.^[21] The vocal, which appeared on her greatest hits album The Immaculate Collection and created controversy because of its explicit video, went to number 1 for two sequent weeks. Kravitz appeared as a member of Peace Choir that performed "Give Peace a Risk" in 1991 in protest to the Gulf State of war.^[21]

Kravitz separated from Lisa Bonet in 1991,^[39] amid rumors of an matter between him and Madonna. Kravitz has denied any infidelity.^[39] Kravitz and Bonet divorced in 1993. Kravitz produced the self-titled album Vanessa Paradis (1991) for French singer and actress Vanessa Paradis. He played most of the instruments and co-wrote most of the songs on the anthology.

In 1991, Kravitz released his second album, Mama Said,^[21] which was his first anthology to accomplish the Summit forty. The songs on the album were about Bonet and dedicated to her, documenting his low over their breakup.^[26] The unmarried, "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over," went to number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. A second single "Always on the Run," a tribute to his female parent,^[26] featured Slash on guitar. "Stand up by My Woman" and "What Goes Around Comes Effectually" followed. Sean Lennon co-wrote and played pianoforte on the vocal "All I Ever Wanted."^[21]

In 1993, Kravitz wrote "Line Up" for Aerosmith, and appeared on Mick Jagger's solo album, Wandering Spirit, in a cover of the Neb Withers soul classic "Employ Me," and played guitar on the title track of David Bowie'due south The Buddha of Suburbia. That year Kravitz also got to work with idols Al Green and Curtis Mayfield. In 1993, Are You Gonna Go My Way was released, reaching number 12 on the Billboard 200 and Kravitz earned a BRIT Award for best international male person artist in 1994. The title track won a MTV Video Music Award for All-time Male Video for the video produced past Marker Romanek, in which Kravitz slung his dreadlocks and wore loftier-heeled platform boots. During the presentation of the MTV Video Music Awards, he performed the vocal with John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin on bass. Several singles from the album would follow, including "Believe," "Is There Any Love In Your Centre," and "Heaven Aid/Spinning Around Over You." This anthology was the offset to feature guitarist Craig Ross, who has also played on all his subsequent albums.^[twoscore] I song, "Eleutheria," was influenced by the island Eleuthera in The Bahama islands where Kravitz built a house and recording studio.^[26] In 1993, he also released the EP Spinning Around Over You, which included four live tracks from his "Universal Honey Tour." A feature documentary about his 1994 bout entitled Live from Planet Earth was directed past Doug Nichol and released.

In 1994, Kravitz recorded "Main Squeeze" with Teena Marie from her "Passion Play" CD. Kravitz also made a video to pay tribute to Teena Marie when she suddenly died on December 26, 2010. He recorded a funk-rock version of the vocal "Deuce" for the KISS cover album Kiss My Ass: Classic Osculation Regrooved. The track featured Stevie Wonder on harmonica and background vocals. This song was one of 3 radio singles from the album, and was as well the album'south pb-off track. Roxie Roker, Kravitz'due south mother, died in California on December ii, 1995, of breast cancer at the historic period of 66. In 1995, Lenny Kravitz released the album Circus, which went to number ten on the Billboard chart on the back of his past achievement. Notwithstanding, the album but had 2 hit singles: "Stone and Curl Is Dead" and "Can't Get Y'all Off My Heed."

With 5 (1998), Kravitz embraced digital technology such as Pro Tools and samplers for the first time. Recorded in both his own New York City carriage business firm, and Compass Point Studios in The Bahamas, Kravitz employed engineer/producer Terry Manning to handle the recording duties. five introduced his music to an even wider audience thanks to the hit unmarried "Fly Abroad" beingness featured prominently in both motorcar manufacturer and airline commercials. five would reach number 28 on the Billboard 200, with "Fly Away" peaking at number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100, topping both the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks and Modernistic Rock Tracks charts, and also topping the charts in Iceland and the United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland. He would win the showtime of his four consecutive Grammy for All-time Male person Rock Vocal Functioning at the Grammy Awards of 1999.^[3] Other hits from the album included "If You lot Tin't Say No", that was besides remixed by dance producer Brian Transeau, and "I Vest to Yous." For the "I Belong to You" video Kravitz can be seen without his signature dreadlocks. In 1999 he produced and sang with Cree Summer on her solo album Street Faërie.

His cover version of the Estimate Who's hit "American Woman" won him another Grammy at the Grammy Awards of 2000^[iii] and helped The Approximate Who's song attain a new audience. Kravitz'due south version of the song originally came from the soundtrack of Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and was added to 5 as a bonus track in 1999. Kravitz worked on two songs for Michael Jackson'southward Invincible album released in 2001; a snippet of "Some other Mean solar day" was leaked, and the full version was officially released on the album Michael in 2010.^[41]

Kravitz released a Greatest Hits album in 2000. It proved to be his near successful album, reaching #2 on the Billboard 200 and selling nearly xi million copies worldwide and ultimately becoming one of the well-nigh commercially successful albums of the decade. The single "Over again" earned him his third consecutive Grammy for the Best Male person Rock Song in the Grammy Awards of 2001^[iii] and peaked at number 4 on the United states Billboard Hot 100. Kravitz also co-wrote the song "God Gave Me Everything" with Mick Jagger in this period, appearing on Jagger'southward 2001 solo album Goddess in the Doorway and in the film Beingness Mick. In 2001, Kravitz participated in a benefit auction for the Red Hot Organization, in conjunction with Amazon.com to increase public AIDS awareness, which ran from Feb 28 until April 11, 2001. The event featured rare RHO memorabilia and the work of Rolling Stone photographer Mark Seliger.

2001–2005: Lenny and Baptism [edit]

Kravitz released his 6th anthology Lenny in October 2001. The album was recorded in Miami. Kravitz wrote the vocal "Bank Robber Man" after the Miami Police Section detained and cuffed him while walking to the gym with his trainer because police stated that he matched the description of a bank robber. Kravitz did not accept any identification with him at the time and the police on the scene did not believe that he was indeed Lenny Kravitz. The banking concern teller who was robbed was and then brought to the scene and said Kravitz was not the banking concern robber. Miami Police afterward sent officers to Kravitz'southward home to apologize for the detention. When asked if he thought the incident was a case of racial profiling, Kravitz said he was not sure although some of the lyrics in the song suggest otherwise. The first single from the album, "Dig In," went to number 1 in Argentina and the superlative ten in Italy and Portugal. The video for "Dig In" was originally supposed to exist shot at the top of the Empire State Building on September 12, 2001 just the terrorist attacks on the World Merchandise Center on September xi, 2001 caused the location to be moved. The video was subsequently shot off the coast of Miami. He won his fourth Grammy in 2002.^[3] "Stillness of Middle," "Believe in Me," and "If I Could Fall In Dearest" were subsequent singles from the anthology.

Kravitz was the discipline of a photograph book past onetime chief photographer for Rolling Stone, Mark Seliger. Published in Nov 2001, Seliger captures Kravitz on tour, with family unit, with friends, and in posed portraits. Jay-Z invited Kravitz to announced on the track "Guns and Roses" on his 2002 The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse. Kravitz would also bring together P. Diddy, Pharrell, and Loon on the track "Show Me Your Soul" from the Bad Boys Two Soundtrack. In September 2002, Kravitz appeared alongside other rock stars in the episode "How I Spent My Strummer Vacation" of The Simpsons. In early 2003, Kravitz released the runway "We Want Peace" as a download-only track as a protestation against the 2003 invasion of Iraq, he performed this aslope famous Iraqi singer Kazem Al Saher at Rock The Vote. The track reached #1 on the world cyberspace download charts and MP3.com download chart. Kravitz also appeared on Unity, the official album of the 2004 Athens Olympics, and performed a encompass of "Accept You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland)" on the album Power of Soul: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix.

Kravitz's seventh anthology Baptism was released in May 2004. The outset single was "Where Are We Runnin'?" The single "California" failed to be commercially successful, simply "Storm", featuring Jay-Z, reached the charts. "Calling All Angels" was successful in various countries and a huge hit in Brazil, however information technology was "Lady" that became the album's surprise hitting, making the Us Summit thirty and propelling Baptism to gilt status. Too in 2004, he appeared on North.E.R.D's album Fly or Die. From March 2005, Kravitz toured all over the world with the bout Electric Church, which ended at the Brixton University, London in July 2005. Kravitz served every bit the opening act for Aerosmith who are long-term friends of Kravitz on their fall 2005 tour. The bout began on October 30 at the Mohegan Lord's day Loonshit in Uncasville, Connecticut. The night before that tour started, Oct 29, 2005, Kravitz's father, Television producer Seymour "Sy" Kravitz, died. During that kickoff evidence, Kravitz broke the news to the stunned crowd and stated it was not a time to be deplorable, simply rather a time to celebrate because he is now in Sky. Kravitz then dedicated Let Beloved Dominion to his father. That bout was so successful that it was extended through February 25, 2006 and ended in Anaheim, California.

2006–2009: Live Globe, clemency work, and Information technology Is Time for a Love Revolution [edit]

Kravitz performing in 2012

In January 2006, Kravitz contributed "Breathe" to absoluttracks, a project sponsored past Absolut Vodka. This song was re-mixed past ten musical producers and distributed via the internet. Kravitz appeared in the audience of Madonna'south Confessions Tour (2006) during numerous shows. He later joined Madonna live on stage to play guitar on the vocal, "I Dearest New York," at the last of 4 Paris shows. Kravitz founded a design firm named Kravitz Design, stating if he hadn't been a musician he would have been a designer. Kravitz Design, focused on interior and furniture design, has designed residential spaces, every bit well as a chandelier for the crystal company Swarovski, named "Casino Royale."^[42]

On July 7, 2007, Kravitz performed at the Brazilian leg of Live World in Rio de Janeiro,^[43] making him one of three major international stone stars to perform 2 huge free concerts at the earth-famous Copacabana Beach forth with Macy Gray and The Rolling Stones. Kravitz had already played there on March 21, 2005, cartoon 300,000 people on a concert of his own. The Live Earth concert, with eight other acts on the bill, including Pharrell and Macy Gray had an audience of 400,000 on the beach. Also in 2007, Kravitz released a version of "Cold Turkey" past John Lennon on the charity CD Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Salve Darfur. Kravitz besides spent time recording his latest album, Information technology Is Time for a Honey Revolution, released February 5, 2008.^[44] On September 25, 2007, the Fats Domino tribute album "Goin' Abode; A Tribute To Fats Domino" was released. Kravitz was on the vocal "Whole Lotta Lovin'" forth with Rebirth Brass Band, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, Fred Wesley, Pee Wee Ellis, and Maceo Parker.^[45]

Kravitz performed at the Gray Cup halftime prove in Toronto at the Rogers Heart on November 25, 2007, where the Saskatchewan Roughriders beat the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 23–nineteen.^[46] The original video for "I'll Be Waiting" was shot in Central Park in New York City with Marc Webb directing but that video was later shelved and a new version, which Kravitz co-directed with Philip Andelman, was filmed in Kravitz's New York City recording studio. The video premiered on VH1'due south Top twenty Countdown at number iii. On Jan 17, 2008, Kravitz embarked on a ix-urban center mini-bout to promote his new album It Is Fourth dimension for a Beloved Revolution. The tour started in Santa Monica, California and ended in New York City on February 1.

On Feb 11, 2008, Kravitz was admitted to Miami Infirmary suffering from severe bronchitis. He had been suffering from a series of severe respiratory tract infections since mid-January, and the affliction developed into bronchitis. Kravitz's illness had forced him to postpone Canadian dates and his trip to Europe to promote his album It Is Fourth dimension for a Love Revolution. On March 19, 2008 he canceled the South American function of his tour due to the aforementioned illness. The decision afflicted planned concerts in Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina. In Argentina Kravitz had a performance in the biggest rock festival at that place, Quilmes Rock Fest.^[47] On July fifteen, 2008, Kravitz was honored in Milan, Italy with the central to the city in a special toast anniversary for his work with the Un Millennium Campaign to end world poverty.^[48]

Kravitz made his characteristic film acting debut in Precious ^[49] which premiered at the Sundance Pic Festival in January 2009.^[50] During the Italian leg of his 53 date Permit Dearest Dominion 2009 European tour, Kravitz was instructed to cancel some shows due to another bad bout of bronchitis. Under strict orders from his doctor, the singer was told to rest and so that he could make a quick recovery and return to the stage for the rest of his tour. Shows scheduled for Rome on June five and Brescia on June 17 were postponed to late July.

2009–2011: U2 bout and Black and White America [edit]

Kravitz performing in 2012

Kravitz's side by side album, tentatively titled Funk, was tentatively re-titled Negrophilia and was due out sometime in 2010. This is believed to be a project that Kravitz has been working on since 1997. Some of the original tracks for Funk were recorded while he was in New Orleans at Allen Toussaint's studio while taking a break for several months from recording in New York City. A video on Kravitz's Twitter folio shows him working on one of the songs for the album, chosen "Super Dearest", in his GTS studios in the Bahama islands. Another video shows him working on another track titled "Life Ain't Never Been Better Than It Is Now" in his GTS Studios.^[51] On his Twitter page, Kravitz said that the album title was Negrophilia merely and so "felt like something else". Eventually, the album was afterward named Black and White America. The album was released on August 22, 2011 in Europe and August 30, 2011 in the U.Southward.^{[ needs update ]}

On February 20, 2011, the start single "Come on Get It" was released. On June 6, 2011, the second single "Stand up" was released. It was announced that Kravitz would be supporting U2 on their 360 Tour on the second North American leg in 2010. Kravitz agreed to back up them for four shows. Though the shows were postponed until 2011, Kravitz remained committed for four of the shows.^{[ needs update ]} In June 2010 it was announced that Kravitz would invitee star on an episode of the upcoming season of Entourage.^[52]

In 2011 Kravitz was honored with 1 of the highest cultural awards in France when he was made an Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres past French cultural minister Frederic Mitterrand in Paris. Kravitz stated he was "peculiarly touched" to receive the award in France as his success in the country pre-dated his success in the United States and even so enjoys peachy record sales in the land today.^[53] Kravitz joined other American recipients such as Martin Scorsese, George Clooney, and Bob Dylan. On February 26, 2012, he performed at the Daytona International Speedway (several songs carried live on Fox) for the Daytona 500, the opening race of the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup flavour. A sample of "Are You Gonna Become My Fashion" was used in American singer Chris Willis's single "As well Much In Love", released on August 16, 2011.^[54]

2012–present: The Hunger Games films, Super Bowl performance, and further albums [edit]

Lenny Kravitz played the part of Katniss' creative stylist, Cinna, in the first two Hunger Games films, The Hunger Games released on March 23, 2012^[55] and The Hunger Games: Communicable Fire released on November 22, 2013.

In 2014 Lenny Kravitz released his tenth studio anthology Strut on his own Roxie Records via Kobalt Characterization Services.^[56] In 2015, Kravitz performed alongside Katy Perry at the Super Bowl XLIX halftime show.

In 2015, during a guitar solo at a concert in Stockholm, Kravitz squatted down, causing his leather pants to rip. Considering Kravitz was not wearing underpants, his genitals were briefly exposed to the audience.^[57] He did not face any legal repercussions from the incident.^[58]

Equally a designer, Kravitz launched a furniture collection in partnership with CB2 in 2015.^[59]

In 2015 he became a furniture designer for the first time ever launching a collection of furniture products marketed under the label CB2 x Kravitz design through retailer CB2.^[60] The collection was apparently inspired past the 70s and by the piece of work of Italian designer Gabriella Crespi.^[61]

In 2016 he guest starred on the FX Television show Ameliorate Things playing the office of Mel Trueblood. In 2017 he earned a spot on the Pull a fast one on Idiot box series Star playing the part of Roland Crane in his first recurring television function.

The Raise Vibration world bout,^[62] (2018) coincided with the release of his 11th studio album.^{[63] [64]}

In April 2018, Kravitz signed with BMG Rights Management for a new worldwide publishing music deal to go with his new album Enhance Vibration, released in September 2018.^[65] BMG had acquired Kravitz's music publishing rights in 2013, as part of Virgin Music Publishing.^[66]

In the same Rolling Stone interview it was confirmed that Kravitz had already begun work on a follow-up to Heighten Vibration, as a possible soundtrack to a hereafter moving-picture show project.^[64]

Other work [edit]

Photography and collaboration with Leica [edit]

Kravitz has partnered with Leica on 2 occasions. In 2015 a Leica M-P edition titled "The Contributor", and again in 2019 with a Monochrom edition titled "Out-of-stater."^{[67] [68]} The 2019 collaboration too included a gallery of his ain work, which was unveiled on May 24, 2019 and was on display until August 25 of 2019 in the Leica Gallery in Wetzlar Frg.

Kravitz Design [edit]

Kravitz Design Inc. is a New York Metropolis-based company founded past Kravitz in 2003.^[69] Kravitz Design focuses on commercial, residential and product creative direction and design.^[69] Amid its clients are the Morgans Hotel Group, Swarovski Crystal, and The Setai Group.^[seventy] In 2010, Kravitz Blueprint Inc. collaborated with Flavor Paper wallpaper on the Tropicalismo Drove, a line inspired by Brazil'south Tropicalia art motility of the late 1960s.^[71]

Swarovski selected Kravitz Design Inc. in 2005 and 2006 to participate in their Crystal Palace Collection.^[72] Kravitz Design Inc. has also envisioned a luxury recording studio for The Setai Resort and Residences in Miami Beach, New York, Paris, and New Orleans.^[73]

Personal life [edit]

Kravitz with his girl Zoë in March 2010

In 1985, Kravitz met Cosby Bear witness actress Lisa Bonet backstage at a New Edition concert in California.^[74] They were shut friends for 2 years earlier offset a relationship.^[74] In 1987 Kravitz moved back to New York City, where The Cosby Evidence was produced to move in with Bonet.^[75] They eloped to be married in a Las Vegas ceremony on November 16, 1987, her 20th birthday.^[74] Kravitz, nevertheless known every bit Romeo Blue at the time, suddenly found himself in the headlines of tabloids. He and Bonet had a daughter, Zoë Isabella Kravitz, on December 1, 1988,^[76] who became an actress, singer and model. Kravitz and Bonet separated in 1991.^[39] They divorced amicably in 1993.^[75]

Kravitz dated French vocalist and model Vanessa Paradis from 1992 to 1996.^{[77] [78]} He began dating Brazilian model Adriana Lima in 2001,^[79] and they lived together before becoming engaged in 2002.^[79] The engagement was called off in April 2003.^{[79] [80] [81]} Lima was featured in the music video for Kravitz's 2002 unmarried "Yesterday Is Gone (My Dearest Kay)".^[82] He then briefly dated and was engaged to Australian extra Nicole Kidman from 2003 to 2004.^[83]

Kravitz identifies himself as a Christian in a religious sense "through choice" but states, "I'm too a Jew. Information technology'due south however to me."^[84] During another interview, he stated, "I'1000 half Jewish, I'grand half black, I await in-between."^[85] He too notes that spirituality "has been an important issue in [his] growth", citing his upbringing past parents of different faiths.^[86] Such spirituality is prominently featured in many of his songs, such as the lyrics on his album Baptism, and a tattoo on his dorsum which is inscribed with "My Eye Belongs to Jesus Christ".^[87] In 2011, he stated that his 2005 religious commitment to remain chaste until remarriage was unchanged. In a 2014 interview with Men's Wellness, however, he reconsidered his previous stance.^{[88] [89] [xc]}

In 2017, Kravitz sold his Miami Beach home for 16.5 one thousand thousand dollars.^[91] He currently owns a firm in Paris,^[92] a farm chemical compound in Brazil,^[93] and a trailer with the surrounding land in the Bahama islands.^[94] He follows Veganism^[95] with a primarily raw vegan diet,^[94] and uses his land in Brazil and the Bahamas to abound his own food.^[94] He is a member of the Canadian charity Artists Confronting Racism, with whom he worked on a radio PSA.^[96]

Discography [edit]

Studio albums

• Allow Love Dominion (1989)
• Mama Said (1991)
• Are You Gonna Get My Way (1993)
• Circus (1995)
• 5 (1998)
• Lenny (2001)
• Baptism (2004)
• It Is Time for a Love Revolution (2008)
• Black and White America (2011)
• Strut (2014)
• Raise Vibration (2018)

Filmography [edit]

Pic [edit]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	The Rugrats Flick	Newborn Baby (voice)	Nominated—Kids Choice Laurels for Best Cameo Voice in Animated Film
2001	Zoolander	Himself	Cameo role
2007	The Diving Bell and the Butterfly	Himself	Cameo function
2009	Precious	Nurse John	Supporting role Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble Boston Order of Film Critics Laurels for Best Bandage Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for All-time Cast Nominated—NAACP Paradigm Award for Outstanding Supporting Player in a Motility Picture Nominated—Screen Actors Social club Award for Outstanding Functioning by a Cast in a Picture Nominated—Washington D.C. Expanse Film Critics Clan Honor for All-time Ensemble
2012	The Hunger Games	Cinna	Supporting role
	The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games	Himself	Documentary
2013	The Butler	James Holloway	Supporting role
	The Hunger Games: Communicable Fire	Cinna	Supporting role
2014	Holy Ghost	Himself	Invitee star
2022	Shotgun Wedding ceremony	Sean	Mail-production
TBA	Cutman	Emeritt	Pre-product

Goggle box [edit]

Year	Title	Part	Notes
2001	Beingness Mick	Himself	Supporting role Television motion picture
2002	The Simpsons	Himself	Episode: "How I Spent My Strummer Vacation"
2004	Rebelde	Himself	Guest star Episode: "Capítulo 1"
2010	Entourage	Himself	Invitee star Episode: "Tequila and Coke"
2016	Better Things	Mel Trueblood	Guest star Episode: "Brown"
	Star	Roland Crane	Recurring part

Tours [edit]

• Let Honey Rule Tour (1990)
• At that place Is Only 1 Truth Tour (1991)
• Universal Dear Tour (1993)
• Circus Tour (1995–96)
• The Freedom Tour (1998–99)
• Lenny Tour (2002)
• The Baptism Bout (2004)
• Celebration Tour (2005)
• Electric Church building Tour: One Night Only (2005)
• Get On The Bus Mini-Bout (2008)
• Love Revolution Bout (2008)
• LLR xx(09) Bout (2009)
• Black and White Tour (2011)
• Strut Bout (2014–xv)
• Enhance Vibration Tour (2018–19)
• Here To Beloved Tour (2020)

Awards and nominations [edit]

Grammy awards and nominations [edit]

Year	Category	Recipient	Upshot
1994	All-time Rock Song	"Are You Gonna Go My Style"	Nominated[iii]
	Best Male Stone Vocal Performance		Nominated[3]
1996		"Stone and Curlicue Is Dead"	Nominated[3]
1999		"Fly Away"	Won[3]
2000		"American Woman"	Won[3]
2001		"Over again"	Won[3]
	All-time Stone Song		Nominated[three]
2002	Best Male Stone Song Operation	"Dig In"	Won[three]
2004		"If I Could Autumn In Dearest"	Nominated[iii]

Billboard Music Awards [edit]

Žebřík Music Awards [edit]

Other awards and nominations [edit]

Year	Awards	Category	Recipient	Result
1990	MTV Video Music Awards	Best New Artist in a Video	"Let Love Rule"	Nominated
1991	Pollstar Concert Industry Awards	Club Bout of the Year	Permit Love Rule Tour	Nominated
	Denmark GAFFA Awards	Best Strange Solo Act[100]	Himself	Nominated
1992	ASCAP Pop Music Awards	"It Ain't Over 'til It's Over"	Most Performed Songs[101]	Won
		"Justify My Love"		Won
1993	MTV Video Music Awards	All-time Male Video	"Are You Gonna Get My Way"	Won
		Best Fine art Direction		Nominated
	Denmark GAFFA Awards[100]	Best Foreign Anthology	Are You Gonna Become My Mode	Nominated
		All-time Concert	Universal Love Bout	Nominated
		Best Foreign Solo Act	Himself	Nominated
1994	Brit Awards	International Male Solo Artist		Won
	Pollstar Concert Manufacture Awards	Small Hall Tour of the Twelvemonth	Universal Love Tour	Nominated
		Virtually Creative Stage Product		Nominated
1995	MTV Europe Music Awards	Best Male	Himself	Nominated
1998	VH1/Vogue Manner Awards	About Stylish Creative person, Male person		Won
	Denmark GAFFA Awards	All-time Foreign Songwriter[100]		Nominated
	Fryderyk	Best Foreign Album	5	Nominated
	Kids Choice Awards	Best Cameo Phonation in Animated Film	The Rugrats Movie	Nominated
1999	MTV Video Music Awards	Best Male person Video	"Fly Away"	Nominated
		Best Rock Video		Nominated
	MTV Europe Music Awards	All-time Rock	Himself	Nominated
	Billboard Music Video Awards	FAN.tastic Video	"Fly Away"	Won
	Pollstar Concert Manufacture Awards	Small Hall Tour of the Year	The Liberty Tour	Nominated
	VH1 Fashion Awards	Well-nigh Fashionable Artist, Male	Himself	Nominated
	Online Music Awards	Favorite Male Artist[102]		Nominated
2000	MVPA Awards	All-time Popular Video	"American Woman"	Nominated
		Best Rock Video		Nominated
		Soundtrack Video of the Year		Nominated
	Teen Selection Awards	Pick Music: Male Artist	Himself	Nominated
2001				Nominated
	MTV Video Music Awards	All-time Male Video	"Again"	Nominated
	Radio Music Awards	Artist of the Yr/Pop Alternative Radio	Himself	Won
	Blockbuster Entertainment Awards	Favorite Male Artist – Stone		Won
	My VH1 Awards	Favorite Male Artist		Won
2002	American Music Awards	Favorite Pop/Rock Male Creative person		Won
	Microsoft Windows Media Innovation Awards	Microsoft Windows Media Innovation Laurels		Won
	MTV Europe Music Awards	All-time Live Act		Nominated
		All-time Male		Nominated
2003	Lunas del Auditorio	All-time Foreign Rock Artist		Nominated
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Fashion Icon: Male person		Nominated
2004	BDSCertified Spin Awards	fifty,000 Spins	"Lady"	Won
2005	Lunas del Auditorio	Best Foreign Rock Creative person	Himself	Won
2006	ASCAP Pop Awards	Most Performed Vocal	"Lady"	Won
2008	MVPA Awards	Best Editing	"I'll Be Waiting"	Nominated
			"Dear Love Dearest"	Nominated
2009	ECHO awards	All-time International Male person Creative person	Himself	Nominated
	NRJ Music Awards	International Male person Creative person of the Year		Nominated
	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Best Performance by a Cast in a Move Picture	Precious	Nominated
	Black Reel Awards	All-time Ensemble		Won
		Best Supporting Histrion		Nominated
	Boston Society of Film Critics Awards	Best Bandage		Won
	Critics' Option Movie Awards	Best Interim Ensemble		Nominated
	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Supporting Histrion in a Motion picture		Nominated
	Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association	All-time Ensemble		Nominated
2010	D&Advertizing Awards	Music Video	"Let Dearest Rule" (Justice Remix)	Wood Pencil
2012	DJ Awards	Best Ibiza Live Performance	Himself	Won
	MTV Movie Awards	Best Cast	The Hunger Games	Nominated
2013	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture show		Nominated
	Critics' Selection Movie Awards	Best Acting Ensemble	The Butler	Nominated
	Screen Actors Lodge Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Bandage in a Move Picture		Nominated
	DJ Awards	Best Ibiza Alive Performance	Himself	Won
2014	NRJ Music Awards	NRJ Honour of Honor		Won
2015	United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland Music Video Awards	Best Alive Music Coverage	"But Let Go"	Won
2018		All-time Stone Video - International	"Low"	Nominated
	Lunas del Auditorio	Best Foreign Rock Artist	Himself	Nominated
2019	GAFFA-Prisen Awards	All-time International Artist		Nominated
	MTV Video Music Awards	Best Rock Video[103]	"Depression"	Nominated

See besides [edit]

• Listing of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart
• List of artists who reached number i on the U.S. Modern Rock chart
• List of artists who reached number 1 on the UK Singles Chart
• List of artists who reached number one on the Australian singles chart
• List of blues musicians
• List of Gibson players
• List of Number 1 albums from the 1990s (United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland)
• Listing of Number 1 singles from the 1990s (Great britain)
• Listing of performers on Top of the Pops
• List of Saturday Night Live hosts and musical guests

Notes [edit]

1. ^ Leonard Yard. Kravitz was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross but was denied the Medal of Honour.^[17] In 2014, he received the Medal of Laurels in a ceremony that awarded it to 24 servicemen who were passed over because of their ethnicity or religion.^[19]

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Further reading [edit]

• Anderson, Ashely (November 9, 2000). "Brownish eyes blue". The Silhouette. Book 71, Number 12. Retrieved on March 11, 2007.
• Cooper, Ballad (1990). "Let love rule – Lisa Bonet and husband Lenny Kravitz". Essence. Retrieved on March xi, 2007.
• Halbersberg, Elianne (November 1, 2004). "Flight (Almost) Solo". Mix. Retrieved on March 13, 2007.
• "Behind the Music: Lenny Kravitz". Harper, William & Williams, Paulina (Directors). Behind the Music. VH1. June 27, 1999. Flavour 2, no. 35.
• Henderson, Ashyia North. (2002). Contemporary Black Biography: Profiles from the International Black Community. Gale Grouping. ISBN 978-0-7876-6049-9.
• Pepper, Tracey (July 1998). "Deep joy – musical creative person Lenny Kravitz – Interview". Retrieved on March 12, 2007.
• "Artist Profile – Lenny Kravitz". EMI Music Publishing. Retrieved on March xi, 2007.
• "Hello! Profiles – Lenny Kravitz". Howdy!. Retrieved on March 11, 2007.
• Prato, Greg. Biography of Lenny Kravitz at AllMusic. Retrieved September 19, 2007.
• "Romeo Blue Discography, Biography and Links". Mr. Bill's I.R.Due south. Records Corner. Retrieved on March 11, 2007.
• Scarlett MacDougal's volume series "Have a Prissy Life", refers to the chief girl's "intergalactic angel/fairy godmother" equally a Lenny Kravitz lookalike, though his actual name is Clarence Terence. ISBN 0-14-131020-0

External links [edit]

• Lenny Kravitz official site
• Lenny Kravitz – The Artists Organization – Management
• Lenny Kravitz discography at MusicBrainz
• Lenny Kravitz discography at Discogs
• Lenny Kravitz at IMDb
• "Lenny Kravitz: Ice Ice Lenny"—interview by Pete Lewis, Blues & Soul no. 1096, July 2009

Awards and achievements
Grammy Award
Preceded past Bob Dylan for "Cold Irons Spring"	Best Male Rock Vocal Functioning 1999 for "Fly Away"	Succeeded by Lenny Kravitz for "American Woman"
Preceded by Lenny Kravitz for "Wing Away"	Best Male Stone Vocal Performance 2000 for "American Adult female"	Succeeded past Lenny Kravitz for "Once again"
Preceded by Lenny Kravitz for "American Woman"	Best Male Stone Vocal Performance 2001 for "Over again"	Succeeded by Lenny Kravitz for "Dig In"
Preceded past Lenny Kravitz for "Again"	Best Male Stone Song Performance 2002 for "Dig In"	Succeeded by Bruce Springsteen for "The Rising"
MTV Video Music Awards
Preceded by Eric Clapton for "Tears in Sky"	Best Male Video 1993 for "Are You Gonna Become My Mode"	Succeeded by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers for "Mary Jane'due south Last Dance"

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