The May 26th Lenny Kravitz he turned 60. An important date that she celebrates with the release of her twelfth album, Blue Electric Light, written, recorded and produced all by himself in his studio in the Bahamas. A record full of funk and rock, with a very careful production and a sound that, according to what Lenny said, took him back in time, to the years before his debut with Let Love Rule in 1989.
“Nobody ever listened to the music I made before” said Lenny, who gave the title Let Love Rule also to his autobiography, “Blue Electric Light is the record I should have made then“.
In a new television interview with the program CBS MorningLenny talked about his career, his life as the ultimate rock star and also the special relationship he has with his daughter, Zoe Kravitzborn in 1988 shortly before her relationship with Lisa Bonet. Today Zoe Kravitz she is an accomplished actress and a fashion icon, and also the person Lenny listens to the most: «I’m always trying to improve, and I’m learning to say no to people, which has always been very difficult for me. I learned this from my daughter». At thirty-five, Zoe Kravitz has become his most trusted advisor: «She is great at setting her boundaries. But then those of her generation have no time to waste».
Lenny also addressed the theme of his desire to not always try to please everyone in the lyrics of his latest single, Human: «When the days of pleasing everyone are over, I will be able to say I have begun». Despite his success, fame, career as a musician and actor and an extraordinary life, Lenny always said he was fight against insecurity and to always feel on duty to show what he can do. «I don’t think my parents did it on purpose, I was raised that way, I’m an entertainer. I always put other people’s feelings before my own trying to make everyone happy» Lenny said, «In a way I’m still that sixteen year old boy desperately trying to get a record deal to sing his songs».
At the moment, Lenny said he was very happy about Zoe Kravitzwho announced his upcoming marriage to Channing Tatum: «When your daughter is happy it means you did well». As for her love life, after her divorce from Lisa Bonet in 1993 and relationships with stars such as Nicole Kidman, Adriana Lima, Vanessa Paradis, Lenny said he was fine on his ownbut also to be ready for a love story: «I’ve never felt so good about myself, but I’m open to everything. I realized that when you stop looking for something, you usually find it».
