Leonard Albert "Lenny" Kravitz
(born May 26, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and arranger whose "retro" style incorporates elements of rock, soul, funk, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, folk and ballads.
In addition to singing lead and backing vocals, Kravitz often plays all the guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, and percussion himself when recording. He is known for his elaborate stage performances and music videos. Kravitz has had multiple number 1 hits on the US Top Singles Charts, though none by himself on the Hot 100, and many more worldwide. He won the Grammy Award for "Best Male Rock Vocal Performance" four years in a row from 1999 to 2002, breaking the record for most wins in that category and most consecutive wins in one category. He has been nominated and won other awards, namely American Music Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, Radio Music Awards, BRIT Awards and Blockbuster Entertainment Awards. He has sold an estimated 38 million albums worldwide.
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Biography
Early life
Kravitz was born in
New York City,
New York on
May 26,
1964, the son of
Roxie Roker, an actress known for her character
Helen Willis in the 1970s hit television sitcom
The Jeffersons
, and
Sy Kravitz, an
NBC television news producer. Kravitz's father was of
Russian Jewish descent
[1] and his mother was of
Bahamian descent. Kravitz was named after his uncle,
Pfc. Leonard Kravitz, who was killed in action on March 6, 1951 near
Yangpyeong,
Korea at the age of 20. PFC. Kravitz fearlessly defended against a surprise Chinese Army attack, saving most of his platoon; he was posthumously awarded the
Distinguished Service Cross, the second highest military decoration of the
United States Army.
[2]
Kravitz grew up spending weekdays on the
Upper East Side of
Manhattan with his parents, and weekends at his grandmother Bessie Roker's house in the
Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of
Brooklyn. Kravitz began banging on pots and pans in the kitchen, playing them as drums at the age of three. At the age of five, he wanted to be a musician. He began playing the
drums and soon added
guitar. Kravitz grew up listening to the music his parents listened to:
R&B,
jazz,
classical,
opera,
gospel, and
blues. "My parents were very supportive of the fact that I loved music early on, and they took me to a lot of shows," Kravitz said.
[3] Around the age of 7, he saw
The Jackson 5 perform at
Madison Square Garden, which became his favorite group.
[4] 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 Birthday" for him one year when he was about 5.
He was exposed to the
soul music of
Motown,
Stax,
James Brown,
Aretha Franklin,
Al Green,
Stevie Wonder,
Curtis Mayfield,
Gladys Knight,
The Isley Brothers and
Gamble and Huff growing up, key influences on his musical style. Kravitz often went to see New York
theater, where his mother worked. His mother encouraged his dreams of pursuing music.
In 1974, the Kravitz family relocated to
Los Angeles when Kravitz's mother landed her role on
The Jeffersons
. At his mother's urging, Kravitz joined the California Boys Choir for three years, where he performed a classical repertoire, and sang with the
Metropolitan Opera. He performed in
Mahler's Third Symphony at the
Hollywood Bowl. It was in Los Angeles that Kravitz was first introduced to
rock music, listening to
Led Zeppelin,
Kiss,
Aerosmith,
Jimi Hendrix,
Pink Floyd,
Cream, and
The Who.
"I was attracted to the cool style, the girls, the rock 'n' roll lifestyle," Kravitz said.
Kravitz's other musical influences at the time included
Fela Kuti,
Bill Withers,
Marvin Gaye and
Miles Davis;
John Lennon and
Bob Marley proved later to be influential as well. Kravitz attended
Beverly Hills High School.
Maria McKee and guitarist Saul Hudson (better known as
Slash) were his classmates. In 1978, Kravitz was accepted into the school's well-respected music program. He taught himself to play
piano and
bass, and made friends with
Zoro who would later become his long-time collaborator.
[5] Kravitz wanted to be a
session musician. He also appeared as an actor in television commercials during this time.
Kravitz went to school enough to pass, but was spending more and more time
jamming with friends. His parents became concerned, wanting him to have something to fall back on. At the age of 15, determined to have a music career, Kravitz moved out of his house. He stayed with friends, slept in friends' cars, and at one point was even sleeping in his
Ford Pinto. Inspired by
David Bowie, Kravitz adopted the
nom de guerre, "Romeo Blue," a new persona complete with
straightened hair and blue contact lenses, and began performing. Kravitz's music at this time was heavily influenced by the synth-laden funk pop of
Prince. In 1982, Kravitz graduated from
Beverly Hills High School and convinced his father to give him money to record instead of spending money on college. With his first
demo, Kravitz received offers from several record labels, including
I.R.S. Records, but Kravitz was told he needed to change his music to make it "black enough" to fit in with current radio-friendly
R & B styles. "I refused," Kravitz told the
Los Angeles Times
in 1989.
Personal life
In 1985, Kravitz's parents divorced, which had a profound impact on him. His relationship with his father became extremely strained. Kravitz focused on his music to help him get through this period. That year, Kravitz met actress
Lisa Bonet backstage at a
New Edition concert. Bonet worked on
The Cosby Show
, the number one rated show on television. They were close friends for two years before falling in love. Kravitz moved back to New York City where
The Cosby Show
was produced in 1987, moving in with now girlfriend Bonet. Kravitz and Bonet
eloped on November 16, 1987, her 20th birthday, in a
Las Vegas ceremony. Kravitz, still known as Romeo Blue at the time, suddenly found himself in the headlines of
tabloid newspapers. They had a daughter,
Zoë Isabella Kravitz, born on December 1, 1988. Kravitz and Bonet divorced in 1993.
Kravitz identifies himself as both a Christian "through choice" and a Jew, which he described both as "all the same to me".
[6] He also notes that spirituality "has been an important issue in my growth", given his upbringing by parents of different faiths.
[7] Such spirituality is prominently featured on many of his songs, such as the lyrics on his album
Baptism
, and having his back inscribed with a tattoo stating, "My Heart Belongs to Jesus Christ."
[8] During another interview, he quipped "I'm half Jewish, I'm half black, I look in-between."
[9]
In 2002, Kravitz was rumored to be engaged to
Adriana Lima, although he denied the rumors.
[10] In 2003, Lenny Kravitz started to date
Nicole Kidman. Later in 2004, the couple broke up. In September 2007, Nicole Kidman made the news, in the issue of
Vanity Fair
, when she revealed that she was secretly engaged with someone after her divorce with
Tom Cruise and before her wedding with
Keith Urban. Many sources reported that the "mystery man" was Lenny Kravitz. Neither Kravitz's representant or Kidman's representant confirmed or denied the rumor.
Career
1989-1990: Virgin Records and the career début
With record labels still telling him his music wasn't "black enough" or "white enough," Kravitz decided to record an album on his own. Kravitz had met
recording engineer/
keyboardist/
bassist Henry Hirsch in 1985 when recording a demo at his
Hoboken, New Jersey recording studio. The two shared an interest in using real instruments and vintage recording equipment, as well as a love of R&B, jazz, and rock. Kravitz would go on to collaborate with Hirsch on most of his albums. Kravitz began working on his debut album with Hirsch over the next year and a half, with Kravitz's father paying for the studio time. Kravitz met
saxophonist Karl Denson and invited him to play on the song, "Let Love Rule". Kravitz was so impressed with his playing that Denson played on much of the album. Denson toured with Kravitz for the next 5 years. After completing the album, Kravitz met with
Virgin Records. The label was excited about the music he was making, music inspired by his relationship with wife Bonet and their new daughter. Kravitz dropped the name Romeo Blue. About his time as Romeo Blue, Kravitz said, "Ultimately, it got me back to myself. And when I finally did accept myself for myself, music started flowing out of me."
Kravitz signed with Virgin Records in 1989.
Kravitz released his debut album
Let Love Rule
on September 6, 1989, a combination of rock and funk with a general 1960s vibe. Music critics were mixed: some felt Kravitz was a gifted new artist, others felt he was overpowered by his musical influences. The album was a moderate success in the United States, but became huge outside of the US, especially in
Europe. Lisa Bonet directed and appeared in his debut music video for the title track, "Let Love Rule". Kravitz set out on the road, first on a club tour, and then an opening slot for
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers.
1991-1996: Popularity established
In 1990, Kravitz co-wrote with Ingrid Chavez and produced the song "
Justify My Love" for
Madonna. The song, which appeared on her greatest hits album
The Immaculate Collection
and created controversy because of its explicit video, went to #1. Kravitz separated from Lisa Bonet in 1991,
[11] amid rumors of an affair between him and Madonna. Kravitz has denied any infidelity.
Kravitz and Bonet divorced in 1993.
In 1991, Kravitz produced the self-titled album
Vanessa Paradis
for French singer and actress
Vanessa Paradis. He played most of the instruments and co-wrote most of the songs on the album. He also released his second album,
Mama Said
, which was his first album to reach the
Top 40. The songs on the album were about Bonet and dedicated to her, documenting his depression over their breakup.
[12] Kravitz's biggest single yet, "
It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over", went to #2 on the
Billboard Hot 100. The single "
Always on the Run", a tribute to his mother,
featured
Slash on guitar. "Stand By My Woman" and "What Goes Around Comes Around" followed.
Sean Lennon co-wrote and played piano on the song, "All I Ever Wanted".
In 1993, Kravitz wrote "Line Up" for
Aerosmith's Steven Tyler, and appeared on
Mick Jagger's solo album,
Wandering Spirit
, in a cover of the
Bill Withers' soul classic, "
Use Me". 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 #12 on the Billboard 200 and Kravitz earned a
BRIT Award for best international male artist in 1994. The
title track won a
MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video for the video produced by
Mark Romanek, in which Kravitz slung his dreadlocks and wore high-heeled platform boots. During the presentation of the
MTV Video Music Awards, he performed the song with
John Paul Jones of
Led Zeppelin on bass. Several singles from the album would follow including, "Believe", "Is There Any Love In Your Heart", and "Heaven Help/Spinning Around Over You". This album was the first to feature guitarist
Craig Ross, who has also played on all his subsequent albums
[13]. One song, "Eleutheria", was influenced by the island
Eleuthera in
The Bahamas where Kravitz built a house and recording studio at that time.
In 1993, he also released the EP,
Spinning Around Over You
, which included four live tracks from his "Universal Love Tour".
In 1994, Kravitz recorded a funk-rock version of the song "
Deuce", for the
KISS cover album
KISS My Ass: Classic KISS Regrooved
. The track featured
Stevie Wonder on harmonica and background vocals. This song was one of three radio singles from the album, and was also the album's lead-off track.
Roxie Roker, Kravitz's mother, died in California on December 2, 1995 of breast cancer at the age of 66.
In 1995, Lenny Kravitz released the album
Circus
, which went to number 10 on the Billboard chart on the back of his past achievement. However, the album only had two hit singles: "
Rock and Roll Is Dead" and "Can't Get You Off My Mind".
1997-2000: Increasing success, 5
and first Grammy Awards
With
5
(1998), Kravitz embraced digital technology such as
Pro Tools and
samplers for the first time.
5
introduced his music to an even wider audience thanks to the hit single "
Fly Away" being featured prominently in both
car manufacturer and
airline commercials.
5
would reach #28 on the Billboard 200, with "Fly Away" reaching #1 on multiple charts. He would win the first of his four consecutive
Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance at the
Grammy Awards of 1999. Other hits from the album included "If You Can't Say No", that was also remixed by dance producer
Brian Transeau, and "
I Belong to You". For the
I Belong to You video Lenny can be seen without his signature
dreadlocks.
In 1999 he produced and sang with
Cree Summer on her solo album
Street Faerie.
His
cover version of
The Guess Who's hit "
American Woman" won him another Grammy at the
Grammy Awards of 2000 and helped The Guess Who's song reach a new audience. Kravitz's 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.
Lenny worked on two songs for
Michael Jackson's
Invincible
album released in 2001, but those tracks are still unreleased.
Kravitz released a
Greatest Hits
album in 2000. It proved to be his most successful album, reaching #2 on the Billboard 200 and selling nearly 11 million copies worldwide and ultimately becoming one of the most commercially successful albums of the decade. The single "
Again" earned him his third consecutive Grammy for the Best Male Rock Vocal in the
Grammy Awards of 2001. Kravitz also co-wrote the song "God Gave Me Everything" with
Mick Jagger in this period, appearing on Jagger's 2001 solo album
Goddess in the Doorway
and in the film
Being Mick
.
2001-2005: Lenny
and Baptism
Kravitz released his sixth album
Lenny
in October 2001. The album was recorded in
Miami. Kravitz wrote the song "Bank Robber Man" after the
Miami Police Department detained and cuffed him while walking to the gym with his trainer because police stated that he matched the description of a bank robber. Lenny did not have any identification with him at the time and the police on the scene did not believe that he was indeed Lenny Kravitz. The bank teller who was robbed was then brought to the scene and said Lenny was not the bank robber.
Miami Police later sent officers to Lenny's home to apologize for the detention. When asked if he thought the incident was a case of
racial profiling, Kravitz said he wasn’t sure. The first single from the album, "
Dig In", went to number 1 in Argentina and the top 10 in Italy and Portugal. The video for
Dig In was originally supposed to be shot at the top of the
Empire State Building on September 12, 2001 but the terrorist attacks on the
World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 caused the location to be moved. The video was later shot off the coast
Miami. He won his fourth Grammy in
2002. "Stillness of Heart", "Believe in Me", and "If I Could Fall In Love" were subsequent singles from the album.
Kravitz was the subject of a photo book by former chief photographer for Rolling stone,
Mark Seliger. Published in November 2001, Seliger captures Kravitz on tour, with family, with friends and in posed portraits.
Jay-Z invited Kravitz to appear on the track "Guns and Roses" on his 2002
The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse
. Kravitz would also join
P. Diddy,
Pharrell and
Loon on the track "Show Me Your Soul" from the
Bad Boys II 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 track "We Want Peace" as a download-only track as a protest against the
2003 invasion of Iraq, he performed this alongside famous
Iraqi singer
Kazem Al Saher at
Rock The Vote. The track reached #1 on the world internet download charts and
MP3.com download chart. Kravitz also appeared on
Unity
, the official album of the
2004 Athens Olympics.
In late 2004, Kravitz dated superstar actress
Nicole Kidman and reportedly dedicated his hit song
Lady
to her. They split in 2005.
Kravitz's seventh album
Baptism
was released in May 2004. The first single was "
Where Are We Runnin'?". The single "California" failed to be commercially successful, but "Storm", featuring
Jay-Z, reached the charts. "Calling All Angels" was successful in various countries and a huge hit in Brazil, however it was "Lady" that became the album's surprise hit, making the US Top 30 and propelling "Baptism" to gold status. Also in 2004, he appeared on
N.E.R.D's album
Fly or Die
. From March 2005, Kravitz toured all over the world with the tour
Electric Church
, which ended at the
Brixton Academy,
London in July 2005. Kravitz served as the opening act for
Aerosmith who are long term friends of Kravitz on their fall 2005 tour. The tour began on October 30 at the
Mohegan Sun Arena in
Uncasville,
Connecticut. The night before that tour started, October 29, 2005, Lenny's father TV Producer
Sy Kravitz passed away. During that first show, Lenny broke the news to the stunned crowd and stated it was not a time to be sad but rather a time to celebrate because he is now in Heaven. Lenny then dedicated
Let Love Rule to his father. That tour was so successful that it was extended through February 25, 2006 and ended in
Anaheim,
California.
2006-Present: Live Earth, charity work and It Is Time For A Love Revolution
In January 2006, Kravitz contributed "Breathe" to absoluttracks, a project sponsored by
Absolut Vodka. This song was re-mixed by ten musical producers and distributed via the internet.
Kravitz appeared in the audience of Madonna's
Confessions Tour (2006) during numerous shows. He would later join Madonna live on stage to play guitar on the song, "I Love New York," at the last of four Paris shows.
Lately, Kravitz has 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, as well as a chandelier for the crystal company
Swarovski, named "Casino Royale."
[14]
On July 7, 2007, Kravitz performed at the
Brazilian leg of
Live Earth in
Rio de Janeiro,
[15] making him one of major international rock star to perform two huge free concerts at the world-famous
Copacabana Beach along with Macy Gray and the Rolling Stones. Kravitz had already played there on March 21, 2005, drawing 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, took 400,000 to the beach.
Also in 2007, Kravitz released a version of "
Cold Turkey" by
John Lennon on the charity CD
Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur
. Kravitz also spent time recording his latest album,
It Is Time for a Love Revolution
, released February 5, 2008.
[16] Another album,
Funk
, is scheduled to be released in early 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.
On September 25, 2007, the
Fats Domino tribute album "Goin' Home ; A Tribute To Fats Domino" was released. Kravitz was on the song "Whole Lotta Lovin'" along with
Rebirth Brass Band,
Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews,
Fred Wesley,
Pee Wee Ellis and
Maceo Parker.
[17]
Kravitz performed at the
Grey Cup halftime show in
Toronto at the
Rogers Centre on November 25, 2007, where the
Saskatchewan Roughriders beat the
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 23-19.
[18]
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 Lenny's New York City recording studio. The video premiered on VH1's Top 20 Countdown at number 3.
On January 17, 2008, Kravitz embarked on a 9 city mini-tour to promote his new album
It Is Time for a Love Revolution
. The tour started in
Santa Monica,
California and ended in
New York City on February 1. The tour was done in association with Myspace and called the "Get on the Bus" tour. At each stop on the tour, they would pick up one contest winner and their guest and they rode on the "Love Revolution" bus until the end of the tour. Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, a close friend of Lenny's would appear at The Orpheum Theater in Boston. The New York City winner, Tyrone Good was presented a train ticket from Penn Station to travel to Philadelphia and rode with the tour the rest of the way starting in Philadelphia (The Electric Factory), Boston (The Orpheum Theater), and finally New York City (The Hammerstein Ballroom). The winners were featured in the YRB February Edition alongside Lenny Kravitz in a magazine pull-out. The photo shoot took place at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia on stage. The winner's pull out was featured in another issue of YRB which had Lil' Wayne on the cover.
On February 11, 2008, Kravitz was admitted to Miami Hospital suffering from severe
bronchitis. He had been suffering from a series of severe respiratory tract infections since mid-January, and the illness developed into bronchitis.
Kravitz's illness had forced him to postpone
Canadian dates & his trip to Europe to promote his album
It Is Time for a Love Revolution
. On March 19, 2008 he canceled the South American part of his tour due to the same illness. The decision affected planned concerts in
Colombia,
Mexico,
Brazil,
Chile and
Argentina. In Argentina Kravitz had a performance in the biggest rock festival there, Quilmes Rock Fest.
[19]
On
July 15, Lenny was honored in
Milan,
Italy with the key to the city in a special toast ceremony for his work with the
United Nations Millenium Campaign to end
world poverty.
[20]
Kravitz made his feature film acting debut in
Precious
[21] which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2009.
[22]
Lenny Kravitz will sing on
Slash's first solo album to be released in Summer 2009.
During the Italian leg of his 53 date Let Love Rule (20)09 European tour, Kravitz has been instructed to cancel some shows due to a bad bout of
bronchitis. Under strict orders from his doctor, the singer has been put to rest so that he could make a quick recovery and return to the stage for the rest of his high energy tour. Shows scheduled for Rome on June 5 and Brescia on June 6 have been postponed to late July.
Additional
- Detroit based rock band Electric Six devoted a song to Kravitz on their fourth album I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me from Being the Master
. The song was entitled "Lenny Kravitz", and mentions him by name in the lyrics.
- At the New Orleans Jazz Fest in 2001, Kravitz was asked to guest on All Along the Watchtower during Dave Matthews Band's set. Matthews and Kravitz traded lead vocals.
- The song "Always On the Run" is a playable track on the music video game "Guitar Hero: Aerosmith", and "Are You Gonna Go My Way" is a playable track on the sequel, "Guitar Hero: World Tour."
- The songs "Are You Gonna Go My Way", "Mr. Cab Driver", "Let Love Rule", and "Freedom Train" were released as downloadable content for Rock Band and Rock Band 2 on Tuesday, January 13, 2009.
- Kravitz, with Stevie Wonder on harmonica, covered Deuce
originally by Hard Rock American band Kiss on the Kiss My Ass: Classic Kiss Regrooved
album, released June 21st 1994.
Discography
Albums
- All albums were released by Virgin Records America.
Year
| Album
| Chart Positions
| RIAA Certification
| Worldwide Sales
|
US
| UK
| AUS
| ITA
| CAN
|
1989
| Let Love Rule
| 61
| 56
| 45
| —
| —
| Gold
| 2 million+
|
1991
| Mama Said
| 39
| 8
| 10
| —
| —
| Platinum
| 3 million+
|
1993
| Are You Gonna Go My Way
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 13
| —
| 2× Platinum
| 4 million+
|
1995
| Circus
| 10
| 5
| 2
| 13
| —
| Gold
| 1.5 million+
|
1998
| 5
| 28
| 18
| 17
| 5
| —
| 2× Platinum
| 6 million+
|
2000
| Greatest Hits
| 2
| 12
| 14
| 1
| —
| 3× Platinum
| 11 million
|
2001
| Lenny
| 12
| 55
| 44
| 6
| 9
| Platinum
| 3 million
|
2004
| Baptism
| 14
| 74
| 42
| 5
| —
| Gold
| 1.5 million
|
2008
| It Is Time for a Love Revolution
| 4
| 42
| 47
| 3
| 5
| —
| 1.1 million
|
"—" denotes the album wasn't released, failed to chart, or hasn't been certified
|
Videography
- 1991: Video Retrospective
- 1994: Lenny Kravitz: Alive From Planet Earth
- 2002: Lenny LIVE
- 2004: "Where Are We Runnin'?"
- 2008: It Is Time For A Love Revolution: Deluxe Edition
Filmography
Year
| Film
| Role
| Notes and Awards
|
1998
| The Rugrats Movie
| Newborn baby
| Voice role, minor
|
2001
| Being Mick
| Himself
| Supporting role
|
2001
| Zoolander
| Himself
| Cameo role
|
2009
| Precious
| John
| Supporting role (TBR)
|
Tours
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- Universal Love Tour
- Circus Tour
- The Freedom Tour
- Lenny Tour
- The Baptism Tour
- Electric Church Tour: One Night Only
- Get On The Bus Mini-Tour
- Love Revolution Tour
- LLR 20(09) Tour
Awards
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- MTV Video Music Awards
- *1993 - Best Male Video ("Are You Gonna Go My Way?")
- Brit Awards
- *1994 - International male
- VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards
- *1998 - Most Fashionable Artist, Male Award
- Grammy Awards
- *1993 - Best Rock Vocal Solo Performance ("Are You Gonna Go My Way" - Nominee only.)
- *1995 - Best Male Rock Vocal Performance ("Rock and Roll Is Dead" - Nominee only.)
- *1998 - Best Male Rock Vocal Performance ("Fly Away")
- *1999 - Best Male Rock Vocal Performance ("American Woman")
- *2000 - Best Male Rock Vocal Performance ("Again")
- *2001 - Best Male Rock Vocal Performance ("Dig In")
- *2003 - Best Male Rock Vocal Performance ("If I Could Fall In Love" - Nominee only.)
- Radio Music Awards
- *2001 - Artist of the Year/Pop Alternative Radio
- My VH1 Awards
- *2001 - Favorite Male Artist
- Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
- *2001 - Favorite Male Artist - Rock
- American Music Awards
- *2002 - Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist
- Microsoft Windows Media Innovation Awards
- *2002 - Microsoft Windows Media Innovation Award [23]
See also
- List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart
- List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Modern Rock chart
- List of artists who reached number one 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 (UK)
- List of Number 1 singles from the 1990s (UK)
- List of performers on Top of the Pops
- List of Saturday Night Live hosts and musical guests
Notes
- The face - Times Online
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- Henderson. (2002).
- Hodgkinson, Will (July 5, 2002). "Lenny Kravitz". ''The Guardian''.
- Evans, Mia "The Faith of Zoro". ''CBN.com''. Retrieved on March 13, 2007.
- Bursting rock's balloon
- Lenny Kravitz Takes Spiritual Turn on 'Baptism'
- Glimpses of God: Lenny Kravitz / Baptism
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- Movie Moguls Let Fur Fly, Too
- "Behind The Music: Lenny Kravitz". (1999).
- Norment, Lynn (June 1994). "Lenny Kravitz: brother with a different beat - musician". ''Ebony''. Retrieved on August 19, 2007
- Craig Ross Official Site
- Marin, Rick (July 21, 2005). "But What I Really Want to Do Is Design". ''The New York Times''. Retrieved on March 15, 2007.
- http://liveearth.msn.com/artists/lennykravitz
- Vozick-Levinson, Simon (July 13, 2007). "Back In Action: Lenny Kravitz". ''Entertainment Weekly''. Retrieved on August 19, 2007.
- Tipitina's Foundation. "[1]".
- CFL 2007 Grey Cup official site
- Press release from Evempro regarding concerts cancellation in Colombia and South America
- "Cause And Effect"
- Lee Daniels to direct 'Push'
- Sundance unveils competition lineup
- Microsoft Unveils Windows Media Innovation Award, Honors Lenny Kravitz as First Recipient
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