#hi

Are things getting better with each generation? Yes. It's quite interesting to be living in these times, for me to witness an African-American being elected president. It's quite extraordinary. ↗

— Lenny Kravitz

#being #better #each #elected #extraordinary

I mean, there are only so many notes. What makes something original is how you put it together. ↗

— Lenny Kravitz

#i #makes #many #mean #notes

People always accuse me of being motivational in a way, like it was a bad thing, but that's just how I was raised. My mom raised me in a positive environment, with lots of love in my heart, and that reflects in my music. ↗

— Lenny Kravitz

#always #bad #bad thing #being #environment

People see my photos and think I labor over my image and I'm this cool, brooding artist. But I'm just having fun with it. ↗

— Lenny Kravitz

#artist #brooding #fun #having #having fun

The loyalty rate isn't that high. I could have a big hit, then put out the next single, and they say, Oh yeah, who are you? Prove it again. ↗

— Lenny Kravitz

#big #big hit #could #high #hit

When I was a kid and I bought a record, I ripped that thing open, I wanted to know who was playing what, what studio it was cut at, who was the string arranger, who was the engineer. ↗

— Lenny Kravitz

#bought #cut #engineer #i #kid

For the last few years, it's been so chic for everybody to be miserable. Like if you're in with the cool crowd, you can't be happy. ↗

— Lenny Kravitz

#been #chic #cool #crowd #everybody

I couldn't tell you what I am going to do next 'cause I have no idea, but I am open to anything. ↗

— Lenny Kravitz

#anything #cause #going #i #i am

I don't think about the styles. I write whatever comes out and I use whatever kind of instrumentation works for those songs. ↗

— Lenny Kravitz

#comes #i #i write #instrumentation #kind

I mean, look at the people we celebrate - a lot of people who really don't do anything. They just walk the red carpets and go to all the parties, and they're hooked up with the right people, so they're celebrities. But what for? ↗

— Lenny Kravitz

#celebrate #celebrities #go #hooked #i