Lenny Kravitz has turned into his grandfather.
“I do all of the things that he did, and it works,” Kravitz says.
He’s talking about the reality that he’ll hit 60 in May. But anyone who has seen his video for “TK421,” where much of Kravitz’s sculpted body is on display, or admired his many abs-spotlighting mesh shirts will share the disbelief of Kravitz’s march toward Social Security eligibility.
The deeply spiritual and Zen-like Kravitz shared vivid anecdotes about his beloved grandfather, Albert Roker, by way of explaining his own commitment to health and fitness.
But we’ll get back to that.
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After a six-year gap since his last album, “Raise Vibration,” Kravitz will drop the brawny “Blue Electric Light” May 24. He’ll continue the rollout of his 12th studio album March 22 when he releases the kinetic single “Human,” stuffed with a thick groove of clattering percussion, chimes and a soaring chorus.
In a conversation from Los Angeles, Kravitz dug into why he postponed the release of “Blue Electric Light,” how he’s an “antenna” when writing songs and why he’s finally making time to “smell the flowers.”
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Lenny Kravitz: I thought it was absolutely incredible. Dynamic. We’re living in the…
