Quotes from Lenny Kravitz

Later on in life I was like, "Wow!" because that's exactly how it was. They don't care that you're mixed. They see you as one color.

I don't go to church so much, the way my life is, but it's in me every day.

My career has been a gradual climb. I think that's part of the reason why I've had longevity.

I was taught by my grandfather that anything that your mind can conceive, you can have. It's a reality.

My mother's side of the family is from the Bahamas, and I spent time there on and off when I was growing up. It's the place where I feel at peace.

A dramatic thing, the first time you stand up to your dad.

I have a great time with my band and on the stage we get along well.

I'm more hungry now than I was 11 years ago. Which is great because I see a lot of artists that have been out for a long period of time. They get kind of fat.

Today, people are more into the glitz and the glamour of everything. We don't even read the inside of records anymore.

If you listen to a lot of old funk records, the drums are really small. But you don't perceive it like that because the groove is so heavy.

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?

I'm in this for the long haul. I've been making music my whole life.

I always try to keep the circumstances in my life fresh. I like to change the physical environment I live in, change the people around me and try to experience things for the first time. I think that keeps one on their toes, creatively and spiritually.

Music definitely inspires my design all the time.

I knew what I wanted to do from the time I was 5.

I fell in love with Paris the first time I went.

For me a watch is a really beautiful instrument. I don't so much care what time it is but I do love watches, and I love how they're constructed.

I just feel so good; it feels like a very creative time for me. As far as my mind, spirit, and body, I've never felt better.

Love is the most powerful energy there is.

I'm always sort of reflecting on what I do on what I've done. Usually before I make a new album, I'll listen to the previous albums just to see where I've been.

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.

If you ask a hundred people, they all give you different answers.

I've been compared to hundreds of artists, which just goes to show you that I'm not any one thing at all.

I identify with women more than men. I guess I have a strong feminine side.