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Lenny Kravitz On Race, Being On The Road, And Ruff Ruff The Magic Dog

Lenny Kravitz performs in Tours, France in 2018. He says touring is hard — and wonderful: "Everything is about those two and a half hours on stage." Guillaume Souvant/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Lenny Kravitz On Race, Being On The Road, And Ruff Ruff The Magic Dog

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Kravitz's new memoir, Let Love Rule, follows his childhood and early career. Still touring in his 50s, Kravitz says, "I'm going to continue doing this as long as I can."

Lenny Kravitz On Race, Being On The Road, And Ruff Ruff The Magic Dog

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Lenny Kravitz On Race, 'Raise Vibration' And Duetting With Aretha Franklin

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Lenny Kravitz On Race, 'Raise Vibration' And Duetting With Aretha Franklin

Musician, style icon and guitar hero Lenny Kravitz talks with Stretch & Bobbito about his formative years in New York, his experience growing up as a biracial kid, and that time he shared a stage with Aretha Franklin.

Lenny Kravitz On Race, 'Raise Vibration' And Duetting With Aretha Franklin

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Lenny Kravitz: Choosing Optimism

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Lenny Kravitz: Choosing Optimism

The rocker says there's still plenty of room for social consciousness in popular music. Kravitz's new album, Black and White America, addresses modern perceptions of race in the U.S.

Lenny Kravitz: Choosing Optimism

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Lenny Kravitz Lets Love Rule For 20 Years

A Grammy-winning musician, Kravitz commemorates two decades in the music industry with a deluxe edition of his 1989 album Let Love Rule. Here, he talks about his influences, his personal style and his budding acting career.

Lenny Kravitz Lets Love Rule For 20 Years

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Dudes with Guitars Release New CDs

Andy Langer, music critic for Esquire, looks at a rash of new records from dudes with guitars — surfer dudes, dudes with dreadlocks, Canadian dudes, and dudes who used to have dreadlocks.

Dudes with Guitars Release New CDs

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Lenny Kravitz Takes Spiritual Turn on 'Baptism'

Lenny Kravitz joins host Scott Simon to talk about his music and the recent album Baptism, on which the rock musician explores themes of spirituality and stardom. Kravitz is embarking on a tour that will bring him to venues across the U.S. starting in April.

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