Kravitz plays guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, percussion, and sitar. He often plays these instruments on each recorded track, but frequently collaborates with other musicians as well when recording.
His 1989 debut album Let Love Rule was a moderate success. In 1991 he released his second album, Mama Said, which reached the top 40 of the Billboard album charts. In 1993, the album 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. He released the Circus album in 1995, which reached number 10 on the Billboard chart on the back of his past achievement. With 5 (1999), Kravitz embraced digital technology such as Pro Tools and samplers for the first time. He would win the first of his four consecutive Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance at the Grammy Awards of 1999.
His cover version of The Guess Who's hit "American Woman" won him another Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance at the Grammy Awards of 2000. Kravitz released a Greatest Hits compilation in 2000. It proved to be his most successful album. The single "Again" would earn him his third consecutive Grammy for the Best Male Rock Vocal in the Grammy Awards of 2001. Kravitz released his sixth album Lenny in October 2001. He won his fourth consecutive Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal at the Grammy Awards of 2002. Kravitz's seventh album Baptism was released in May 2004. His album, It Is Time For A Love Revolution was released in 2008. He has always edited his albums on Virgin Records America. The lead single from Kravitz’s ninth album, Black and White America, "Stand" was released on June 3, 2011. (Stand Songfacts).
He is the son of Ukrainian-Jewish American NBC television news producer Sy Kravitz, and Bahamian American actress Roxie Roker, best known as her character Helen Willis on the hit 1970s television sitcom The Jeffersons. Black and White America's title track is an autobiographical look back at his upbringing in New York. (Black and White America Songfacts).
Artist website: www.lennykravitz.com
Don
Lenny Kravitz Lyrics
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Just want my chevy and an old guitar
I don't want to be a star
I don't need the fat cigar
My friends wonder what is wrong with me
'Cause I don't get off on my fame
I got so much confusion now
I don't want to be a star
Just want my chevy and an old guitar
I don't want to be a star
I don't need the fat cigar
Too many distractions run through my brain
So many girls they start to look the same
Too many options no time to choose
Too many clothes, too many shoes
I've had the world I've done it upside down
I played the part and I've been the clown
Now it's my time, it's a brand new day
To be myself in a different way
I don't want to be a star
Just want my chevy and an old guitar
I don't want to be a star
Just want my chevy and an old guitar
I don't want to be a star
I don't need the fat cigar
I got to meet all the wonderful people
I drank with Dylan boy did we act a fool
I got to meet all the fabulous people
I got high with Jagger, it was really cool
I don't want to be a star
Just want my chevy and an old guitar
I don't want to be a star
I don't need the fat cigar
Never.
The lyrics of Lenny Kravitz's song "Don" express the desire to avoid the trappings of fame and remain true to oneself. The singer asserts that they do not need a fat cigar or the attention of being a star. They would rather have a Chevy and an old guitar to pursue their music in a more authentic way. The singer has reached a point in their life where they are tired of feeling confused and overwhelmed by the distractions and superficiality that come with fame. They acknowledge the wonderful people they have met and the experiences they have had, but now they are ready to be themselves in a different way.
Line by Line Meaning
I don't want to be a star
Being famous and adored by the world's people is the least of my concerns
Just want my chevy and an old guitar
I desire nothing more than my guitar and a Chevy to keep me company
I don't need the fat cigar
I don't require the luxurious elements that accompany the life of a celebrity
My friends wonder what is wrong with me
My friends question my lack of excitement and thrill in response to my fortune
'Cause I don't get off on my fame
My lack of enthusiasm is attributed to my disinterest in the fame I have
I got so much confusion now
I am overwhelmed with confusion and uncertainty in this moment
Sometimes I don't even kno my name
It gets so bad that I tend to forget who I am at certain times
Too many distractions run through my brain
My mind is under siege by a myriad of distracting thoughts
So many girls they start to look the same
I can't help but notice that all the girls I come across resemble one another
Too many options no time to choose
There are just too many options for me, and not enough time to make a decision
Too many clothes, too many shoes
I own too many clothes and shoes than I know what to do with
I've had the world I've done it upside down
I've had the world and experienced it all from every angle
I played the part and I've been the clown
I've played the role someone of my stature is expected to play, even if it made me like a clown
Now it's my time, it's a brand new day
I believe it's time for a change, a new beginning
To be myself in a different way
I want to express my true self in a new, different way
I got to meet all the wonderful people
I had the opportunity to meet some truly wonderful people
I drank with Dylan boy did we act a fool
Bob Dylan and I drank together and did some foolish things
I got to meet all the fabulous people
I had a chance to meet some truly fabulous people
I got high with Jagger, it was really cool
I smoked marijuana with Mick Jagger which was quite an exhilarating experience
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: ENOCH ANDERSON, ALAN J. AXELROD
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If you wanna talk to me
Know that I am planning to see
Yeah, yeah, hey, hey
I don't want this thing to be
Staining my reality, yeah, yeah
Don't lift me up
To turn me down
I just want a lover
Baby stay with me on the floor
Talk with me, let me go
Got to keep it low
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Don't lift me up
To turn me down
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Talk with me, let me go
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If you bought the fantasy
It's murder in the first degree, yeah
Yeah
Is my sexuality
Creating such a tragedy, yeah
Yeah
Don't lift me up
To turn me down
I just want a lover
Baby, stay with me on the floor
Talk with me, let me go
Got to keep it low
Talk with me, let me go
Got to keep it low
Don't lift me up
To turn me down
I just want a lover
Baby stay with me on the floor
Talk with me, let me go
Got to keep it low
Talk with me, let me go
Got to keep it low, ooh
I'm so tired of playing this crazy game
Someone's always left out in the rain
Is there a chance that we can make it, uh
Just keep it real 'cause we can't fake it, yeah
'Cause you and I can't take this anymore
We've got to keep our feet right on the floor
There's no more secrets, no more lying
Baby I'm really, really trying
To get to love
Don't lift me up
To turn me down
I just want a lover
Baby stay with me on the floor
Talk with me, let me go
Got to keep it low
Talk with me, let me go
Got to keep it low
Don't lift me up
To turn me down
Baby stay with me on the floor
Talk with me, let me go
Got to keep it low
Talk with me, let me go
Got to keep it low, ooh
Don't lift me up
To turn me down
Baby, stay with me on the floor
Talk with me, let me go
Got to keep it low
Talk with me, let me go
Got to keep it low, ooh
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