We weren't put here to be miserable. We were put here to do the best we can, and we should take our energy and improve our state of being.

Quote by Lenny Kravitz

Topics: Lenny Kravitz Quotes

If you listen to a lot of old funk records, the drums are really small....

If you listen to a lot of old funk records, the drums are really small....

I am trying to get closer to God.

I am trying to get closer to God.

Change is growth. For me it has been a very spiritual and musical rebirth.

Change is growth. For me it has been a very spiritual and musical rebirth.

People feel they have to live that stereotypical lifestyle in order to be a rock...

People feel they have to live that stereotypical lifestyle in order to be a rock...

People see my photos and think I labor over my image and I'm this cool,...

People see my photos and think I labor over my image and I'm this cool,...

God forbid you sing about love. It's a lost concept.

God forbid you sing about love. It's a lost concept.

I think it'd be a real nightmare to put a record out and sell 20...

I think it'd be a real nightmare to put a record out and sell 20...

They think I'm being serious when actually I'm a very big clown. But you have...

They think I'm being serious when actually I'm a very big clown. But you have...

A lot of people pretty much only listen to the chorus.

A lot of people pretty much only listen to the chorus.

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

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

If I were white, I'd get less criticism.

If I were white, I'd get less criticism.

My first guitar, a Fender Jazz Master, I traded it in for a Les Paul...

My first guitar, a Fender Jazz Master, I traded it in for a Les Paul...

It was amazing to me that, all of a sudden, I was hearing my music...

It was amazing to me that, all of a sudden, I was hearing my music...

The loyalty rate isn't that high. I could have a big hit, then put out...

The loyalty rate isn't that high. I could have a big hit, then put out...

I was taught by my grandfather that anything that your mind can conceive, you can...

I was taught by my grandfather that anything that your mind can conceive, you can...

A lot of people don't listen to the lyrics, really.

A lot of people don't listen to the lyrics, really.

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

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

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

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

I'm always sort of reflecting on what I do on what I've done. Usually before...

I'm always sort of reflecting on what I do on what I've done. Usually before...

The story that I wanna tell is pretty much about the way I grew up....

The story that I wanna tell is pretty much about the way I grew up....