"Rock and Roll Is Dead"
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 2:33 am
Yes that topic heading is a bit sensational but, I am taking a look at the sensational career of Lenny Kravitz and that happens to be the title of one of the songs on his tribute album "Circus" released in 1995. I thought perhaps it might get your attention. 
Leonard Albert "Lenny" Kravitz is a great musician whose music has crept into many of our collections without a lot of fanfare, yet his talent is undeniable. He is a multi instrumentalist who prefers to play every instrument used in his recordings and has interestingly enough; he has also more recently embraced the use of Pro Tools.
His story is very much your typical blue collar and hard work. However he has focused or filtered if you will his abilities and his success through his personal belief in a higher power. He is not shy to mention or talk about what he believes in either.
His music is heavily soaked in influences and as a result even though it is often his own music that you are listening to, it has a vaguely familiar characteristic about it.
I have always believed (long before the business gurus that came along a few years back that are making a killing teaching this principle btw) that you can model success by watching those who are successful very closely. I believe that Lenny Kravitz has done just that. His understanding of the business aspect of the rock and roll business is first class and he has measured his success as a result of his knowledge and talent. It does not hurt that he has always been exposed to the entertainment industry, thanks in part to his mother who was an actress and to his father who was a producer for NBC, if I recall correctly.
Lenny Kravitz! Is he on your play list?
Leonard Albert "Lenny" Kravitz is a great musician whose music has crept into many of our collections without a lot of fanfare, yet his talent is undeniable. He is a multi instrumentalist who prefers to play every instrument used in his recordings and has interestingly enough; he has also more recently embraced the use of Pro Tools.
His story is very much your typical blue collar and hard work. However he has focused or filtered if you will his abilities and his success through his personal belief in a higher power. He is not shy to mention or talk about what he believes in either.
His music is heavily soaked in influences and as a result even though it is often his own music that you are listening to, it has a vaguely familiar characteristic about it.
I have always believed (long before the business gurus that came along a few years back that are making a killing teaching this principle btw) that you can model success by watching those who are successful very closely. I believe that Lenny Kravitz has done just that. His understanding of the business aspect of the rock and roll business is first class and he has measured his success as a result of his knowledge and talent. It does not hurt that he has always been exposed to the entertainment industry, thanks in part to his mother who was an actress and to his father who was a producer for NBC, if I recall correctly.
Lenny Kravitz! Is he on your play list?
