When Lenny Kravitz released his first album,as anyone could have wished for in the late ’80s and, coming from a 24-year-old, promised great things. He played all the instruments, mimicking McCartney’s tubular bass playing, Lennon’s anguished vocals, even Ringo’s satisfying-as-pie drumming, and marrying the sound to appropriately lovey-dovey song lyrics in songs like, “I Build This Garden For Us.
KRAVITZ: Yeah. We know that we share a beautiful child. We’ve got to deal with each other. I think there will be a time when we’ll be good friends again. It takes time.RUBIN: There has always seemed to be a negative vibe in the American press about you. Why? KRAVITZ: Well, it’s changing now. But for some reason, at first people thought I was really arrogant and a snob about music because I’m so intense about my production and sound, and because they knew I didn’t like new music so much. And they thought I was someone who didn’t acknowledge his roots. And it’s total bullshit, because I completely do. I also think I didn’t know how to handle the press, in the beginning, I was very open. And I hadn’t taken a course on interviews.
RUBIN: You’ve had the opportunity to work with people who were your musical idols, like Mick Jagger. Anybody else? KRAVITZ: Robert Plant. I don’t know if I told you, but he’s opening for me in Europe. Which is like complete unreality for me, the fact that that man is going to open for me… I mean, I don’t consider it that, but he’s going on tour with me—and he’s going on first. It’s like, give me a break! You know what I mean? I’m more excited about seeing him than I am about playing myself. I opened for Bob Dylan on tour. The first time I met Dylan, it was great.
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