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His daughter is also set to star in a reboot of 'High Fidelity'Lenny KravitzLenny Kravitz has revealed that he was often turned away by record companies during the early part of his career because his music “wasn’t black enough”. The musician approached a number of record companies with his unique brand of pyschedelic funk rock, but he claims they weren’t interested. He told Variety magazine: ”I just knew […]The post Lenny Kravitz: ‘I was turned away by record companies because my music wasn’t black enough’ appeared first on NME.
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Lenny Kravitz: Billboard CD reviews: Sheryl Crow, Lenny Kravitz
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Reuters - Since 2005's reflective "Wildflower," Sheryl Crow ended her engagement with Lance Armstrong, battled breast cancer, adopted a son and stepped up her activism efforts.
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Lenny Kravitz: no sex rule - Tabloid Hell
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Lenny Kravitz has claimed that he has not had sex for three years.
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Lenny Kravitz: Launches Brief Tour
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Lenny Kravitz's eighth LP, It Is Time For a Love Revolution, is due out on February 5 through Virgin Records America. Which can
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Lenny Kravitz: Preview
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Lenny Kravitz says it's time for a revolution and he is launching a musical movement to do just that with the release of his 8th studio album on February 5, 2008.
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Beck: David Beckham, Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes cause chaos at L.A. Spice Girls show
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Yahoo! Music - It was a greatest-show-on-earth evening, featuring Roberto Cavalli-designed showgirl costumes; a pack of S&M leatherboys led on leashes; a candy-cane-striped poledance routine; a troupe of bullfighters; a cover of Lenny Kravitz's "Are You Gonna Go My Way?" by Melanie Brown; a catwalk march to RuPaul's "Supermodel" by Victoria ...
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