Lenny Kravitz, who recently appeared nude in his TK421 music video, has made a major revelation in an interview. Guardian He said that he is not in any serious relationship and has been practicing celibacy for nine years.
The 60-year-old singer-songwriter has achieved a sex symbol status with his eight-pack abs, waist-length dreadlocks, fancy glasses and leather pants. According to his fans on social media, he is the physical embodiment of a rockstar. This revelation is surprising for his fans.
‘It’s spiritual’
The Fly Away singer has not participated in any romantic relationship for 9 years. He vowed to remain single until he finds the ‘right’ person. Lenny believes that waiting for the love of your life is spiritual.
The rock musician also claimed to be single from 2003-2005, but his plans were derailed by his casual love affairs. “I wasn’t single at all at that time,” he said. Wire in 2009. “It took a number of years to do it right. To really do it, and to really try to do it and not just talk about it. Not that it’s not important – I think sex and intimacy and all that is very important. It’s just that I’m going to do it with my wife.”
Like father like son?
The singer revealed that his relationship troubles began after he found out about his father’s infidelity. Lenny’s father had promised that he would become just like him. The Rock and Roll Is Dead singer started becoming like his father. He was a ‘player’ during his marriage with his ex-wife Lisa Bonet. After his separation from The Cosby Show actor, he was romantically linked with Hollywood stars Vanessa Paradis, Adriana Lima and Nicole Kidman. Seeing his father’s shadow in himself, he strove for celibacy.
“I didn’t like it. I didn’t want to be that guy. So I had to deal with it, and it took years,” he said, adding that he dealt with his infidelity “by taking responsibility. By having discipline. By not letting my desires take over.”
More than a sex symbol
Lenny spent much of his youth topless, or blatantly nude in his music videos. But he never considered himself sexy. He honestly said in an interview Square Mile“Wouldn’t it be disgusting if I looked in the mirror every day and said ‘oh yes I am so cool and sexy.'” The singer claimed that he has a more ‘down-to-earth’ personality and that the sex symbol image doesn’t match his self-perception.
In his latest music video, TK421, he was naked. But for Lenny, the energy he was using for the video was never sexual. “We’re having fun, I’m singing into the toothbrush, dancing in the bathroom. It wasn’t an energy of ‘Ooh, let’s be sexy.'”
He recently released his 12th studio album, Blue Electric Light, on May 24, 2024.
