From MTV News:
Lenny Kravitz has never been one for boxes. When he broke onto the scene 22 years ago with Let Love Rule, his brand of psych-and-funk-tinged retro rock, coupled with his roots (his mother was black, his father white, his religion a mixture of Christianity and Judaism), confounded critics and radio executives alike. And to an extent, that's never really changed, though, with each successive hit - 'Let Love Rule,' 'Are You Gonna Go My Way,' 'Fly Away,' 'American Woman,' to name just a few - he's become less of a curio case and more of a career artist.
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