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But Kravitz, who headlines Minneapolis’ Orpheum Theatre on Sunday night, had a very close friend he’d make an exception for. And that was Prince.

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“It’s funny, I used to get so mad at him. He’d call me to come (to Minnesota) in the dead of winter. I’d never say no, but what the hell? It’s freezing and bleak!”

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Kravitz, 55, first met the Purple One in 1990, soon after his debut album “Let Love Rule” introduced the singer/songwriter/guitarist to the world. They hit it off and spent the next few decades hanging out together in locales around the world, playing late-night jam sessions and bonding over their shared love of music.

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“I was influenced by him since high school and he was and always has been a great example of an artist,” Kravitz said. “I recorded all sorts of secret things with him. We had our fun in our way.”

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This is only an excerpt, the full article contains more about Prince.

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BartVanHemelen said:

https://www.twincities.co...-with-him/

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But Kravitz, who headlines Minneapolis’ Orpheum Theatre on Sunday night, had a very close friend he’d make an exception for. And that was Prince.

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“It’s funny, I used to get so mad at him. He’d call me to come (to Minnesota) in the dead of winter. I’d never say no, but what the hell? It’s freezing and bleak!”

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Kravitz, 55, first met the Purple One in 1990, soon after his debut album “Let Love Rule” introduced the singer/songwriter/guitarist to the world. They hit it off and spent the next few decades hanging out together in locales around the world, playing late-night jam sessions and bonding over their shared love of music.

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“I was influenced by him since high school and he was and always has been a great example of an artist,” Kravitz said. “I recorded all sorts of secret things with him. We had our fun in our way.”

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This is only an excerpt, the full article contains more about Prince.

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[Edited 9/6/19 7:03am]

Thanks for posting this. Lenny is such an amazing person. I truly believe he is down to earth and real and would've been a good friend to Prince had Prince allowed him into his life more. I just saw Lenny perform Wednesday evening and he put on an awesome show. One of the best times I've had at a concert in years (other than Prince).

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Good interview - always loved Lenny Kravitz. Have been playing recently his extended 4-track single of "Are You Gonna Go My Way" which is a great Prince-esque example of a maxi single with GREAT b-sides. . There is defintely a Prince influence on a few tracks on "Raise Vibration". Like Prince he's also a dude who's looking great in his 50's.

2freaky4church1 said:

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Isn't that always the way it goes when those you loved passes on. I know many that feel the same way about those that are no longer here, and I'm one of them. It's too bad that we often take for granted life, naively thinking that it will go on forever.

jdcxc said:

Anybody remember Lenny as Romeo Blue during his Prince phase? I always wonder how Prince felt about the Lenny/Ingrid “Justify” controversy. http://www.lenny-kravitz..../bio04.jpg

It was Prince that encouraged Ingrid to take it to court. He heard the song, phoned Ingrid and said "I know that's you".

Ingrid talks about in this interview I did with her

Militant said:

Ingrid seemed to imply that it was more the label or the people around Lenny or Madonna rather than Lenny himself.

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2freaky4church1 said:

Great article and thanks 4 posting. Always loved Lenny and the first time I heard him when his debut album first came out, I could tell that Prince had influenced him. Glad they got the chance to perform together.

Empress said:

I went to see Lenny in Minnepolis last night. He said something along the lines that Prince was the greatest of all time and that he would get into that later, because he didn't want to cry. Someone handed him a Prince shirt and he hung it over the drum kit and left it there for the remainder of the show.

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Lenny is a class act! I loved his concert last week. It was such high energy and he seemed so happy and into what he was doing. The band was awesome too.

Glad to hear the show went well.