There's definitely an old school element to my music, but I also think it's modern. Lenny Kravitz More Quotes by Lenny Kravitz More Quotes From Lenny Kravitz I was an actor when I was a teenager and it could have been the direction that I headed in. But music and my relationship with music is quite deep, and it really is the nucleus of my creativity. So I gave up acting so I could pursue music fully, and I never thought about really going back. And then [director] Lee Daniels met me and wanted to work with me, and that's how it started. Lenny Kravitz teenager creativity acting There's nothing more that we love than having a close, personal, open relationship, and I believe that's what God wants. Lenny Kravitz i-believe want believe Personal relationship with God is not all just the ceremony and not the religion of doing something because you were told that's what you have to do; it's relationships, it's like we have relationships with our families, with our friends, with our loved ones. Lenny Kravitz relationship-with-god ceremony loved-ones I do my best to try to keep God with me on a personal level. It's my belief that God really wants a personal relationship with us. Lenny Kravitz levels want trying I fell in love with Paris the first time I went. Lenny Kravitz paris first-time firsts I think that we have to be very careful and get back into the loop, get back to nature. Get back to God and not let the technology send us somewhere that we're going to regret. Lenny Kravitz regret technology thinking I bought [John Lennon's] 'Plastic Ono Band,' and I listened to it over and over for months. It's a monumental work of genius. Lenny Kravitz band genius months I had no idea 'The Hunger Games' was so big. I didn't even know the book. I had been living under my own rock. Lenny Kravitz rocks games book My mom and dad would take me all over. One night we'd be at the Apollo watching James Brown, and then I'd be at the Joffrey Ballet. It was that kind of scene. Lenny Kravitz dad mom night I want to do interiors, furniture. I want to do architecture, although I'm not an architect. Nor am I a trained interior designer. Lenny Kravitz furniture architecture want I just live my life and try to be present. Lenny Kravitz living-my-life just-live trying You can start something, do it, and believe that that's what you're doing, but then the inspiration comes and it's like, "Nope, this is what it is." Lenny Kravitz inspiration believe The most important thing for me is the moment, going from one thing to the next and hitting all the different levels and different points that make the whole what it is. Lenny Kravitz hitting next important I just feel so good; it feels like a very creative time for me. As far as my mind, spirit, and body, I've never felt better. Lenny Kravitz body creative mind Don't take it so seriously. Lenny Kravitz When I'm doing interiors - especially the ones where you really have full creative freedom - it's about creating an environment for people to feel so comfortable and at ease. I want them to become inspired to live and feel better. Lenny Kravitz creating feel-better people For me a watch is a really beautiful instrument. I don't so much care what time it is but I do love watches, and I love how they're constructed. Lenny Kravitz care beautiful watches Music definitely inspires my design all the time. Lenny Kravitz design inspire Good design is being able to put a $100,000 thing next to a $20 thing. If it looks right and it works then it works. It doesn't have to be expensive; it's all about the high meets low for me. Lenny Kravitz design able looks It's interesting to be playing a father who's on the other side because that's not my world and not where I came from. Lenny Kravitz father world interesting