This captivating audiobook purports to be about the musical
development of the multitalented Lenny Kravitz... As he draws listeners
into his world, however, listeners begin to see that he's talking about
something broader than music: This deeply thoughtful man is talking
about how his passion for learning and expressing himself was shaped. --
AudioFile Magazine
"I see my story as a suite of songs that have a magical connection. I
never understood that connection until I sat down to write. It was then
that the magic started to flow."
Let Love Rule is a work of deep reflection. Lenny Kravitz looks back
at his life with candor, self-scrutiny, and humor.
"My life is all about opposites," he writes. "Black and white. Jewish
and Christian. The Jackson 5 and Led Zeppelin. I accepted my Gemini
soul. I owned it. I adored it. Yins and yangs mingled in various parts
of my heart and mind, giving me balance and fueling my curiosity and
comfort."
Let Love Rule covers a vast canvas stretching from Manhattan's Upper
East Side, Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant, Los Angeles's Baldwin Hills,
Beverly Hills, and finally to France, England and Germany.
It's the story of a wildly creative kid who, despite tough struggles at
school and extreme tension at home, finds salvation in music.
We see him grow as a musician and ultimately a master songwriter,
producer, and performer. We also see Lenny's spiritual growth--and the
powerful way in which spirit informs his music.
The cast of characters surrounding Lenny is extraordinary: his father,
Sy, a high-powered news executive; his mother, Roxie Roker, a television
star; and Lisa Bonet, the young actress who becomes his muse.
The central character, of course, is Lenny, who, despite his great
aspirational energy, turns down record deal after record deal until he
finds his true voice.
The creation of that voice, the same voice that is able to declare "Let
Love Rule" to an international audience, is the very heart of this
story.
"Whether recording, performing, or writing a book," says Lenny, "my art
is about listening to the inspiration inside and then sharing it with
people. Art must bring the world closer together."
A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt and Company
