This is partly true. I had been planning to read this book for over a year but it moved to the top of my reading list because I was influenced by the news that Lisa Bonet and Jason Momoa had recently split. Let me start by saying that I think Lenny Kravitz is the coolest human living on planet earth today. This book covers the first 25 years of Lenny's life and I'm hoping that by the time a book about the next 25 years is published, Lenny and Lisa will be reunited. That's what I want. That's what true love deserves.
But back to the book...this is an entertainment memoir at its very best. Lenny's family history is fascinating and his shared early childhood living arrangement with maternal grandparents in Brooklyn and entertainment industry parents on the Upper East Side of Manhattan across from the Metropolitan Museum of Art was unique and provided what Lenny described as the foundation for his "Gemini" life. His mom, actress Roxie Roker, and her role on "The Jeffersons" took the family to California during the 1970s and 1980s and provided a framework for Lenny's musical education and talent. His elementary and high school experiences and access to the excesses and opportunities of L.A. deserve a biopic.
It's a lot, truly, much of it beyond imagination and yet, somehow still innocent, naive, and inspirational. The book ends with Lenny's first album and his marriage to Lisa Bonet, so there are decades more to share. I would be remiss if I didn't also mention the insert that includes adorable photos of Lenny at childhood birthday parties, as an elementary school student, and during his years as a teen getting his incredible fashion persona organized. It's magical to behold.