Leonard Albert "Lenny" Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter,
multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actor and arranger, whose "
retro" style incorporates elements of
rock,
blues,
soul,
R&B,
funk,
jazz,
reggae,
hard rock,
psychedelic,
pop,
folk and
ballads. In addition to singing lead and backing vocals, Kravitz often plays all the guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, and percussion himself when recording.