Lenny Kravitz's Reading List

By the Book: Lenny Kravitz (2020)

NYT By the Book column (2020-11-12).

J. D. Salinger · 1951 · Buy on Amazon

"I love the voice Holden Caulfield spoke in and the way he described what he was feeling and what was going on in his mind."

Miles: The Autobiography

Miles Davis · Buy on Amazon

"That was a book that influenced me a lot, because I grew up with Miles."

Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye

David Ritz · Buy on Amazon

"It's a wonderful book."

The Metamorphosis

Franz Kafka · 1915 · Buy on Amazon

"Metamorphosis was completely a fantasy, but it was told in such a graphic way. Those were the first two books that got me going and showed me what great storytelling was like."

A Child's Garden of Verses

Robert Louis Stevenson · Buy on Amazon

"Because of what it is and when she gave it to me, that would be the best book I've ever received as a gift."

Favorite books (2021)

Favorite books recommended by Lenny Kravitz, as compiled by radicalreads.com. Source article: https://radicalreads.com/lenny-kravitz-favorite-books/.

Source: radicalreads.com

Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original

Robin DG Kelley · Buy on Amazon

"A great look at the legend that is Thelonious Monk."

The Catcher in the Rye

J.D. Salinger (also rec’d by Kurt Cobain , Liz Phair & Philip Roth ) · Buy on Amazon

"I reread this book before writing Let Love Rule . I first read it when I was younger, and the way that Salinger wrote Holden Caulfield’s voice has always stayed with me and was a big influence on how I wrote my book."

The Metamorphosis

Franz Kafka (also rec’d by David Lynch & Gabriel García Márquez ) · Buy on Amazon

"Another book that I recently enjoyed again that I had read as a kid—I love the storytelling and the colorful imagery Kafka uses."

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