Creating ‘Strut’ Was A Dream Come True For Lenny Kravitz
Lenny Kravitz was compelled to create his new album Strut while filming his scenes for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, where he plays stylist Cinna. He would literally be woken up out of a restful sleep by melodies that kept popping up in his head.
“All of a sudden, all this music started coming into my head. I had to make a decision whether I was going to capture it or let it go,” Lenny told USA Today.”I was waking up at 5 a.m. for these ridiculous actors’ hours. You’re working all day. This stuff was just coming into my head. It kept coming. I basically stayed awake for two weeks. I slept maybe one or two hours a night sometimes. I got all the music down.”
He immediately began recording after filming wrapped for him. Said it was made in a rush. “I went to the Bahamas and recorded it,” “There was no time to think of anything. It was just a matter of capturing it,” he says. “It ended up what it is — a really up, energetic, fun record.”
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