Lenny Kravitz on his dad's deaprture

Lenny Kravitz talks about the moment his dad left him and how it affected him.

[@misswhyaname]

I love how Lenny is able to reflect so well on his life without blaming others. He can look at what his parent did to him but also how he himself copes with problems. Takes a real man to do that.

[@pizzakrydder2515]

I agree, I've always felt he is a wise person with a lot to share. I saw him in concert a couple of years ago and we all just felt love spread, from the stage to the audience, it was really very special.

[@veronagomez9073]

misswhyaname amen

[@lisacousineau6948]

misswhyaname agreed a real person can take their own inventory.. Love this

[@triemcallister]

Always a woman who thinks she knows what it takes to be "a real man".

[@tiresamercruy8206]

I love Lenny Kravitz. He's always been a deep thinker. It reflects in his songs which I love.

[@AfricanGirl]

I like deep thinkers from my artists

[@anitahansen1857]

On the same thing.

[@beautifulcrazy]

My grandmother said something to me when I was 7, that was detrimental to my life, so many times. What you verbalize to a child, has huge impact on their lives.

[@abyssiancat2983]

I totally agree ..

[@EphemeralProductions]

Yep i know it well. My mom said a LOT of hurtful crap to me when i was a kid. Most all of it i still remember and it still affects me and my self esteem to this day.

[@Jen-jo5qu]

Lenny is so incredibly honest and raw. RESPECT.

[@bigtopvoice2197]

My father told me, “be better than me.” It’s always a choice. You’re not an animal.

[@bijoucelia8638]

The Last Ringmaster and your father gave you one of the best advices one can give to his/her child👍👍🙏. Definitelly we're not animals👍

[@kevinberger3501]

Of course it’s a choice, but your parents have a great effect on you, positively or negatively.

[@bigtopvoice2197]

T Alvarado I, agree. It’s a conscious fight that is ongoing.

[@violetn6539]

An apple doesn't fall far from the tree. There's truth in that. So it's a conscious fight.

[@nirbija]

@@@violetn6539 But your "apple" can "fall far" ENOUGH from the tree! At the end of the day, real humans ARE masters of their own destiny.

[@deneece4946]

So well-spoken and genuine.

[@andreamoffatt7557]

I believe you can speak things into people. That was messed up.

[@carolynmiller2563]

This is extremely true. This sounds like a generational curse that his dad spoke into his young sons life, because he had no idea how to break it. Or, that it could even be broken at all. Words have power, and substance. They are as tangible as anything else that has substance and takes up space. Just because you can't see them with the natural eye, people don't know that they are as materially real as any other tangible object you do actually see with your eye. " Life and death are in the power of the tongue." His dad unwittingly spoke infidelity into Lenny's life. But, spiritual strongholds can absolutely be broken. Everything that happens in the natural occurs in the spiritual realm first.

[@jeremyhoustonhouston6967]

carolyn miller I have that curse as well and I'm struggling so hard to make sure my kids end that cycle it's a real curse i don't speak what i was taught i speak that they are better than how i grew up

[@shirellstevenson5970]

Crooked truth I find it hard to believe that you are in any community outreach program I get what the other person was saying some children come into the world unloved because there not really wanted and are born to people who are not equipped mentality to have a puppy let alone a new born baby so these children grow up to be mirrors imagines of there parents and in some cases the cycle repeats itself smh

[@LJY08]

I remember the night my mother asked my father to leave when she discovered he was having an affair, and his final words as he walked out the door were; "why am I the one who has to leave? It's MY house too". You hope that in the final moment, when they're life has truly become a shambles that the will find the will to say something meaningful, or just loving, but they don't. They leave you cold and empty, and at the bottom of a very large mountain, that you have to start climbing one painful and grueling step at a time. Anyway, they got back together but the scars NEVER go away, and it happened around the same age to ME as it did to Kravitz. There were no custody battles, or court cases, just pain, and the aching sense that things were NOT going to be okay. It truly is something that NEVER leaves you. It sits in your gut until THAT parent is no longer with you. That is not to say that you WISH for the death of the parent, who you STILL love with all of your heart, it's just a relief when they are no longer alive for you to have to keep forgiving every day. Because, as a son or daughter, when your parents fail you, there is a sense that ANYONE can fail you. That there is NOBODY in the world who is truly safe to be with, or to put your trust in to not let you down.

[@koolkitties8552]

LJY08 Well the reason he had to leave was he screwed another woman and hurt your mom. That doesn't mean he can't be in your life though. Plus if you were 21 at the time you could have taken initiative to see him. Shit happens in life so suck it up buttercup.

[@jaynemcdaniel7891]

Dear, parents are human.. full of cracks and flaws. I love my son deeply.. I would die for him. His Dad and I love each other and him but I’m sure he has seen sides of us that he doesn’t like. But as parents we have to love you are you are. Please forgive us..,

[@alphabogeyman7462]

@@koolkitties8552 why should I give up my house because I screwed another woman,if you don't like it you leave.

[@ertfgghhhh]

Hopefully u learn that take great care on who u pick as ur spouse

[@sweetalexandandrea550]

so true.

[@carolynsherwen7324]

Lenny's father's comment before he walked out the door was pure resentment and spiteful, he was angry his Wife found out about his infidelity and she asked him to leave and good on her , for not putting up with his cheating, I admired Lenny's Mum.

[@etinarcadiaego7]

But he did split with his former wife, Lenny didn t he?

[@triemcallister]

She actually put up with his cheating for many years before. The only thing that changed was Lenny told her his father had given his mistress $50K of her money.

[@lisaoldwithsomanywhys5487]

So sad you had such a tough dad 😭. God bless you Lenny; thank God you had a Wonderful, loving & caring mother❤️.

[@belindaphillips2779]

Unfortunately she ignored the red flags

[@eriksturdevant8589]

As opposed to a wimpy dad? Kravitz had a disciplinarian father that contributed to his success. Be grateful

[@404Miiks]

There is almost nothing more beautiful than and evolving man.

[@marcusstewart4444]

As painful and as "cold" as that is...he at least expressed his pain and his inner truths. Now its the sons responsibility to fight as he have done to destroy that consistency

[@drlarrymitchell]

I was never a man until I refused to be my father.

[@asanta2023]

Dr. Larry Mitchell wow! So powerful!

[@melloneesnyder7434]

Ditto. Only I'm a woman. We all have stories to tell. I just choose to fill my storybook with more chapters of honesty, integrity and kindness. And with a lot of hope that I passed it onto my children.

[@thefingerofgod69]

Wow

[@thinkbeforeyoureact2988]

This comment hits home man, for damn sure.

[@queensheba-m3430]

Dr. Larry Mitchell Powerfullllllll

[@lovedichoreo1529]

It may have been the desperation of that moment that drove his father to say those things to his son but those words, as he said, have far reaching consequences. It effects how you see yourself and how you see or view your interpersonal relationships. There has to be an internal conflict that you are always having to resolve or quell when you reflect and find your footing again. He spoke about zeroing in on the one flaw in the room that has to be fixed. I believe that perfectionists externalize their internal struggle in that way. He's very grounded and open about his struggles which helps to understand exactly what the issue is. We are all imperfect people trying to understand ourselves and each other better.

[@coppersense999]

I'm reminded to be very careful with my words, especially around young folks.

[@ferniejackson8300]

Was just going to write fairly the same! Also maybe since Mr Kravitz father was an army person PTSD may be part of it...

[@keshiathomas9887]

I was hoping his father was going to say "do you want to come with me". Fathers today are not playing that "leaving my kids behind". I have a few friends that are single fathers and they could not do a day without them their kids. I like the times now where men are enjoying being dads.

[@ertfgghhhh]

Where are u living?

[@tikdoe7563]

@@ertfgghhhh Lalaland

[@crystalsherman8896]

@@ertfgghhhh Ok. Where are those father's at?

[@jleezy612]

Lenny is so beautiful inside and out that it hurts. How is he even real?? 😩❤️

[@HoneyBee4163]

You can say I will never...until it happens. I am very pleased and admire that he is able to identify the good and the bad influences with no blame, no anger or resentment.

[@EmpoweredUniverse]

One thing i learnt from this life is that as long as you are over 18, you take charge of your life, no one else but you, its a chance to write your story, to reinvent yourself no matter what happened, we are incharge of our fate, no matter what anybody says, we ourselves will write our story

[@coquis408]

I feel the generational curse today and I’m learning to accept it. I respect his candor about his own actions as a man.

[@Vanessas1969]

All of us have been hurt and we all have the same choice - allow that pain to make us hardened and unkind to others, or allow it to make us that much kinder to others. Ask yourself which you would prefer from those who you encounter who have been hurt by someone else. We all have that choice with no exceptions. Do better and be better and don't make excuses.

[@anitabellamysrensen5442]

I find that struggling in life has given me more empathy :)

[@belindaphillips2779]

Children learn what they live.....It becomes their " normal"

[@lovedichoreo1529]

Father wounds Intergenerational trauma Emotional upheaval Dysfunction spurred on by wounds that go unhealed which are then projected knowingly or unknowingly to your child

[@lovedichoreo1529]

I hope that he put some distance between his own father wounds and his parenting style. It seems like they have a very open and honest relationship and that he's made his peace with enough of it to allow himself to be the parent that he needs to be

[@dyanhumphrey2676]

damn, he's fine!

[@dorothysimon4808]

Yesss indeed!!

[@xan667]

@@dorothysimon4808 yes. Yummy :)

[@annalore5513]

Great features! He is blessed indeed. Hopefully he's a good man..

[@asanta2023]

Anna Lore Anna, he seems like he is a good man.

[@mad-mullah3117]

You are nasty who reeee i swear

[@londonmccray6799]

That's a VERY handsome man

[@sandraatkins2539]

Yes he is. Surprisingly, his mother is average at best, and his father is not attractive at all. Often children don't inherit their jarents looks, but they inherit their dysfunctional behaviors.

[@champflowahbomb7630]

LOTS of dad's do this. Instead of instilling something good in their son, they put garbage in their heads.

[@sweetalexandandrea550]

A lot of parents SUCK!

[@crystalsherman8896]

True

[@LittleLulubee]

Yeah, lots of mothers do it to their daughters

[@karimba45]

Lenny, what a dude. maybe without the agony we wouldnt have the songs. Feel for you man.

[@jaybenjamin8471]

Thanks for sharing LK that didn’t look easy to say 😢❤️

[@deef4267]

Wow... This cat is soooo smooth and appears to be comfortable in his own skin... love it!!!

[@Glad2BGolden]

Fred Wilkerson Thumbs down 👎🏽 for making a clueless stupid comment. Comfortable in your own skin means you accept who you are with confidence. Where did you get race from?

[@josefinamanning5288]

Donna Fulcher 👀☠️👎🏿

[@barb572000]

I have loved and admired Lenny for years....too bad I never got to see him perform live.

[@Happy_HIbiscus]

that dude is fine as hell

[@ninafangirl1]

I feel like i'm watching a therapy session

[@shemene647]

2019.. just watching and WOW.!!!

[@daniboy28]

Man. I got a whole different picture of this cat....

[@Renee-Heal-The-Eagle]

This is so sad.

[@lashaydavis8593]

I admire Lenny for his honesty. Words are very powerful.

[@ireneknow3814]

Lenny! I am so glad you learned from your father mistakes, Somethings in life are meant to happen, some people start a journey together and. its not meant to finish it together! Life is hard and complicated! You just have to pray and stay close to the man above!

[@ninawestlake5005]

What a cruel thing to say to your child. Utter nonsense! But Lenny is so handsome and well spoken. His daughter has more of him(looks) than of her mom in my opinion.

[@prettyblack3556]

That one statement is profound and ‘traumatic’ in my opinion. I say that as a 53yo person who only recognized my own growing up trauma a few yrs ago. Words linger and they hurt.

[@lispa4673]

Simply love the man he is.

[@Pauline1019]

"Hugs" Lenny

[@prettybrowneyes2685]

How awful for Lenny's father to say that to him the day he was leaving the household headed for divorce from his mom. That was cold and heartless!

[@yvetjo9568]

Powerful!

[@a.k.o2179]

Words have power of life and death , it takes only good words to wipe away the bad words.

[@belindaphillips2779]

You can never take it back

[@thewrongshoes]

Is this what happened to his marriage to Lisa Bonet? Thats the question

[@cynthiavirgilio7079]

Probably, I think so

[@powerpriest8083]

If his father was black, everyone on this comment section thats talking about how hes being a man by admitting his own faults, would love for him to only blame his black father, and would say he was being a man for doin that

[@fromama2011]

Yawn

[@FAMEROB]

black men leaving black woman is a well known too common thing farr more common than any other ethnicity

[@jaimeeclair8999]

No behavior or character trait is genetic. People choose to do whatever they want to do, we all have choices.

[@nanacybersliver8411]

Only, if Lenny allows and give permission to what was bestow upon him. He can turn this around, yes I was to, Replaced with "I will do it too, With the most heart felt pro- founding, unconditional with the deepest Love in my inner most being to my father. I surrender my all, in all Forgiveness from the deepest inner most being, toward my father" This will break down the wall for Mercy to replace the hidden cycle and break the curse. And let Jesus be your Healer, first and foremost ...Look to Him ...

[@simplementemariana8553]

so hardd but that makes you so brave, lenny

[@aishaxoxobela]

*departure, CNN

[@rodwilliams7457]

AB had it been a black man it wouldnt be stated like that lol departure I thought he had died

[@mikesgarage18]

Lol

[@joybrooks564]

How many people commented that departure was spelled wrong?🔹I’m going straight to Audible to see if Lenny’s book is on there

[@veronagomez9073]

love lenny kravitz

[@cymbolichuman433]

Cruel thing to say to your kids. It's in the DNA, but these things still are choices we make everyday. Stand up and do better. It might build character.

[@Livenow0666]

The FANTASY: Thinking a relationship is meant to be forever. The REALITY: It's not!

[@shaunie06031]

Some are meant to be forever.

[@robyndismon394]

But some actually are. My veterinarian and his wife have been married 4 well over 50 years and r STILL very much in love. It CAN happen.

[@garyrobertson6778]

beautiful human being. lenny, not the other one.

[@joiisler8986]

Thanks for the distinction.

[@rain73ful]

He's a nice looking dude.

[@JeremysRockSchool365]

how does a news organization misspell the title. lol

[@a.k.o2179]

The tittle is wrongly spelled CNN please correct that!!! Its "Departure" not "Deaprture"

[@glamrockbandit]

I didn't notice that until I saw this comment lol

[@jamescarter8699]

None of us really understand that the foundation of our existence is those two people.And when something fails a part of us fails. Especially if yours and your parents marriage fails together. It is a double broken ❤ Heart and you feel destroyed, lost and in severe depression.

[@brendaniebel1355]

Love his music 🎶❤😊

[@TheBlackkat63]

Words are powerful ; guard your tongue , use it wisely. Warning to parents , myself included.

[@bellamarleyklas89.7fmtunei4]

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[@kamaramikel8607]

Spelled "Departure" wrong.

[@R40m18]

The sins of the fathers-the destructive patterns they pass to their children, the damage and pain those patterns cause for their children, and to the suffering those patterns bring to the myriad of people their children engage with throughout life.

[@deborahwa2015]

OMG! That was a terrible thing to say to your son. He should have said the opposite, “Don’t do what I did.” It’s like he gave Lenny a prophecy that he had no control but to realize it. But I’m glad that his father was in his life after breaking up with his mom.

[@joiisler8986]

She died of cancer not that long after. They only had each other, then. I wonder how he forgave him?

[@ometeolt3182]

I understand !!! The Parents are rare sometimes !!! Not Worry !! You light & Love !!! Lenny !! I love You !! 😘💜💕

[@UhOhBlahh]

Who is writing these video titles?

[@saiyongdawn7756]

The father put a curse on him. Glad he overcame it eventually.

[@Pauline1019]

@2JOHNNYT He already did.."Long And Sad Goodbye"

[@davidsinclair5285]

He’s so damn fine

[@cassandradennis5685]

Wow!!🤔😢

[@snake991231]

Wow

[@DLFfitness1]

Relationships can last as long as people are willing to tolerate each other. All else is fantasy.

[@tyronelewis2430]

From one male to another this man is handsome and the way he speak am impress

[@a.b.d.3974]

In my own opinion I don’t think history repeats itself I think people make bad choices and they can make good choices

[@ginruth6567]

And just a few years later, Lenny would indeed go on to leave Lisa Bonet with a 2 yr old, moving to france with his then lover Vanessa Pardis. Neneh Cherry wrote a song about it. It was just a self-fulfilling prophecy on both Lenny's dad and Lenny's part.

[@MsChantae]

"It put something in me. . . It was detrimental."

[@musesx9]

It's misspelled...departure not DEAParture

[@lisabullock7461]

A class Act.....xoxo

[@wild2peaceful]

Deep....

[@GospelRichard]

My brother.

[@eriksturdevant8589]

Lenny Kravitz' dad: a driven Green beret that fought for his country, was a discipkinarian that imparted drive and discipline to his son. Fathers are fathers, not mothers. .

[@sabrinajones6473]

His father wasn’t lying.

[@KwesiOwusuBempah]

Damn! I can’t believe they spelled “departure “ wrong.

[@belindaphillips2779]

Don't sweat the small stuff

[@creativegirl9710]

Yes, really sloppy. With a NEWs organization no less. And all this time no one has corrected it. Sad....

[@sandytruster3292]

Lenny, I know all about how parents can mortally wound their children with their thoughtless, angry words! But, like myself, you have REFUSED to let an erring parent define you as a person!! God bless you!!!!

[@belindaphillips2779]

Forgiveness

[@joycelynszasz5102]

That was cruel what his Dad did. It made him feel he would fulfill that prophesy. In the end, Lenny will marry probably a totally unknown woman and they will be together forever.

[@justbeingjazzyspodcastclip1044]

Thanks lenny

[@blankfaceduser3596]

Unfortunately, CNN itself cannot spell the simple word, "Departure."

[@creativegirl9710]

I noticed that. In my working years, someone would have been fired.

[@magdalenamasa8787]

Lenny, you are amazing singer. Serbia waiting y. Come. Much love from my county and our people from Serbia and Belgrade.

[@fernandocoronel3366]

Mi idolo

[@natalie651]

CNN can’t spell departure? Trickle down.

[@jordanmitchell5416]

Was he right????

[@believe1236]

That's a horrible thing for a father to say to a son. Even if he believed it, he never needed to tell him that.

[@robhasenwinkle]

What did his dad do that lead to the divorce?

[@Ina3073]

[@allisonhinds8384]

I love this young fella

[@TheTropics4]

Your behavior us a choice no matter what another person says.

[@amya2345]

How painful..

[@d.d9353]

The things our parents but on their children

[@devarodgers4676]

powerful

[@tribecca626]

Was his mom on "The Jeffersons" ??

[@phillipsmom6252]

tri becca ....Yes

[@joiisler8986]

Dayum!