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Time & Perspective Quote by Lenny Kravitz

"I have a great time with my band and on the stage we get along well"

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Against the rock myth of tantrums, egos, and backstage knife fights, Lenny Kravitz quietly sells a different fantasy: functional joy. "I have a great time with my band and on the stage we get along well" reads almost suspiciously plain, like he’s refusing to give you the tabloid version of artistry. That’s the point. In a culture trained to treat chaos as proof of genius, Kravitz frames harmony as the real flex.

The wording does two jobs. "Great time" is deliberately unglamorous, less "legendary" than simply good. It signals work that’s sustainable, not just thrilling. Then he splits the world into two arenas: "with my band" (the offstage relationships, the daily grind) and "on the stage" (the public performance where stress usually spikes). By insisting things are good in both places, he suggests the chemistry isn’t manufactured under spotlights; it’s built through respect and routine.

There’s also a brand logic here. Kravitz has long occupied a lane where craft, classic-rock discipline, and style intersect. Emphasizing that the band "get along well" reinforces professionalism over drama, a subtle rebuttal to the cliché that solo-frontman energy requires collateral damage. The subtext is control: of mood, of environment, of the narrative. He’s not denying rock’s heat; he’s saying the heat comes from cohesion, from a roomful of people pulling in the same direction, night after night.

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Kravitz, Lenny. (2026, January 17). I have a great time with my band and on the stage we get along well. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-have-a-great-time-with-my-band-and-on-the-stage-69305/

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Kravitz, Lenny. "I have a great time with my band and on the stage we get along well." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-have-a-great-time-with-my-band-and-on-the-stage-69305/.

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"I have a great time with my band and on the stage we get along well." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-have-a-great-time-with-my-band-and-on-the-stage-69305/. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.

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Lenny Kravitz

Lenny Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is a Musician from USA.

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