"It’s a spiritual thing" — Lenny Kravitz explains why he chooses to remain celibate till he is married

On May 30, in an interview with The Guardian, Lenny Kravitz opened up about his personal life including his decision to embrace celibacy. The singer-songwriter who just turned 60 on May 26, revealed that he was still waiting to meet the right partner while discussing his love life with the outlet. He further spoke about celibacy and said,

"Yes. It’s a spiritual thing. I have become very set in my ways, in the way I live."

The topic of celibacy arrived when Kravitz mentioned how he was becoming like his father, who had an affair. He revealed that he wanted to change his lifestyle since he didn't want to be a "player." The rockstar added:

"I didn’t like it. I didn’t want to be that guy. So I had to tackle that and it took years."

He also mentioned that he had to be disciplined in life, in order to achieve his goal and "not let his desires take over."

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Lenny Kravitz opened up about his personal life and childhood in a recent interview

In the interview with The Guardian, Lenny Kravitz spoke about a lot of topics, one of which was his choice of opting for celibacy. The rock star said that he believed it was more of a spiritual thing for him. He added that until he found the right person for himself, he would want to stay that way.

The actor first spoke about embracing celibacy back in 2008, in an interview with Maxime magazine. He then said that he would not have s*x until he got married to someone. He further added that for him, the relationship should be based more on a soulful connection than a physical connection. He added,

"[It is] just a promise I made until I get married. Where I'm at in life, the women have got to come with something else, not just the body, but the mind and spirit."

Lenny Kravitz also said,

"It usually trips them out, but that's the way it's going to be. I'm looking at the big picture."

The rockstar had been married to actress Lisa Bonet, for a few years from 1987 to 1993. The former couple also had a child Zoë Kravitz in 1988. Zoë is also an established actress right now and has been a part of projects like X-Men: First Class and The Divergent Series. In the current interview with The Guardian, Lenny Kravitz revealed that he would want to be in a relationship again, but it has to be on the same page as his values.

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The rockstar further talked about his childhood and current life in the conversation

In the May 30 interview, Lenny Kravitz further spoke about his physical health and how he had been maintaining it. According to the artist, it is important to be disciplined to live a healthy life. He also mentioned that he usually would not consume junk food. To further explain his point, he said,

"Take last night. I worked all day, interviews, rehearsing into the night, get home at 11 pm. I need to eat something. Now it’s 1 am. I didn’t get my workout."

Lenny Kravitz, (Photo by Andrew Toth/Getty Images for CHURCH Boutique x Lenny Kravitz x Noah Becker)

He added:

"So I went to the gym and I did a 90-minute workout at 2am. I don’t want to be in the gym at 2 am, but I know that I must.” Why? “Because it’s part of my discipline – it’s about body, mind and spirit."

Kravitz further talked about his childhood during the interview. He was the son of famous American actress Roxie Roker. While he was a teen, his mum was already a household name. However, Roker had a strict idea of not spoiling Kravitz. Upon being asked if he had a car at that age, the artist replied with a "no." He further mentioned that he would take a bus or carpool with pals.

To explain his mother's grounded nature, Lenny Kravitz mentioned that every Saturday, the maid would not come and Roker would do the household chores which included "cleaning toilets" too.

The interviewer spoke about his memoir Let Love Rule, and brought up an incident that happened in Lenny's childhood. Upon being asked if he was abused by a woman in his teens, he said,

"In today’s world, yes, that was abuse and assault. It was this chick who saw this young teenager and thought I was cute and I’m going to give him some."

Lenny further added that they did not have any s*xual relationship, since he was dating a girl at the time.

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Lenny Kravitz's debut song Let Love Rule, was dropped in 1989. It also made it to the US Billboard Hot 100. Since then he has released several hits like Fly Away and Again.