VERSED: The ASCAP Podcast / Ep. 38 - Lenny Kravitz’s “Road to Freedom”
January 10, 2024
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VERSED is a monthly podcast illuminating the heart and soul of music. Featuring in-depth interviews with songwriters and composers, plus tips and insights to help you navigate your music career. Brought to you by ASCAP, home of the world's greatest music creators.
Singer-songwriter extraordinaire, actor, designer and superstar Lenny Kravitz has been crafting his unique fusion of rock, funk, reggae and soul for more than three decades, creating such massive hits as “It Ain’t Over ‘til It’s Over,” “Again,” “Let Love Rule,” “Are You Gonna Go My Way,” “Fly Away” and “American Woman.” He’s a Grammy winner and has won numerous awards, including American Music Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, Radio Music Awards, BRIT Awards and has old over 40 million albums worldwide – all done with his distinctive flair, passion and drive.
As an actor, Lenny has appeared in numerous films, including Precious and The Hunger Games series, among others. Recently he took his work in film to a whole new level by pouring his heart and soul into writing a powerful song, “Road to Freedom,” for the inspiring Netflix film Rustin.
Directed by George C. Wolfe, scored by ASCAP member Branford Marsalis, and starring Colman Domingo, Chris Rock, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Jeffrey Wright and Audra McDonald, Rustin tells the story of Bayard Rustin, the architect of 1963’s March on Washington, who along with Martin Luther King, Jr. inspired a movement and blazed a path forward toward a better world.
Lenny recently talked to VERSED to share how he wrote the triumphant original song “Road to Freedom,” how Martin Luther King, Jr.’s march continues today and his plans for hitting the road himself this year in support of his new album due for release in March.