An aesthetic chameleon ever since his 1989 debut "Let Love Rule," Kravitz has never been comfortable with borders, boxes, limitations.

A child of two cultures, Kravitz grew up half-Bahamian, half-Jewish in Manhattan and Brooklyn, the son of TV producer Sy Kravitz and actress Roxie Roker (Helen on "The Jeffersons").

Raised around music, he dug jazz and R&B in NYC; moving to LA, he sang with the California Boys Choir and recorded with Zubin Mehta. Hitting first with "Let Love Rule," he followed up with the tougher "Mama Said" (1991), the rocking "Are You Gonna Go My Way" (1993) and the kaleidoscopic "Circus" (1995). Critics noted his originality and breadth of influences (Hendrix to Lennon, gospel to funk). Crowds responded to his incendiary live performances and demanded more.