... which means his parents gave him A LOT of validation to help him arrive at this impressive 'second' validating moment. It's an important job we have as parents to inspire, reassure, and validate. I guess even rock stars can flower into full bloom under parental support. I just never thought of parents as helpful to rockstardom.
"I was playing in Switzerland and after the show there was a knock on my door. I said, 'Who is it?' A voice said, 'Yoko Ono.' And I was like, 'Yeah right.' I'm thinking somebody's playing with me: 'Go away.' Another knock. 'Who is it?' 'Yoko Ono.' I think I said something crude, to leave me alone. Finally, they knocked again, and I opened it because I was curious to see who was pulling this gag on me. There was Yoko Ono, standing at my door. I'm a huge John Lennon fan. My first album had a lot of his influence because I was so into the Plastic Ono Band at that time. So Yoko came in and was telling me how much she enjoyed my music. Then she told me, 'John would've really liked your album. The way you sing, that's the kind of voice he wanted to sing with.' I was blown away. I couldn't believe that this woman was telling me this. Then we began a friendship and I played at a John Lennon tribute concert in Liverpool in 1990. It was unexpected validation - the first thing I can remember in my career that was not from my parents."
— Lenny Kravitz
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