Determined to make it on his own, Lenny Kravitz left home after graduation. In survival mode, he found work making demo tapes for artists and lived out a car he rented for $5 a day. In 1986, he left California and relocated back to New York to get in the music scene there. After one year in New York, he meant Lisa Bonet and in November 1987 they eloped in Las Vegas. Another short year later, the couple welcomed their daughter Zoe. With his new little family, Kravitz became even more determined to make it and he recorded his entire debut album. For months, Kravitz struggled with finding a label due their inability to understand his sound. However, after a 5-minute meeting with A&R at Virgin records, he was offered a deal. From there his career took off but they were some bumps in his personal life. In 1993, Lenny and Lisa Bonet divorced amicably, but stayed close friends. The divorce hit Kravitz hard and he began to be depressed and lost. Unfortunately, as his stardom grew, he continued to fight personal battles. His mother passed in 1995 from cancer and that turned his world upside down. As a form of therapy, he put his pain into music and took time to understand who he was. Today, Kravitz has solidfied himself as a Rock legend and continues to release music that spreads positivity and love in our world.