Lenny Kravitz is finally responding to that viral video of him pumping iron in the gym wearing a pretty unorthodox item: leather pants.
The rock star left the internet reeling last month after he posted a video of himself working out in skin-tight trousers. Social media users were left stunned and impressed by his choice of attire, which also included a mesh tank top and sunglasses.
In a new interview with Variety, Kravitz, 59, explained why he doesn’t mind breaking a sweat in the look that only he could pull off.
The “American Woman” crooner said he’s usually on the go, so he squeezes in his workouts wherever he can, and that often requires skipping a wardrobe change before hitting the weights.
“I’m coming from somewhere or I’m going somewhere [before the gym]. And I just don’t care. I’m gonna pop in, I’ve got 45 minutes, we’re gonna hit it and I’m gonna go run to where I’m going,” he said in the article published Tuesday.
“So I don’t do it for effect. I didn’t do that to be like, ‘Oh, let me be just so different and wear leather pants and glasses.’ No, it’s just me walking in off the street.”
As for the fans who were wondering about the sweat factor of wearing such snug pants, Kravitz revealed that his solution is skipping the leather pants on cardio days.