Decades before they reached icon status, Lenny Kravitz and Mariah Carey became friends. Both stars received awards at the Recording Academy Honors, presented by the Black Music Collective, in Los Angeles on Thursday and Kravitz opened up to People on the red carpet about the origins of their bond.
"We met on the east side in New York, and we were around the same group of friends," the 59-year-old "American Woman" singer tells People of Carey, 54, whom he starred alongside in Lee Daniels' 2009 film Precious.
"She was working on her demos. I was working on mine. She worked at a sports bar I used to hang out at," recalled Kravitz. "So, it's extra special to be sharing this night with Mariah."
Kravitz also recalled being joined by some feline friends when the pair would hang out at Carey's apartment. "We used to go over to their house and hang out. She had a bunch of cats," he told Entertainment Tonight, without clarifying whether the pets were Carey's or her roommate's.
"And I remember her playing her cassettes and me playing mine and here we are tonight on the same night, which is cool," Kravitz said.
He and Carey both received the Recording Academy Global Impact Award, a CEO Merit Award, during the ceremony, held at Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
(People)
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