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Lenny Kravitz has sacked his entire business staff amid concerns about the future direction of his career.
The singer revealed that he had wanted to make significant changes before recording his eighth studio album Love Revolution.
He told MTV: "I think the energy of maintaining the business end of things - managers, tour managers, label people - was taking its toll on me.
"I had to fire everybody, not because they were bad people but because I felt that they were pushing me into directions that were not really becoming of me."
He added: "I can see the person I want to be, and I was being diverted from that vision of myself. In a lot of ways, it was a me-or-them kind of thing, and it freed me to work without the pressure to deliver."
Kravitz will embark on a two-year tour following the release of the album next February.
The singer revealed that he had wanted to make significant changes before recording his eighth studio album Love Revolution.
He told MTV: "I think the energy of maintaining the business end of things - managers, tour managers, label people - was taking its toll on me.
"I had to fire everybody, not because they were bad people but because I felt that they were pushing me into directions that were not really becoming of me."
He added: "I can see the person I want to be, and I was being diverted from that vision of myself. In a lot of ways, it was a me-or-them kind of thing, and it freed me to work without the pressure to deliver."
Kravitz will embark on a two-year tour following the release of the album next February.
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