Zoro's history - Lenny Kravitz From "Mama Said" to "Baptism"
My work with Lenny remains of my most fulfilling musical experiences, Lenny and I always have an absolute blast when we rock the house together!! "The band is allowed to just go up there and jam. And if you make a mistake, no big deal, you know? Lenny takes the attitude that, ‘So what if we make one minor mistake? We might have a great 20-minute jam that will never happen again!’ In my other gigs I wasn’t allowed that type of freedom." "The whole band is really starting to gel. I don’t know if you have heard Zoro lately, but as of just a couple of weeks ago, it shifted into high gear and he’s playing ridiculously." The Cold Turkey Sessions <top>
"The recording of the Cold Turkey record was a magical session, it went down in one take. The room was beaming with out of control energy. We cut the tune as a direct result of our performance on the John Lennon Tribute in Liverpool England. The show went so well that there was an enormous request from the fans that we cut Cold Turkey as a single, so we did. This was released as a single in Europe only. The band on the track was Lenny on rhythm guitar and vocal, Adam Widoff on lead guitar, myself on drums and Lebron Scott on bass. I loved playing with Lebron, he was a groove machine and was formerly with Curtis Mayfield for many years before joining Lenny’s "Let Love Rule" band." See the Cold Turkey Picture Book The Cult Ceremonial Stomp Tour <top>
"Lenny, Ian Asbury and I had a great time on the Cult tour - I always insisted he brush his teeth before he tried one of those kisses! "The highlights
for me were a blistering ‘Cold Turkey’ ,’Fear’
, ‘Flower Child’ , ‘Freedom Train’ and of
course ‘Let Love Rule’ , already an anthem for the
nineties. The band were magnificent, obviously having as good
a time as the audience while they completed Lenny’s soul-shaking,
tear-exploding, thunder and lighting vocals with an earth-quaking
cathedral of emotion-drenched pure sound (rave on indeed Jim…Ed).
I liked it. I even bought a t-shirt." John Lennon Tribute Concerts <top>
See the John Lennon Picture Book
SKC New York Music Awards <top>
"Some things are worth waiting for. Some things are worth working for. And every once in a great while, some things are even worth waiting and working for….." Enter Zoro. This is one cat who just seems to have a knack for knowing where the golden egg lies (i.e., jumping into The New Edition and Bobby Brown projects just as they were taking off…. Add to this a great bass drum technique and a groove style on top of some incredibly clean licks, and You’ve got yourself a drummer…..But the best part is that , amazingly, I wasn’t let down. With the crowd chanting "Lenny ! Lenny!" to Zoro’s beat and the audience grooving…..A few fancy licks by Zoro on ‘Freedom Train’ made for some heavy duty listening pleasure. The word "spiritual" keeps trying to key itself into my computer as I think back. Could be the lyrics… could be the group spirit….could be just the vibe." Tom Petty Tour <top>
Lenny Kravitz Baptism Tour <top>
In support of his new album "Baptism", Lenny Kravitz announced a world tour that kicked off in Holland on May 31st, 2004 at Pink Pop. With Zoro once again back with his old friend, this was the most successful tour ever for Z. The tour eventually hit the US and multiple cities across the globe through 2004. |
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I toured and recorded with Lenny Kravitz from 1989 to the beggining of 1992, from the "Let Love Rule" through the "Mama Said" era and again in 2003-2004 for the "Baptism" tour. 
The John Lennon Tribute available, Sony Music Video 1991. Lenny's performance of "Cold Turkey" was considered the highlight of the show. There were shows in both Tokyo and Liverpool to celebrate what would have been Lennon's 50th birthday. In addition to his gig with Lenny, Zoro backed Sean Lennon for the shows. 
"It's always nice to be recognized, and especially when a friend is there too. Lenny and I loved our trip to pick up these little fellas." 
"Our Drummer for the evening is called Zoro. He dresses in black and wears a gaucho hat and has a neat Latin mustache. And in case you missed out on the subtle name play, he’s painted a massive Zoro on the skin of the bass drum. But for all his cavalier ideas, old Zoro beats a hundred funky shades out of his kit. He plays it hard and sexy for the big P-Funk numbers, and gets a neurotic edge for the heavy stuff about pain and pollution". 
