Before Mariah Carey and Lenny Kravitz became chart-topping pop artists, Leny Kravitz was friends with Mariah. During a 2018“Watch What Happens Live”episode, Kravitz revealed to host Andy Cohen and fellow guest Gayle King that he and Carey were friends before fame. He said that Carey was destined for stardom and their friends knew this. “She knew she had the talent,”Kravitz mentioned Carey. “We all knew she had the voice.”The “Fly Away”The singer stated that Carey and his friends spent a lot time in the Upper West Side of New York City. Kravitz explained that Carey was working as a coat-checker in a sports bar at the time.
Then heAdditional, “We knew [Carey] was going to make it. The talent was just too incredible.”Separate Past interviewsCohen and Kravitz praised Carey’s talents again, Kravitz stating, “She was absolutely extraordinary.”Carey and Kravitz worked together on several projects, and they continue to publicly encourage one another.