By now you’ve heard that Teena Marie passed away on Sunday. Across the web, particularly Facebook and Twitter, people have expressed thoughts of remembrance and well wishes that come along when a person who’s touched their life in some small or big way leaves this life. This morning, Lenny Kravitz posted a video to do the same.

Recorded from a hotel room in Paris, Lenny Kravitz has on a black hoodie and is talking in a very somber tone.

I’ll be honest, at first glance, I thought, why is he taking her passing THIS hard. You know how some people overly dramatize things? Thirty seconds later it became clear. Apparently Lenny Kravitz had a very close relationship with Teena Marie; one that he says he has never really talked about. When he was a teenager/struggling musician, Teena Marie gave him a place to stay, gave him instruments to practice with, and took him to recording sessions and concerts. He said if it wasn’t for her, he wouldn’t be who he is today.

Lenny Kravitz had not talked to her in a couple of years, and here he is waking up to find out that Teena Marie is gone forever.

Watch/listen, this is from the heart.