While he should be probably relaxing a little bit, Lenny Kravitz is in better health and back out on the road.

An extensive Canadian tour was slated for earlier this year on the cusp of releasing his latest album, It Is Time For a Love Revolution, however a bout with severe bronchitis put those dates on hold as well as a South American leg of touring.

Kravitz plays the Air Canada Centre tonight.

Having fully recovered and spent a portion of 2008 performing in Europe, Kravitz, 44, says making this record came with far fewer concepts to ponder compared to 2004's Baptism.

"They were both great experiences, it was just different thematically," Kravitz says on the line from Paris. "I guess the last one was a bit more about asking a lot of questions and trying to figure out what I was doing and who I am, etc. with my life. 'Where am I going? What have I done? Does it really matter?'

"On this record it was, 'Okay this is who I am.' If I was slightly off track at all, let me get back on track and keep doing my thing."

That thing he keeps doing is churning out loud, party-starting, feel-good, rock-radio singles. But Kravitz also says that once the album is basically in the can, he doesn't second-guess himself.

"I'm really good at accepting the records for what they are," he says. "I think music can be the most down, depressing thing, although I'm not that much of a depressing writer. It's got some things in it (the album) that are a little bit dark, but there's always light at the end of the tunnel. But even if that's the case, it's still interesting."

Kravitz says there was talk of making the new record a double album but such plans never came to fruition. He doesn't have any personal favourites off It Is Time For a Love Revolution but says A Long and Sad Goodbye and This Moment Is All There Is are two tracks which have greater personal meaning to him.

Another song he talks about is Back to Vietnam, a tune inspired by a New York Times article explaining the similarities between the war in Iraq and the Vietnam war.

"It's just a senseless war, I mean they're all senseless but it was just looking at the comparison," Kravitz says. "I thought it was interesting."

And while the album tracks have garnered attention, Kravitz also released a special single as a free MySpace download entitled Change last month to celebrate International Peace Day.

The musician says it was inspired after hearing U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama using the phrase "Change We Can Believe In."

With the American election a mere two weeks away, Kravitz says that it shouldn't just be celebrities who are speaking their minds on various issues.

"Everyone's got an influence, not just musicians," Kravitz says. "Anybody can speak, it's whether people listen to them or not -- some do and some don't. It's hard to say but I'm going to say what I have to say and what I want to say. If it makes a difference -- great. But if it doesn't, I still said it.

"There are people who think if you're not in politics, you don't have a mind. I love when they say that, 'Well what's this actor or this musician speaking out about?' You hear these right-wing people saying that. Well I'm still a human being. You can be a cook, a librarian, a nurse or a musician. If you got something to say, then say it."

I write 'em and then I forget 'em, Lenny says

When asked about certain songs, singer Lenny Kravitz says the process of creating them is somewhat hazy. But it has nothing to do with any sort of mind-altering substances.

"I hate to sound vague but after I make a record I don't remember," he says. "I'm not saying I don't remember things, but it's all one big blur. And when it's done, it's done. I can't tell you that I came in this day and that song happened.

"I'm in there by myself primarily with an engineer. It's been 20 years of me in the studio pretty much."

Kravitz says he will head off to Japan following his Canadian trek but is already planning to do another U.S. tour in 2009. A European tour next summer also is confirmed.

Next year also represents the 20th anniversary of Kravitz's critically acclaimed debut Let Love Rule. And like most artists with some clout, expect some sort of release celebrating that milestone.

"I'm not exactly sure what we're going to be putting out -- a book, a photo book on 20 years, a repackaging," he says.

"They'll definitely be some things done."

And because he has a lot of material stashed away in the vaults, Kravitz says he is definitely planning to get a more extensive amount released, most likely in the form of a box set.

"There's stuff, there's a lot of stuff but I'll have to go through it all and figure out what I want to do," Kravitz says. "I'm definitely going to try and give the supporters some cool stuff."