Quotes by Kenny G

About Kenny G:

Kenneth Bruce Gorelick is an American saxophonist. His fourth album, Duotones, brought him breakthrough success in 1986. Kenny G is the biggest-selling instrumental musician of the modern era and one of the best-selling artists of all time, with global sales totaling more than 75 million records.
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The Moment is an album that contains the best music I have ever produced.

Kenny G

It wasn't until Duotones that I felt my true voice come out.

Kenny G

I've learned that you simply can't control those bad vibes.

Kenny G

I really create everything I do from the heart.

Kenny G

I'm responsive to my public, but I also follow my heart.

Kenny G

I don't play the traditional Charlie Parker songs. But I do improvise and I do create with my instrument, and that to me is jazz. But there are people who use the word 'jazz' only in a traditional sense, and they would be offended by that, and that's...

Kenny G

I think everybody has to kind of decide what the word 'jazz' means to them, and that's fine.

Kenny G

Just figure out what you think jazz is, and then if it fits into that category, it's jazz, and if it doesn't, it isn't. It's no big deal.

Kenny G

If I even lose my glasses or make a mistake. I become really disappointed in myself.

Kenny G

I learned so much about playing and touring being on the road and in the studio with Jeff, but I'd always played a lot of gigs in Seattle even prior to joining the Fusion.

Kenny G

I listen to all the top 20 songs, and top 20 albums, even the rap albums. But I don't like negative messages. If somebody is putting a lot of ego out there, I don't like it. When I make my records I want it to be sincere.

Kenny G

Grover Washington was my main influence, and when I went to college, I started listening to more of the jazz masters like Sonny Rollins, Cannonball Adderley, and John Coltrane.

Kenny G

Unless I've got Katy Perry on the cover of my CD, it's going to be tough to sell a lot of records.

Kenny G

I don't go to clubs. I don't know what club mixes are supposed to sound like.

Kenny G

With the sax, I learned technique well enough so that it feels like part of my body, and I just express myself. That's where I want to get in golf.

Kenny G

Well, Grover Washington was my main influence and when I went to college, I started listening to more of the jazz masters like Sonny Rollins, Cannonball Adderley, and John Coltrane.

Kenny G

I've never really played golf. With the sax, I learned technique well enough so that it feels like part of my body, and I just express myself. That's where I want to get in golf.

Kenny G

Any saxophone player will have those influences come through in their music in a very different way. I can listen to the same 10 sax players as someone else for my entire life, and we'll both play completely differently. That's the beauty of being a ...

Kenny G

Maybe I'm a dreamer, but I think the ordinary guy has just as much right to say 'This is a good song' as somebody who is in the music business.

Kenny G

What is music anyway? It's a form of communication, and that's why I play the kind of music that I think - that I hope - can communicate with people.

Kenny G

Author Bio

  • NameKenny G
  • DescriptionAmerican saxophonist
  • AliasesKenneth Bruce Gorelick
  • BornJune 5, 1956
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSaxophonist; Composer; Jazz Musician