I try to do things that keep me interested. And play music that moves me. I like to move around and play… — David Sanborn Copy Share Image
To me, the object of practicing is to allow you to play what you hear. But you're always hearing new things, so… — David Sanborn Copy Share Image
When you see the same familiar faces, it's nice when you get a chance to play with the same musicians. You start… — David Sanborn Copy Share Image
I'll just sit at the piano a lot an play like through different chord exercises and kind of just throwing my hands… — David Sanborn Copy Share Image
When you have an acoustic bass in the ensemble it really changes the dynamic of the record because it kind of forces… — David Sanborn Copy Share Image
My drummer, Gene Lake, is Oliver Lake's son. So I certainly have wide tastes, in not only what I listen to, but… — David Sanborn Copy Share Image
I tend to play in a way that feels natural to me. To me that's authentic for myself. I play by where… — David Sanborn Copy Share Image
I think, in a lot of ways, it's easier to play a smaller room. You can exploit the quieter dynamics you would… — David Sanborn Copy Share Image
Jazz music should be inclusive. Smooth jazz to me rules out a certain kind of drama and a certain tension that I think all… — David Sanborn Copy Share Image
In regard to music, I just think that it's always best to have an attitude of being a perpetual student and always look to… — David Sanborn Copy Share Image
Its all about finding the right note at the right place and knowing when to leave well enough alone. And that's a lifelong quest. — David Sanborn Copy Share Image
While St. Louis is technically regarded as part of the Mid-West, it's actually - geographically and emotionally - more part of the South. I… — David Sanborn Copy Share Image
I have a certain temperament, a disposition that I think lends itself to not playing outside the lines that much. But I do test… — David Sanborn Copy Share Image
I don't think I'm modest so much as I'm realistic. I know what I can do and what I can't do. I know what… — David Sanborn Copy Share Image
I'm moved by a lot of different kinds of music, whether it's pop music or R&B or straight-ahead jazz or free or opera or… — David Sanborn Copy Share Image
I think a valid approach to being a musician is to take all of the experience of your life and filter it through your… — David Sanborn Copy Share Image
All the music that I've made in the past I've believed in. I think some of it has been more commercially successful than others,… — David Sanborn Copy Share Image
Well, I guess my unease with that is... I'm always a little uneasy with that phrase - smooth jazz, as opposed to what? — David Sanborn Copy Share Image
Music is like an open sky. You know it's out there... and there you are. — David Sanborn Copy Share Image
