Song Quotes by Kenny G

18 Song quotes by Kenny G

Across eighteen short passages, Kenny G offers his smooth‑sounding take on song. The entries are brief but each one carries a mellow tone that mirrors his signature style.

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

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

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Just because people play songs with great technique doesn't mean the records are better.

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

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The Moment is an album that contains the best music I have ever produced.

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If you go to Tiananmen Square, or go to any public area in China, you will hear my music at some point.

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Just figure out what you think jazz is, and then if it fits into that category, it's jazz, and if it doesn't,…

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I listen to all the top 20 songs, and top 20 albums, even the rap albums. But I don't like negative messages.…

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What is music anyway? It's a form of communication, and that's why I play the kind of music that I think -…

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Maybe the biggest thing that I've learned musically is that anything is possible. Things can work when maybe they don't seem like…

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I've never personally criticized anyone else's music, but I know that the public's real problem is not the music I make but…

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Being a purely instrumental album, it makes a musical statement, not a religious one, and I hope that people can feel the…

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Grover Washington was my main influence, and when I went to college, I started listening to more of the jazz masters like…

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I mean, what is music anyway? It's a form of communication - at least for me it is. And that's why I…

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I don't play the traditional Charlie Parker songs. But I do improvise and I do create with my instrument, and that to…

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Any saxophone player will have those influences come through in their music in a very different way. I can listen to the…

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You can't just walk away when somebody recognizes you. You have to take some time out and talk to them. It's not…

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Maybe I'm a dreamer, but I think the ordinary guy has just as much right to say 'This is a good song'…

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I'm very serious about what I do. I practice every day for three hours. I work on my scales; I work on my tone.…

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The criticism is that it's too simple, but my feeling is it's more of a challenge making someone feel an emotion in four notes…

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

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I started realizing that music is the one area where I've always let go. When that saxophone goes into my mouth, I get into…

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If you go to Tiananmen Square, or go to any public area in China, you will hear my music at some point.

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Sure, I love people, and I want to communicate with people. I mean, what is music anyway? It's a form of communication - at…

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I really create everything I do from the heart.

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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…

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

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

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I just started as a part of the public school music program. I took lessons at the school every Friday and was a part…

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Finally, I was no longer a student and was making music for myself.

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