Best Saxophone Quotes

78 Saxophone quotes by 51 unique authors

Something amazing happens when the rest of the world is sleeping. I am glued to my chair. I forget that I ever wanted to do… — Anne Fadiman
I understood that if I wanted to work, the saxophone was the main instrument. The clarinet was what we call a double. — Lee Konitz
If you like an instrument that sings, play the saxophone. At its best it's like the human voice. — Stan Getz
I practice my saxophone three hours a day. I'm not saying I'm particularly special, but if you do something three hours a day for forty… — Kenny G
I practiced saxophone eight hours a day for the first two years I played. — Stan Getz
Joe: We can't just walk out on her without saying goodbye. Jerry: What? Since when? You usually walk out and leave 'em with nothing but… — Tony Curtis
I always hated jazz guitar. I loved jazz saxophone but I hated jazz guitar. If I would buy an organ trio record I would make… — Tom Verlaine
I throw a Christmas party at my house. It's not really a Christmas party, because I don't want to call it a Christmas party. But… — Clarence Clemons
The worst waste of breath, next to playing a saxophone, is advising a son — Kin Hubbard
I remember once, when I started writing for the alto saxophone, a saxophonist told me to think of it as being like a cross between… — Gavin Bryars
The saxophone is so human. Its tendency is to be rowdy, edgy, talk too loud, bump into people, say the wrong words at the wrong… — Joy Harjo
When somebody turned me on to a Coltrane record around seventh grade, I took up saxophone. — Tom Verlaine
After I left Texas and went to California, I had a hard time getting anyone to play anything that I was writing, so I had… — Ornette Coleman
I get stoned, I can't get home, I'm calling long distance on a public saxophone. My head is achin', my back is breakin', feel I… — Jimi Hendrix
I played saxophone, so I was into jazz. I learned from each audience and each teacher that I had. I can't really tell you any… — Chad Hugo
I like what Oliver Lakes does on the saxophone. The saxophone comes pretty close to the sound of the human voice and when Oliver plays… — Yusef Komunyakaa
When I got this saxophone, it became a religion. There wasn't TV, there wasn't much money, and there was just a real dedication.... I never… — Stan Getz
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 a… — Kenny G
My world was a community ballet school, a marching band, my two sisters and my girlfriends. I played saxophone in the band and was a… — Jennifer Garner
I don't know why, but I like the saxophone. — Matt Dillon
My father is a real idealist, and he's all about learning. If I asked for a pair of Nikes growing up, it was just a… — Hugh Jackman
I played saxophone and trumpet. Pretty nerdy. — Kesha
Play difficult and interesting things. If you play boring things, you risk losing your appetite. Saxophone can be tedious with too much of the same. — Steve Lacy
Saxophone is one thing, and music is another. — Steve Lacy
The potential for the saxophone is unlimited. — Steve Lacy

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