Belfast Quote by Van Morrison

I used to play tenor sax in high school, man.

— Sean Price

I was studying with Joe Allard, which was great, as a saxophone student. Being able to study with Joe Allard was an incredible experience.

— Jon Gordon

I played saxophone for a while when I was a kid.

— Flying Lotus

My aunt Ruth Brown was a jazz musician. I got hooked on it at a young age, understanding what John Coltrane was doing playing…

— Rakim

A tenor player named Bud Revels there at the time. A lot of really nice associations amongst the students. Garry Dial was a returning…

— Jon Gordon

My school music teacher, Al Bennest, introduced me to jazz by playing Louis Armstrong's record of "West End Blues" for me. I found more…

— Bill Crow

I was a born rock n' roll sax player.

— Clarence Clemons

I originally started playing saxophone. I started singing a little bit when I got into middle school, when I realized girls didn't really date…

— Luke James

When I began listening to saxophones, I was first attracted to Coleman Hawkins

— Gerry Mulligan

When somebody turned me on to a Coltrane record around seventh grade, I took up saxophone.

— Tom Verlaine

When I was 9 years old, I wanted to be the baritone sax player in the Little Richard band.

— David Bowie

I heard Sidney Bechet play a Duke Ellington piece and fell in love with the soprano saxophone.

— Steve Lacy