Communication Quote by Yusef Komunyakaa

The saxophone was created to mimic the human voice and I think that's why I gravitated toward the saxophone eventually. I'd loved the clarinet,…

— Matana Roberts

I don't know why, but I like the saxophone.

— Matt Dillon

Saxophones are awesome.

— Samuel Ervin Beam

The saxophone is so human. Its tendency is to be rowdy, edgy, talk too loud, bump into people, say the wrong words at the…

— Joy Harjo

That's the beautiful thing about the saxophone. It can peacefully coexist with just about anything - whether it's hip-hop, rap, rock music, pop, R&B…

— Dave Koz

It's great to hear someone really care for the soprano saxophone.

— Rufus Reid

The saxophone is a very interesting machine, but I'm more interested in music.

— Steve Lacy

I've got a real love-hate thing with the saxophone. I've got to be careful.

— Alan Sparhawk

The saxophone is actually a translation of the human voice, in my conception. All you can do is play melody. No matter how complicated…

— Stan Getz

I loved playing the saxophone.

— GRiZ

I like jazz, and Martin Taylor and his band have it all, including a wonderful saxophonist and very fine accordionist, so you get a…

— Tim Pigott-Smith

As far as other instrumentalists, I used to love mellow sax players like Paul Desmond. I love piano.

— Boz Scaggs