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I've learned that you simply can't control those bad vibes.

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American - Musician Born: June 5, 1956

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I've learned that you simply can't control those bad vibes. Kenny G

Control, Vibes, You

The whole rise of new adult contemporary music and smooth jazz was a nice surprise. Kenny G

Music, Surprise, Jazz

I don't play the traditional Charlie Parker songs. But I do improvise and I do create with my instrument, and that to me is jazz. But there are people who use the word 'jazz' only in a traditional sense, and they would be offended by that, and that's fine. Kenny G

People, Me, Jazz

Any saxophone player will have those influences come through in their music in a very different way. I can listen to the same 10 sax players as someone else for my entire life, and we'll both play completely differently. That's the beauty of being a musician. Kenny G

Life, Music, Beauty

What is music anyway? It's a form of communication, and that's why I play the kind of music that I think - that I hope - can communicate with people. Kenny G

Music, Hope, Communication

I mean, what is music anyway? It's a form of communication - at least for me it is. And that's why I play the kind of music that I think - that I hope - can communicate with people. Kenny G

Music, Hope, Communication

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 space where I never think about the notes I've already played or anticipate the notes ahead. Kenny G

Music, Space, Think

Generally, I like Indian music because the melodies are usually not too complex, which is how I like music, and that's the way I write music. Kenny G

Music, Way, Write

I really create everything I do from the heart. Kenny G

Heart, Everything, Create

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

Voice, True, Come

Being a purely instrumental album, it makes a musical statement, not a religious one, and I hope that people can feel the emotion of the great melodies, even without the words. Kenny G

Hope, Great, Words

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

Music, Best, Moment

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 the perception that I play simple music for money only and for the notoriety and to increase my popularity. Kenny G

Music, Money, Simple

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

Great, People, Better

I learned so much about playing and touring being on the road and in the studio with Jeff, but I'd always played a lot of gigs in Seattle even prior to joining the Fusion. Kenny G

Road, Seattle, Playing

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

Music, Myself, Student

That's my ideal day, time with my boys. Kenny G

Time, Day, Parenting

I approach everything in my life the same way; if it feels right, I know it. Kenny G

Life, My Life, Know

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

Heart, Follow, Also

When I play live, I feel how the audience is going and follow and lead at the same time. Kenny G

Time, Live, Play

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

Think, Jazz, Kind

Just figure out what you think jazz is, and then if it fits into that category, it's jazz, and if it doesn't, it isn't. It's no big deal. Kenny G

Think, Jazz, You

I'm just more into playing golf. It's a great thing. Kenny G

Great, Golf, Playing

I listen to all the top 20 songs, and top 20 albums, even the rap albums. But I don't like negative messages. If somebody is putting a lot of ego out there, I don't like it. When I make my records I want it to be sincere. Kenny G

Ego, Negative, Listen

If I even lose my glasses or make a mistake. I become really disappointed in myself. Kenny G

Myself, Mistake, Glasses

Maybe I'm a dreamer, but I think the ordinary guy has just as much right to say 'This is a good song' as somebody who is in the music business. Kenny G

Music, Business, Good

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