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I've learned that you simply can't control those bad vibes.
Kenny G
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American
-
Musician
Born:
June 5
, 1956
I've learned that you simply can't control those bad vibes.
Kenny G
Control
,
Bad
,
Learned
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
Ahead
,
Notes
,
About
If you go to Tiananmen Square, or go to any public area in China, you will hear my music at some point.
Kenny G
Will
,
Some
,
Area
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
Play
,
Through
,
Very
I'm responsive to my public, but I also follow my heart.
Kenny G
Public
,
Responsive
,
Also
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
,
Big
,
Figure
I live my life and play my music, and I don't really seek out other people's approval or accolades or things like that. I try to do what's true to me, and how it all comes out is fine.
Kenny G
My Life
,
Play
,
Other
It wasn't until Duotones that I felt my true voice come out.
Kenny G
Voice
,
True
,
Felt
I really create everything I do from the heart.
Kenny G
Create
,
Everything
,
Really
That's my ideal day, time with my boys.
Kenny G
Time
,
Parenting
,
Ideal
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
Jazz
,
Play
,
Offended
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
Records
,
Albums
,
Putting
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
Think
,
Play
,
I Think
Unless I've got Katy Perry on the cover of my CD, it's going to be tough to sell a lot of records.
Kenny G
Going
,
Records
,
CD
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
Which
,
Melodies
,
I Write
I approach everything in my life the same way; if it feels right, I know it.
Kenny G
My Life
,
Same
,
Feels
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
Think
,
Play
,
I Think
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
Religious
,
Melodies
,
Purely
The Moment is an album that contains the best music I have ever produced.
Kenny G
Music
,
Ever
,
Contains
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
Simple
,
Play
,
Notoriety
Just because people play songs with great technique doesn't mean the records are better.
Kenny G
Play
,
Records
,
Technique
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
Always
,
Joining
,
Studio
Finally, I was no longer a student and was making music for myself.
Kenny G
Music
,
Longer
,
Making
The whole rise of new adult contemporary music and smooth jazz was a nice surprise.
Kenny G
New
,
Contemporary Music
When I play live, I feel how the audience is going and follow and lead at the same time.
Kenny G
Audience
,
Play
,
Going
I think everybody has to kind of decide what the word 'jazz' means to them, and that's fine.
Kenny G
Think
,
Everybody
,
Means
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