Quotes by Kenny G

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

— Kenny G

Education

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

I really create everything I do from the heart.

— Kenny G

Love

Maybe the biggest thing that I've learned musically is that anything is possible. Things can work when maybe they don't seem like they can.

— Kenny G

Success

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

— Kenny G

Wisdom

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

Wisdom

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

Wisdom

There are a few countries that, for whatever reason, really enjoy listening to my music.

— Kenny G

Happiness

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

— Kenny G

Wisdom

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

Wisdom

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

— Kenny G

Life

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.

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Hope

I'm very serious about what I do. I practice every day for three hours. I work on my scales; I work on my tone. But otherwise, I like to have fun.

— Kenny G

Success

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

Wisdom

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

— Kenny G

Love

With the sax, I learned technique well enough so that it feels like part of my body, and I just express myself. That's where I want to get in golf.

— Kenny G

Education

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

— Kenny G

Wisdom

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

— Kenny G

Wisdom

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.

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Hope

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

Wisdom

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

Life

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

Hope

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

— Kenny G

Wisdom

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

— Kenny G

Wisdom