Kenny G Quotes (19 Quotes)

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.

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

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

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.

I putted like crap today, ... I had a great time. I really learned a lot about my game, what I need to do to get better.

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.

I always have that feeling of obligation - that I must give back to my Asian fans something of myself for their appreciation of my music over the decades.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

I really create everything I do from the heart.

The criticism is that it's too simple, but my feeling is it's more of a challenge making someone feel an emotion in four notes than in 25 notes.

The concept took all of two years. The original line-up had 50 names and 100 possible numbers. But it's difficult to get so many busy artists to find the time to record one album. Eventually, the list was whittled down to 13 artists, plus another four from Asia Taiwan, South Korea, Japan and Indonesia,

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

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