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It was a guitar player Pat Methenyhad written something like a screed against the song...

Listening to Kenny G • 2021

�� (GUITAR TUNE PLAYING) ♪ KENNY G: It was a guitar player
named Pat Metheny. BEN: Pat Metheny
had written something like a screed against the song and against what Kenny G
was doing. CHRIS: He is highly respected
in the jazz world, so that was kind of like
jazz aristocracy coming out and speaking
against Kenny G. -COMPUTER: You've got mail.
-BEN: More and more people started forwarding me
this thing. (EMAIL NOTIFICATION TUNE) It was a moment
of going viral, but through email

Full Transcript

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♪ (GUITAR TUNE PLAYING) ♪

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KENNY G: It was a guitar player named Pat Metheny.

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BEN: Pat Metheny had written something

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like a screed against the song

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and against what Kenny G was doing.

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CHRIS: He is highly respected in the jazz world,

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so that was kind of like jazz aristocracy

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coming out and speaking against Kenny G.

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-COMPUTER: You've got mail. -BEN: More and more people

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started forwarding me this thing.

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(EMAIL NOTIFICATION TUNE)

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It was a moment of going viral,

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but through email.

Duration

34 seconds

Views

Timestamp in Movie

01:05:48

Uploaded

May 11, 2025

Genres

documentary, music

Production

HBO Documentary Films,The Ringer Films,Polygram Entertainment

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Movie Summary

An examination of the most popular instrumentalist of all time, Kenny G, and why he is polarizing to so many.