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Listening to Kenny G

He was immediately identifiableas Kenny G, and there seems to be almostlike a play in that...

He was immediately identifiable
as Kenny G, and there seems to be almost
like a play in that moment, hoping that you're going
to recognize that sound and sort of enjoy
the decontextualization of it

Full Transcript

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He was immediately identifiable as Kenny G,
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and there seems to be almost like a play in that moment,
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hoping that you're going to recognize that sound
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and sort of enjoy the decontextualization of it.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
48
Timestamp in Movie
01:26:36
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.
BEN: Kenny G's music sounds to us now - Listening to Kenny G 00:07
BEN: Kenny G's music sounds to us now
♪ ("LAST FRIDAY NIGHT" BY KATY PERRY FT. KENNY G PLAYING) ♪ - Listening to Kenny G 00:37
♪ ("LAST FRIDAY NIGHT" BY KATY PERRY FT. KENNY G P...
Whenever someone says, - Listening to Kenny G 00:11
Whenever someone says,
(JAMES LAUGHING) - Listening to Kenny G 00:07
(JAMES LAUGHING)
Well, you know, I told them the funniest story. - Listening to Kenny G 00:04
Well, you know, I told them the funniest story.
JAMES: I said "Here's this 16-year-old kid, turned 17..." - Listening to Kenny G 00:15
JAMES: I said "Here's this 16-year-old kid, turned...
So when I was writing the melody... - Listening to Kenny G 00:11
So when I was writing the melody...
(IMITATES MELODY) - Listening to Kenny G 00:07
(IMITATES MELODY)
It sounds less happy and less normal, - Listening to Kenny G 00:06
It sounds less happy and less normal,
More-- It's leading you down to another place. - Listening to Kenny G 00:04
More-- It's leading you down to another place.
I felt really kind of proud that I could - Listening to Kenny G 00:14
I felt really kind of proud that I could
-That's frigging, you know, insane. -(CLAPPING) - Listening to Kenny G 00:18
-That's frigging, you know, insane. -(CLAPPING)
-JAMES: Oh, sure. -KENNY G: Here's one more New Standard. - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
-JAMES: Oh, sure. -KENNY G: Here's one more New Standar...
JAMES: It's not so much that, "Oh, it's jazz," - Listening to Kenny G 00:07
JAMES: It's not so much that, "Oh, it's jazz,...
It's how you can affect other people - Listening to Kenny G 00:15
It's how you can affect other people
KENNY G: They're beautiful melodies. - Listening to Kenny G 00:12
KENNY G: They're beautiful melodies.
Because what I created, when I created, - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
Because what I created, when I created,
I'd change some notes because, you know, - Listening to Kenny G 00:04
I'd change some notes because, you know,
KENNY G: You know, after you've done 23 or 24 records, - Listening to Kenny G 00:14
KENNY G: You know, after you've done 23 or 24 records,
Like New Standards, - Listening to Kenny G 00:25
Like New Standards,