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Listening to Kenny G

?? ("HI, HOW YA DOIN'?" I want to talk That's awful.If you show that in this film, I'm...

�� ("HI, HOW YA DOIN'?"
PLAYING) ♪ PENNY: I want to talk
about your first music video. -KENNY G: That's awful.
-I think it's great. KENNY G:
If you show that in this film, I'm going to boycott
the premiere

Full Transcript

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♪ ("HI, HOW YA DOIN'?" PLAYING) ♪
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PENNY: I want to talk about your first music video.
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-KENNY G: That's awful. -I think it's great.
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KENNY G: If you show that in this film,
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I'm going to boycott the premiere.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
95
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:16
Uploaded
May 19, 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.
(PENNY LAUGHING) - Listening to Kenny G 00:08
(PENNY LAUGHING)
It's just ridiculous, that thing. - Listening to Kenny G 00:04
It's just ridiculous, that thing.
♪ (SONG CONTINUES) ♪ - Listening to Kenny G 00:14
♪ (SONG CONTINUES) ♪
And I thought, "That sounds awful." - Listening to Kenny G 00:13
And I thought, "That sounds awful."
"Nope, not gonna to work." - Listening to Kenny G 00:20
"Nope, not gonna to work."
Never worked. - Listening to Kenny G 00:11
Never worked.
You can't tell whether he's white or Black. - Listening to Kenny G 00:14
You can't tell whether he's white or Black.
Like, you ever seen the cover of G Force? - Listening to Kenny G 00:16
Like, you ever seen the cover of G Force?
I hated that record. Hated it. And it didn't sell well. - Listening to Kenny G 00:12
I hated that record. Hated it. And it didn't sell well.
So, 1986, - Listening to Kenny G 00:07
So, 1986,
So I sent them to the guys at Arista Records, - Listening to Kenny G 00:15
So I sent them to the guys at Arista Records,
"You know I'm a Jewish sax player from Seattle." - Listening to Kenny G 00:57
"You know I'm a Jewish sax player from Seattle.&qu...
♪ ("WHAT DOES IT TAKE" PLAYING) ♪ - Listening to Kenny G 00:14
♪ ("WHAT DOES IT TAKE" PLAYING) ♪
ANNOUNCER: From Hollywood, - Listening to Kenny G 00:23
ANNOUNCER: From Hollywood,
So, I'm back there waiting for the thing to happen, - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
So, I'm back there waiting for the thing to happen,
"Hey, Johnny's running late tonight. Sorry." - Listening to Kenny G 00:10
"Hey, Johnny's running late tonight. Sorry."
I go, "We're playing 'Songbird.'" - Listening to Kenny G 00:06
I go, "We're playing 'Songbird.'"
I wanted to play from my heart, - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
I wanted to play from my heart,
I mean, I played every instrument on the song, - Listening to Kenny G 00:10
I mean, I played every instrument on the song,
I want to play my instrumental. - Listening to Kenny G 00:04
I want to play my instrumental.