I said, "Okay, okay,so let's move this up a notch." ♪ ("UNTIL IT'S TIMEFOR YOU TO GO"...
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I said, "Okay, okay,
so let's move this up a notch." ♪ ("UNTIL IT'S TIME
FOR YOU TO GO" PLAYING) ♪ There was an artist by
the name of Grover Washington. And I had gotten the album, and I brought
the album to school and I gave it to Kenny and said,
you know, "I think that you should
check this out." KENNY G: And that was what
really got me going, 'cause his sound was
so beautiful to me. And I said, "I'm gonna sound
just like him." "That's my sound." ♪ (SONG CONTINUES) ♪ KENNY G: Every night,
I'd put on Inner City Blues and I would go to sleep
to that record. Every night, probably for
at least two and a half years of my high school life. So, I tried to become
the white Grover Washington, Jr
so let's move this up a notch." ♪ ("UNTIL IT'S TIME
FOR YOU TO GO" PLAYING) ♪ There was an artist by
the name of Grover Washington. And I had gotten the album, and I brought
the album to school and I gave it to Kenny and said,
you know, "I think that you should
check this out." KENNY G: And that was what
really got me going, 'cause his sound was
so beautiful to me. And I said, "I'm gonna sound
just like him." "That's my sound." ♪ (SONG CONTINUES) ♪ KENNY G: Every night,
I'd put on Inner City Blues and I would go to sleep
to that record. Every night, probably for
at least two and a half years of my high school life. So, I tried to become
the white Grover Washington, Jr
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I said, "Okay, okay,
so let's move this up a notch."
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♪ ("UNTIL IT'S TIME
FOR YOU TO GO" PLAYING) ♪
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There was an artist by
the name of Grover Washington.
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And I had gotten the album,
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and I brought
the album to school
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and I gave it to Kenny and said,
you know,
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"I think that you should
check this out."
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KENNY G: And that was what
really got me going,
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'cause his sound was
so beautiful to me.
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And I said, "I'm gonna sound
just like him."
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"That's my sound."
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♪ (SONG CONTINUES) ♪
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KENNY G: Every night,
I'd put on Inner City Blues
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and I would go to sleep
to that record.
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Every night, probably for
at least two and a half years
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of my high school life.
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So, I tried to become
the white Grover Washington, Jr.
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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.
